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Research paper thumbnail of Disability Competency Training for Medical and Dental Students

People with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) experience significant disparities ... more People with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) experience significant disparities in access to and quality of healthcare. Healthcare workers often lack experience with people with IDD and demonstrate attitudinal bias in clinical encounters. This project builds upon an existing interventional disability competency training for future healthcare workers by expanding the test pool to include graduate social work students. The analysis completed seems to indicate that informal classroom discussions on IDD considerations in social work practice may result in similar disability acculturation levels as direct practice with people with IDD.

Research paper thumbnail of Presentation: Seeking public supports for children with IDD in IL (2022)

Research paper thumbnail of Presentation: Person Centered Clinical Strategies for Patients with Developmental Disabilities

Research paper thumbnail of Flyer: Biomedicine Clinical Considerations for Patients with IDD

Research paper thumbnail of Subminimum Wages for People with Developmental Disabilities in Illinois

The United States has a long history of advocating against international human rights development... more The United States has a long history of advocating against international human rights developments and signatures by claiming American exceptionalism. American exceptionalism encourages the notion that the United States does not need to advance human rights in its own country by signing onto international human rights laws because Americans experience the highest levels of human rights in the world.1 The understanding that exceptions should be made

Research paper thumbnail of Adult Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder with AFAB Presentation

Research paper thumbnail of Sertoma Center's START Program: A Program Evaluation Proposal for a New Model for Mental Health for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

The START Program of the IL Medicaid Waiver Provider Sertoma Center in Alsip, IL is one of 15 pro... more The START Program of the IL Medicaid Waiver Provider Sertoma Center in Alsip, IL is one of 15 programs around the United States under the START banner. The START program model was implemented to provide community-based crisis intervention for individuals with IDD and mental health needs. The model is evidence-informed and utilizes a national database. It is a person-centered, solutions-focused approach that employs cognitive behavioral psychology and other evidence-based practices. START is a comprehensive model of service supports that optimizes independence, treatment, and community living for individuals with IDD and behavioral health needs. This evaluation proposes further understand of how the program interventions affect the IDD community compared to long-standing traditional mental health interventions like ABA.

Research paper thumbnail of Using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to Reduce Self Injurious Behaviors Against Applied Behavior Analysis in Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: A Literature Review

Research paper thumbnail of The Destigmatization of Depression: A Look Through the Media of the Late 20th Century, the 21st Century, And Beyond

Documented the correlation between the social destigmatization of depression and the change in it... more Documented the correlation between the social destigmatization of depression and the change in its medial portrayal. While other mental illnesses have the same weight as depression, no other mental illness has been as well-documented in the media as depression.

Research paper thumbnail of Memo on the Use of Subminimum Wages for People with Intellectual and Developmental

People with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs) in the United States are currently... more People with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs) in the United States are currently allowed to receive a subminimum wage in order to make their work profitable under the assumption that IDD work is of trainee quality. This memo explores the application of an international human rights framework to arrive at the conclusion that those with IDDs have a human rights claim against the use of subminimum wage work.

Conference Presentations by Nahime G Aguirre Mtanous

Research paper thumbnail of Disability Competency Training for Medical and Dental Students

Student Presentation at IL LEND 2022 , 2022

People with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) experience significant disparities ... more People with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) experience significant disparities in access to and quality of healthcare. Healthcare workers often lack experience with people with IDD and demonstrate attitudinal bias in clinical encounters. This project builds upon an existing interventional disability competency training for future healthcare workers by including social work graduate students as a cohort to test the intervention. Results suggest informal discussions regarding IDD disability considerations in classroom settings may provide similar levels of disability acculturation as formal interventions.

Papers by Nahime G Aguirre Mtanous

Research paper thumbnail of Racialization of Disability and Sexuality

Routledge eBooks, Jul 10, 2023

Research paper thumbnail of Disability Competency Training for Medical and Dental Students

People with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) experience significant disparities ... more People with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) experience significant disparities in access to and quality of healthcare. Healthcare workers often lack experience with people with IDD and demonstrate attitudinal bias in clinical encounters. This project builds upon an existing interventional disability competency training for future healthcare workers by expanding the test pool to include graduate social work students. The analysis completed seems to indicate that informal classroom discussions on IDD considerations in social work practice may result in similar disability acculturation levels as direct practice with people with IDD.

Research paper thumbnail of Presentation: Seeking public supports for children with IDD in IL (2022)

Research paper thumbnail of Presentation: Person Centered Clinical Strategies for Patients with Developmental Disabilities

Research paper thumbnail of Flyer: Biomedicine Clinical Considerations for Patients with IDD

Research paper thumbnail of Subminimum Wages for People with Developmental Disabilities in Illinois

The United States has a long history of advocating against international human rights development... more The United States has a long history of advocating against international human rights developments and signatures by claiming American exceptionalism. American exceptionalism encourages the notion that the United States does not need to advance human rights in its own country by signing onto international human rights laws because Americans experience the highest levels of human rights in the world.1 The understanding that exceptions should be made

Research paper thumbnail of Adult Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder with AFAB Presentation

Research paper thumbnail of Sertoma Center's START Program: A Program Evaluation Proposal for a New Model for Mental Health for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

The START Program of the IL Medicaid Waiver Provider Sertoma Center in Alsip, IL is one of 15 pro... more The START Program of the IL Medicaid Waiver Provider Sertoma Center in Alsip, IL is one of 15 programs around the United States under the START banner. The START program model was implemented to provide community-based crisis intervention for individuals with IDD and mental health needs. The model is evidence-informed and utilizes a national database. It is a person-centered, solutions-focused approach that employs cognitive behavioral psychology and other evidence-based practices. START is a comprehensive model of service supports that optimizes independence, treatment, and community living for individuals with IDD and behavioral health needs. This evaluation proposes further understand of how the program interventions affect the IDD community compared to long-standing traditional mental health interventions like ABA.

Research paper thumbnail of Using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to Reduce Self Injurious Behaviors Against Applied Behavior Analysis in Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: A Literature Review

Research paper thumbnail of The Destigmatization of Depression: A Look Through the Media of the Late 20th Century, the 21st Century, And Beyond

Documented the correlation between the social destigmatization of depression and the change in it... more Documented the correlation between the social destigmatization of depression and the change in its medial portrayal. While other mental illnesses have the same weight as depression, no other mental illness has been as well-documented in the media as depression.

Research paper thumbnail of Memo on the Use of Subminimum Wages for People with Intellectual and Developmental

People with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs) in the United States are currently... more People with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs) in the United States are currently allowed to receive a subminimum wage in order to make their work profitable under the assumption that IDD work is of trainee quality. This memo explores the application of an international human rights framework to arrive at the conclusion that those with IDDs have a human rights claim against the use of subminimum wage work.

Research paper thumbnail of Disability Competency Training for Medical and Dental Students

Student Presentation at IL LEND 2022 , 2022

People with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) experience significant disparities ... more People with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) experience significant disparities in access to and quality of healthcare. Healthcare workers often lack experience with people with IDD and demonstrate attitudinal bias in clinical encounters. This project builds upon an existing interventional disability competency training for future healthcare workers by including social work graduate students as a cohort to test the intervention. Results suggest informal discussions regarding IDD disability considerations in classroom settings may provide similar levels of disability acculturation as formal interventions.

Research paper thumbnail of Racialization of Disability and Sexuality

Routledge eBooks, Jul 10, 2023