DDD Resource Team

The DDD Resource Team offers workshop trainings for provider agencies as well as individualized supports at no cost. Details are available in the DDD Resource Team Information Packet, and Resource Team referral forms are below.

Workshops/Trainings

• DDD Resource Team Training Schedule (December 2024)

Flyers

• Behavior Analysis Unit    
• Choking Prevention Unit   
• Nursing Support Unit

Request Forms

• Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) Consultation Form
• Speech Language Pathology (SLP) Consultation Form
• Registered Nurse (RN) Consultation Form
• Choking Prevention Training Request Form

Sample Tracking Sheets

The DDD Resource Team developed sample tracking sheets for collecting medical and behavioral information relevant to a person’s care. These are for provider awareness. Providers may use similar data collection sheets instead of or along with these sample sheets.

The ABC Data Sheets are one example of a data collection system. All ABC data collection should be individualized and only implemented by a trained behavior support professional such as a BCBA. This data collection system should not be used as a standalone assessment.

Medical Tracking Sheets

• Blood Sugar Tracking Form
• Bowel Movement Chart
• Input Output Form
• Seizure Observation Form
• Vital Signs Form

Behavioral Data Collection Sheets

• ABC Data Sheet Day Program
• ABC Data Sheet Residential

Please email the DDD Resource Team with any questions: DDD.ResourceTeam@dhs.nj.gov

Choking Prevention Resources

• Choking Prevention Tips
• Sample Choking Prevention Policy
• Sample Individual Choking Prevention Plan

Health and Safety Handouts

The DDD Resource Team and DHS Office of Public Affairs collaborated on health and safety bulletins that address common issues for individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities.

Mental Health Resources

Crisis Assessment Response and Enhanced Services (CARES), administered through Trinitas Regional Medical Center Behavioral Health/RWJ Barnabas Health, provides crisis response and stabilization services for a period up to 120 days to adults (age 21 and older) with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). CARES staff are located in regional offices and respond anywhere in New Jersey to assist individuals with I/DD  who are in mental health or behavioral crisis. CARES can prevent unnecessary hospitalizations by helping manage behavioral crises in place, and assisting individuals, family members and professional staff obtain needed expertise to support someone in crisis. CARES referrals can be made by calling 1-888-393-3007, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

• CARES Brochure
• CARES Suicide Awareness Flyer
• CARES Suicide Awareness Flyer (Español)
• CARES Project ECHO Brochure
• CARES Project ECHO Referral Form