Topics for LCDN Training

Module 1:
The first module will present an introduction to the use of internet technology to enhance the delivery of healthcare services. Participants will spend 2 hours on the material in the first module. At the end of the session, participants will have an understanding of:
The process of accessing the Project Unite website and materials in the pages, How to log onto the Virtual Conference Center, Navigation in the Caucus software environment, and
How to comment and ask questions related to case studies.

Module 2a:
The first part of the module will present medical issues around the discharge of a mother with gestational diabetes and infant with neonatal jaundice and a mother with prenatal marijuana use and infant with neurodevelopmental risks. This presentation will include a slide lecture accessed from the Internet, handouts, and interactive discussion about the medical care and management issues. Review of the materials will take 2 hours. At the end of the first part of the module, participants will have an understanding of:
the discharge planning issues that affect the care of infants of diabetic mothers and infants with prenatal alcohol and drug exposure, The potential neurological consequences of hypoglycemia, jaundice, and prenatal marijuana exposure on the newborn infant, and Some of the community interventions possible for providing follow up care for mothers with diabetes and their infants, infants with neonatal jaundice, and mothers whose infants have prenatal marijuana exposure.

Module 2b:
The second part of the module will present medical and child development issues for infants with prenatal drug exposure or neonatal jaundice. This presentation will include a slide lecture accessed from the Internet, handouts, and interactive discussion about the medical care and management issues. The review of materials and discussion will take 2 hours. At the end of the second part of the module, participants will have an understanding of:
The potential neuromotor sequelae of neonatal jaundice leading to kernicterus and the neuromotor abnormalities seen with prenatal marijuana exposure,
Neuromotor and neurobehavioral sequelae for newborns with prenatal exposure to other drugs including alcohol, cocaine, methamphetamine, and opiate drugs, and,
Developmental interventions for newborns with prenatal exposure to drugs including alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, methamphetamine, and opiate drugs.

Module 3:
The third module will present case management issues for families affected by alcohol and other drug use and introduce participant to a model of interdisciplinary teaming. This presentation will include a distance learning activity with synchronous lecture and slides broadcast over the internet, handouts, discussion, and review of a video showing an interdisciplinary team of professionals working together to develop an Individualized Family Services Plan or Family Service Delivery Plan. Optional topics include introduction to team meetings and the use of service planning forms. The review of materials and discussion will take 2 hours. At the end of the second part of the module, participants will have an understanding of:
The potential safety issues involved with case management and home visiting services to families using alcohol and other drugs,
The principals of confidentiality in working with families affected by alcohol and other drug use, and
The application of Family, Infant and Toddler guidelines in the development of the Individualized Family Services Plans as specified in the regulations of the state’s Long Term Disabilities Division.

Module 4:
The fourth module will present legal issues involved in the case studies introduced in the previous modules. This presentation will include a slide lecture accessed from the Internet, handouts, and interactive discussion about the legal aspects identified from the case studies and other cases. The review of materials and discussion will take 2 hours. At the end of the second part of the module, participants will have an understanding of:
The New Mexico Children’s Code and how it applies to the families described in the case studies and other materials,
The Kinship Guardianship Act and its application to the case studies, and
The legal rights of children and families.

Module 5:
The fifth module will address the development of young children between 2 and 15 months specifically related to environmental risk factors. Particular emphasis will be placed on the concepts of infant mental health. The review of materials and discussion will take 2 hours. At the end of the second part of the module, participants will have an understanding of:
Issues of anticipatory guidance through the first 15 months of life related to child development in the clinic office setting,
Interdisciplinary team activities supportive of the parenting of infants with prenatal alcohol and drug exposure,
Timely assessments and evaluations of developmental progress, and
Appropriately intensive developmental interventions to support normal infant mental health.

Module 6:
The sixth module will relate community planning approaches to comprehensively caring for families affected by environmental risks or alcohol and substance use. This presentation will include review of resources accessed from the Internet, handouts, and interactive discussion about the resources available to the participants’ communities that impact the care of families. The review of materials and discussion will take 2 hours. At the end of the sixth module, participants will have an understanding of:
The agencies and key people available to their communities to support families,
The social network in communities, and
Methods of achieving agency collaborations

Module 7:
The seventh module will continue presentation of case management issues for families affected by alcohol and other drug use and environmental risks. This presentation will include review of resources accessed from the Internet, handouts, and interactive discussion about the case management and treatment aspects identified from the case studies and other cases. The review of materials and discussion will take 2 hours. Participants will continue development of an Individualized Family Services Plan or Family Service Delivery Plan. Optional topics include introduction to making reports of child abuse and neglect and identifying additional community agencies for collaboration. At the end of the seventh module, participants will have an understanding of:

a. The potential safety issues involved with case management and home visiting services to families using alcohol and other drugs,
b. The principals of confidentiality in working with families affected by alcohol and other drug use, and
c. The principals of assessing safety for children living in the homes of families affected by alcohol and other drug use and other environmental risk factors.

Module 8:
In this module the faculty will explore further the concepts and processes of engaging families in services. This concept has significance in supporting the behavioral changes that move families towards better health and mental health. This presentation will include review of resources accessed from the Internet, handouts, and interactive discussion about strategies to engage families. At the end of the eighth module, participants will have an understanding of:
The role of interdisciplinary team members in welcoming families in service settings,
Identification and acknowledgement of family strengths, and
The role of continuity of care.

Module 9:
In the eighth module, the participants will use case studies to work through disputes. The issues related to disputes among service providing agencies frequently divert energy and resources from the supportive care of families affected by environmental risk factors of by alcohol and substance use. This presentation will include review of resources accessed from the Internet, handouts, and interactive. At the end of the ninth module, participants will have an understanding of:
Methods for resolving disputes,
The balance of control in dispute resolution, and
The concept of the Best Alternative to a Negotiated Agreement.

Module 10:
Evaluation