Balancing the Load: Practical Caseload Management for Behavioral-Health Clinicians (1.5HR)
Neurodivergent kids often come with neurodivergent parents—and therapy needs to support both. This course offers practical tools for helping children with ADHD, autism, and regulation struggles, while also guiding parents who may face their own executive dysfunction or emotional challenges. Learn how to build trust, translate behavior into insight, and empower families with strategies that actually work in real life. It’s about empowering families to work with their brains—not against them.
Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to:
- Identify common neurodivergent traits in children and caregivers (e.g., ADHD, autism, sensory sensitivities, executive functioning) that influence therapeutic engagement and behavior patterns.
- Apply strengths-based, neurodivergent-affirming strategies to support emotional regulation, communication, and executive functioning in both child and parent.
- Demonstrate effective techniques for engaging neurodivergent caregivers as collaborative partners in the therapeutic process, even when they face their own regulation or trauma-related challenges.
Social workers completing this course receive 1.5 Clinical asynchronous continuing education credits.
For other board approvals, this course qualifies for 1.5 hours of Clinical continuing education training.
Course Instructor: Shelby Czarnick, LICSW, ADHD-CCSP
Recording Date: 09/02/2025
Shelby Czarnick, LICSW, ADHD-CCSP is a respected clinical social worker, certified ADHD professional, program developer, and visionary leader. As founder of Essential Life Tools LLC, she has transformed mental health and leadership development with innovative, results-driven strategies. In therapy, Shelby helps clients shift weaknesses into strengths in under ten minutes. Her approach fosters deep trust, allowing clients to process and heal from unspoken traumas—often in their first session. She additionally enjoys creating focus and love of differences within the neurodivergent population. Beyond therapy, she builds high-performing teams and programs. Within a month, she has successfully developed professional teams through strategic planning, self-care initiatives, and structured growth opportunities. Her ability to optimize environments for staff and clients, particularly neurodivergent individuals, has made a lasting impact across at least four behavioral health programs and an oncology navigation program. As an expert and parent, Shelby understands firsthand the complexities of raising and supporting individuals with diverse neurological needs. This insight fuels her next endeavor: creating a retreat clinic and center specifically designed for neurodivergent individuals. She envisions a world where “you can’t” is replaced with “you can,” ensuring all individuals thrive.
