New York State Contract Reporter #2139910

Clinician-Led Virtual Health and Safety Training for Developmental Disability Provider Staff

OPWDD is seeking a qualified organization to deliver clinician-led virtual health and safety training for staff supporting people with developmental disabilities. - Government buyer: New York State Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD), Central Office, Contract Management Unit. - Requested service: Develop and deliver up to 10 live virtual training sessions for provider-agency Direct Support Professionals (DSPs), administrators, care managers, and clinicians. - Cover behavioral and physical health conditions and risks, recognizing and communicating concerns, escalating and following up on preventable risks, and practical responses for staff. - Coordinate scheduling with OPWDD and provide session recordings in the NYS Statewide Learning Management System for at least one year at no additional cost. - Provider qualifications: Sessions must be taught by qualified clinicians with substantial, verifiable experience working with people with developmental disabilities. The organization must demonstrate at least 20 years of relevant healthcare practice, education, or health-risk experience involving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD); a physician-level subject matter expert with at least 20 years of clinical experience or a doctorate-level clinical psychologist; and at least five years of IDD-specific healthcare education experience. - Additional qualifications include experience serving statewide or multi-agency IDD systems, developing live and asynchronous/eLearning education, translating clinical concepts into practical strategies, using evidence-based content, and completing substantially similar projects. - OEMs and vendors: No OEMs, vendors, or named training providers are identified in the opportunity. - Period of performance: Five-month contract term; recordings must remain available for at least one year at no additional cost.

Description

The New York State Office for People With Developmental Disabilities seeks a training organization to deliver up to ten live, virtual trainings on health and safety topics affecting people with developmental disabilities, including co-occurring behavioral and physical health conditions and aging. Trainings are for provider-agency Direct Support Professionals, administrators, and clinicians, and must be delivered by clinicians with substantial, verifiable experience working with people with developmental disabilities. The contractor must meet the stated experience and expertise requirements, coordinate scheduling with OPWDD, and provide recordings in the NYS Statewide Learning Management System for at least one year at no additional cost. Quotes are requested by email with the RFQ reference in the subject line.

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