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Therapeutic Considerations for Autistic Clients (1 CE)

Neurodiversity-affirming care is an important step forward in the mental health field. Autistic clients in particular have a long history of harm from traditional models of care. While other courses have explored the research behind neurodiversity-affirming care, it is vital that providers not only understand this approach to helping our clients, but also to have specific, actionable interventions we can use in our sessions. This course explores why neurodiversity-affirming care benefits autistic clients, the historical harms, and specific tools you can use with your autistic clients in sessions.


This course consists of a 45-minute lecture and 15-minute homework assignment for one CE credit.

Cost

$25 for the 1-CE course and continuing education certificate. There are no additional fees for this course. The fee offers you lifetime access to the self-guided home study course. Because you maintain lifetime access tot he learning materials, no refunds are offered for this course.

Presenter

Dr. Amy Marschall is a licensed clinical psychologist in South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana, Florida, South Carolina, Wisconsin, and New York, PsyPact provider, and registered psychologist in New Zealand. She is the author of A Clinician's Guide to Supporting Autistic Clients and Neurodiversity-Affirming Therapy: What Every Mental Health Provider Needs to Know. She is late-diagnosed autistic.

Learning Objectives

  1. Participants will appraise existing research on mental health care for autistic adults, analyzing historical approaches to care and neurodiversity-affirming care.
  2. Participants will assess treatment plans and approaches to care with autistic clients and formulate treatment plans and interventions from a neurodiversity-affirming standpoint.
  3. Participants will develop a toolbox of neurodiversity-affirming interventions for therapy with autistic clients, including at least five ready-to-use evidence-based interventions.

Target Audience

This is an intermediate-level course for psychologists, social workers, counselors, marriage and family therapists, and any other mental health professional who provides therapy services to autistic clients. Participants should have an introductory understanding of neurodiversity-affirming care and of autism.

Statement Regarding Conflict of Interest

Dr. Marschall was compensated by the Riga Neurodiversity Conference to create a version of this course. Dr. Marschall and Resiliency Mental Health have no financial or non-financial conflicts of interest to disclose.

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Continuing Education Course: Therapeutic Considerations for Autistic Clients

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