The DD Diagnoses and Community Mental Health

Dates:  10/31/23 & 11/7/23              Time: 9:00 – 10:30

Enrollment Limited to:  20                   Contact Hours:  3                    CEU’s:  3

Almost all clinicians who are in a general practice setting either in the community, or a school or hospital are finding they need skills in recognizing developmental disorders and adapting treatment strategies to meet the needs of individuals who are either on the spectrum or have cognitive challenges.  This course is designed to review the fundamental aspects of these diagnoses, including changes in the DSM 5-TR.  The course will address understanding ASD from a biogenetic and neuropsychological perspective including contemporary research that is changing how we understand the etiology and detection of ASD.  The course will go on to consider the differential diagnosis challenges in ASD which has a high rate of comorbidity with a myriad of other diagnostic issues.  The course will also consider psychotherapeutic strategies specific for this population including examples of how therapeutic interventions have been modified in order to be effective.  Finally, the course will present the unique sociopolitical aspects of this diagnosis and how this relates to the construct of intersectionality. The participants will have an opportunity to consider how they can sensitively integrate this perspective into their work with these clients.

Method:  Lecture, discussion, and video clips

Learning Objectives:

1. Participants will be able to identify the current diagnostic trends with ASD and its implication for treatment planning.
2. Participants will be able to explain two contemporary advances in understanding the etiology of ASD.
3. Participants will be able to describe a common differential diagnosis with these clients and explain how to move toward making an accurate assessment of the client.
4. After considering the range of modifications that can be made in therapeutic interventions with these clients, participants will be able to identify an adaptation that they could employ or that they have recently used that illustrates these principles.
5. Participants will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the construct of intersectionality as it relates to this population and consider how this might influence their work with these clients.

 Instructor:  Kenn Mann, Psy.D.

 Location:  Live Via Teams

Westchester Jewish Community Services is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0101, and by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW0067.

 Please note:  To receive CE credits, one must attend the entirety of the class. Partial credit will not be awarded to those who attend only a portion of the class.  Therefore, late arrival or an early departure of greater than 10 minutes constitutes not attending a class in its entirety. To document attendance, participants must sign in and out of the class and complete an evaluation at the end of each class.

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