Complex Care ECHO #8.8 | Understanding behaviour as communication: Communication strategies in healthcare settings with youth and children with IDD

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Session Details
Session: 8.8
Topic: Understanding behaviour as communication: Communication strategies in healthcare settings with youth and children with IDD
Date: June 19, 2025
Speaker: Sanaeyah Malik, Caitlin Stewart and Dr. Joelene Huber, SickKids

Learning Objectives:

Recognize the unique communication needs and behavioural expressions of youth with IDDs in healthcare settings
Understand challenging behaviour as a form of communication by identifying common functions of behaviour and interpreting them in context.
Apply practical evidence-based communication strategies that promote effective, person-centred, and inclusive care for youth with IDD.

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2. Did you perceive any degree of bias in any part of the program? (The National Standard defines bias as “a predisposition that prevents impartiality or which promotes an unfair, limited, or prejudiced viewpoint”)

Yes, speaker and/or program funding

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Yes, expression of personal opinions creating undue influence

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If other, please explain:

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3. Please indicate which of the CanMEDS-FM/CanMEDS roles you felt were addressed during this session: (select all that apply)

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4. What will you do differently in your practice/work as a result of this session?

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5. Can you identify any barriers to incorporating what you learned today into your practice/work? (select one)

Yes

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6. If yes, what?

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7. We understand that engagement looks different to different people. Engagement can include talking, writing in the chat or just actively listening. Overall, how would you rate your engagement during the program?

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Somewhat disengaged

Neutral

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8. What, if anything, contributed to your engagement?

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9. What, if anything, was a barrier to your engagement?

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10. What changes would you like to see to this didactic presentation?

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11. Are there any topics that you would like to suggest for future sessions?

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12. Are you currently working on any challenging cases in your practice or clinical setting?

Yes

Complex Care ECHO #8.8 | Understanding behaviour as communication: Communication strategies in healthcare settings with youth and children with IDD

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1. Please share your ECHO session experience:

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2. Did you perceive any degree of bias in any part of the program? (The National Standard defines bias as “a predisposition that prevents impartiality or which promotes an unfair, limited, or prejudiced viewpoint”)

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3. Please indicate which of the CanMEDS-FM/CanMEDS roles you felt were addressed during this session: (select all that apply)

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4. What will you do differently in your practice/work as a result of this session?

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5. Can you identify any barriers to incorporating what you learned today into your practice/work? (select one)

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6. If yes, what?

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7. We understand that engagement looks different to different people. Engagement can include talking, writing in the chat or just actively listening. Overall, how would you rate your engagement during the program?

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8. What, if anything, contributed to your engagement?

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9. What, if anything, was a barrier to your engagement?

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10. What changes would you like to see to this didactic presentation?

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11. Are there any topics that you would like to suggest for future sessions?

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12. Are you currently working on any challenging cases in your practice or clinical setting?

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13. If so, can the ECHO team follow-up with you about this? Please provide an email if you are interested in this.

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14. Do you have any feedback or suggestions for improvement?

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15. On a scale of 1-10, how likely are you to recommend Paediatric Project ECHO to your colleagues?