Homestudy Program: Speaking 'Spectrum (The Sequel): Best Practices for Serving Autistic Adults (Burkhardt, Merrill) orig. 11.7.2024
12/23/2024 - 12/31/2050
Location: Virtual Event
Event Description
We are pleased that you are interested in IPA's Homestudy Continuing Education Programs!
This process is straightforward: Watch the recording. Complete the evaluation and pass the short test. Receive CE certificate via email.
After registering you will receive a confirmation email, including a critical link and confirmation code. At the very bottom of the email message, you will find an Attendee Confirmation Code for (name) and a link to Log in to event portal at (link). Once logged in, you will see instructions and links to the recording as well as the evaluation and test.
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Originally offered as:
IPA 2024 Fall Conference #4
1.5 Hours of Category I CE credit Thursday, November 7th, 2024 2:00-3:30 pm ET
Speaking 'Spectrum (The Sequel): Best Practices for Serving Autistic Adults
The presence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and neurodivergence has become more widely recognized and diagnosed in the adult population. Therapists serving adults will benefit from increased knowledge in the benefits and risks of assessment for neurodivergence, the impacts on functioning, and how best to adapt the therapeutic environment to address the unique needs of this population. This presentation, a follow-up to our webinar earlier this year, will review the elements of formal assessment of ASD, discuss the trend of self-diagnosis, and review the common aspects of symptom presentation in adults with ASD. In addition, ASD-informed and ASD-affirming strategies for engaging autistic patients will be presented with consideration of how evidence-based practices can be reconciled with the neurodiversity movement. The intersectionality of autism alongside race, sex, gender identity, and culture will also be discussed to inform culturally responsive intervention. Recommended prerequisite presentation: recording, homestudy program
Learning Objectives:
By completing this program, participants will able to:
1. List the benefits and risks of identifying neurodivergence in clients, including clinician vs. self-diagnosis, and describe the elements of formal assessment of autism spectrum disorders in adults.
2. Describe the functional similarities and differences (levels of severity) of symptoms among autistic adults in the domains of social communication, rigidity of thought/behavior, and emotional regulation, and supports needed to address functional capability.
3. Determine treatment and life goals for autistic adults, incorporating the “nothing about us without us” philosophy regarding disability, including setting goals for persons with executive functioning (planning) challenges.
4. Describe how birth sex, gender, gender identity and culture within the autism community impact access to treatment.
5. Apply ASD-informed and ASD-affirming therapeutic modifications to evidence-based treatment approaches in order to improve the engagement of autistic adult patients in therapeutic interactions.
Presenter bio: Sandra Burkhardt, PhD, ABPP
Sandra Burkhardt, Ph.D., ABPP is a licensed clinical psychologist who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of neurodevelopmental disorders. She earned a doctoral degree in clinical psychology with a specialization in child clinical psychology from DePaul University in Chicago. Dr. Burkhardt has over 35 years of experience working with neurodiverse individuals and their families.
Dr. Burkhardt is a Fellow of the Academy of Clinical Psychology and the Illinois Psychological Association. She is board certified in Clinical and Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology. She holds Professor Emerita status in Psychology at Saint Xavier University in Chicago. She was the 2007 recipient of the Mary Potter Humanitarian Award for Project Respect, a mission-based outreach program on behalf of families of persons with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Dr. Burkhardt served as editor and author for the book series, Advances in Special Education, through 2013.
Dr. Sandra Burkhardt
Presenter bio: Anna Merrill, PhD, HSPP
Dr. Anna Merrill is a licensed psychologist with clinical experience working in hospitals, private practice, and school settings. She is currently a Visiting Clinical Assistant Professor at Indiana University – Bloomington in the School Psychology Program. Dr. Merrill is also the Clinical Director for the Learning and Developmental Evaluation Clinic at IU. She also provides clinical consultation services for several local school districts supporting teachers and administrators working with students with autism, intellectual disabilities, and significant mental health needs. She enjoys providing workshops and professional development for mental health providers, families, educators, and medical providers around the assessment and treatment of autism spectrum disorder and other social-emotional and behavioral disorders.
Dr. Anna Merrill
Special Note to Conference Attendees
The Indiana Psychological Association (IPA) is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Indiana Psychological Association maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
Indiana State Psychology Board and Indiana Behavioral Health Board:
IPA is an approved provider of Category I continuing education for psychologists.
IPA is an approved provider of Category I continuing education for LSW, LCSW, LMFT, LMHC, LMFTA, LCAC and LAC.
Licensees must judge the program’s relevance to their professional practice. Non-Indiana licensees are also advised to check with their state's licensing board to assure their state accepts continuing education programs approved by entities approved by the APA.
We ask that all participants watch the entire recorded presentation, and complete the post-program evaluation form and homestudy test at the conclusion of the program. Drs. Burkhardt & Merrill, and IPA have not received any commercial support for this program or its contents and will not receive any commercial support prior to or during this program.
CE certificates will be distributed via email within two weeks after a passing test (75+%) is submitted.
