Building Cultural Competence When Working with Neurodivergent Clients
Goals:
Increase participants ability to provide culturally responsive, neurodiversity-affirming care by recognizing how neurodivergence influences the therapeutic process.
Increase participants’ ability to apply practical adaptations to assessment, communication, treatment planning, and clinical interventions.
Objectives:
Describe how neurodivergence can influence communication, emotional expression, executive functioning, sensory experiences, and engagement in therapy.
Recognize common clinical assumptions and therapist biases that may affect assessment, case conceptualization, and treatment of neurodivergent clients.
Apply practical adaptations to communication, session structure, and therapeutic interventions to better meet the needs of autistic and ADHD clients.
Integrate neurodiversity-affirming principles into clinical practice to provide culturally responsive care that respects clients' individual experiences, communication styles, and treatment goals.
Must be completed within 90 days of purchase.
Non-Refundable