Navigating Neurodivergence: Practical Strategies for Therapists (2HR) Presented by Ashley Esry, LCSW, LCAS

Navigating Neurodivergence: Practical Strategies for Therapists

$32.00

Categories: Clinical, Online Course Tags: evidence-based practices, general skill building, stripe, Stripe only

Description

This training equips mental health professionals with the knowledge and tools to
support neurodivergent clients. This webinar explores how to identify, assess, and
diagnose neurodivergent clients and better understand the key characteristics of
thinking and processing. Participants will learn to identify common challenges faced by
neurodivergent clients not only in their daily lives but also in the therapy room. Much of
the webinar will focus on implementing tailored interventions to improve therapeutic
outcomes. This webinar also addresses obstacles therapists may encounter and
provides practical strategies to foster a more inclusive and effective therapeutic
environment.

Upon completion of the training, participants will be able to:

Identify key characteristics of neurodivergence
Identify specific challenges experience by neurodivergent clients
Implement interventions for neurodivergence

Social workers completing this course receive 2 Clinical asynchronous continuing education credits.

For other board approvals, this course qualifies for 2 hours of Clinical continuing education training.

Course Instructor: Ashley Esry, LCSW, LCAS

Recording Date: 03/02/2025

Course Format

Recorded Live Webinar with downloadable presentation slides and/or handouts, evaluation, and a required quiz. The learner is required to pass with a 70% or higher to achieve the CE certificate of completion. The learner is able to reset the test until a satisfactory score is achieved. CE Training Workshops, LLC, provider #1770, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 8/2/2022 – 8/2/2025. CE Training Workshops, LLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7091. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. CE Training Workshops, LLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. System Requirements: Firefox, Chrome, Brave, Safari, Edge on any modern operating system (Windows, MacOS, Linux, Android, iOS). A desktop browser is recommended. We do not provide support resources for issues encountered using a mobile device. For more information about our policies and board approval statements, please visit our FAQS page.

Meet Your Facilitator

Ashley is a natural leader, published researcher, and compassionate clinician with over five years’ experience in the social work field, specializing in mental health and substance use. MSW graduate and currently pursuing licensure for clinical social work and clinical addiction specialist. She graduated from Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, obtaining a B.S. in Counseling and a minor in Expressive Arts Therapy. In her time there, she was involved in a research study on social fear and learning and published in the Journal of Education and Training Studies in April of 2014. After working in the substance abuse field at the inpatient, residential, and outpatient level, she focused her efforts on mental health and connecting people with quality services as a community liaison for two years. She currently works as a residential therapist at UNC Horizons, working with pregnant women and mothers in early substance use recovery.

Syllabus

Navigating Neurodiverse Syllabus

Identify key characteristics of neurodivergence
- Define neurodivergence and what diagnoses qualify as neurodivergence
- Symptoms as defined in the DSM
- Assess and diagnose clients with neurodivergence
Identify specific challenges experienced by neurodivergent clients
- Differences between neurodivergent. and neurotypical thinking, processing,
- and behaviors
- Discuss ways neurodivergent clients may struggle in therapy
Implement interventions for neurodivergence
- Learn how to adapt common therapy modalities to improve outcomes for
- clients with neurodivergence
- Learn specific strategies for common challenges of neurodivergent clients
- Discuss challenges as a therapist when working with neurodivergent clients and how to overcome obstacles to best support them.

• Summary/Q&A