Presented by Kate McNulty, LCSW Recorded on Friday, March 29th, 2024 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page Autistic individuals, especially those with more severe disabilities, are more likely to be exposed to unwanted sexual content, violence, and victimization (Brown et al., 2017). They also experience higher rates of bullying by peers and maltreatment by caregivers. This predisposes them…
Presented by Kate McNulty, LCSW Friday, May 31, 2024 9-11am PT / 11am-1pm CT / 12-2pm ET Event held online via Zoom, link to access provided upon registration. Autistic individuals typically seek out friendship and connection, yet frequently report experiences of rejection and social isolation. This difficulty with establishing a network of social support only compounds the severity of symptoms…
Presented by Kate McNulty, LCSW Friday, June 28, 2024 9-11am PT / 11am-1pm CT / 12-2pm ET Event held online via Zoom, link to access provided upon registration. Intimate relationships are a cornerstone of social support and strength for most people, but autistic adults encounter multiple barriers when dating and looking for a romantic partner. Widespread advice on this stage…
Presented by Shannon Lawton-O'Boyle, LSW Recorded on Monday, September 18, 2023 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page. This 3.0 hour workshop is intended for practicing psychotherapists who may encounter sexological issues in their practice. This presentation will present the core knowledge and competences of sex therapists allowing psychotherapists to discern when clients will benefit from a referral and present the…
Presented by Martha Stark, MD Recorded on Friday, March 1st, 2024 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page If deep and enduring psychodynamic change is the ultimate goal of treatment, then periodically juxtaposing seemingly contradictory "forces" (Hegel's thesis and antithesis) will eventually jump-start the patient's "adaptive recovery" by creating optimally stressful, growth-incentivizing "mismatch experiences." Dr. Stark will be proposing use…
"Pretending that it can be when it can't is how people break their hearts." Elvin Semrad Relentless hope is a defense to which clients cling in order not to have to feel the pain of their disappointment in the object – the hope a defense ultimately against grieving. The refusal to deal with the pain of their grief about the…
Presented by Lavonda Mickens, Ph.D. Recorded on Friday, February 23, 2024 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page In America, Black and Indigenous Persons of Color (BIPOC) and women are often forgotten and unseen. A history of oppression through slavery, misogyny and social systems have been well-documented since 1619. These systems and treatment of Black and BIPOC women and mothers…
Presented by Martha Stark, MD Friday, September 27th, 2024 9-11am PT / 11am-1pm CT / 12-2pm ET Event held online via Zoom, link to access provided upon registration. Although you pride yourself on being able to offer your clients plenty of support, do you sometimes worry that you might not be providing them quite enough challenge? My workshop will teach…
Presented by Robyn Flores, LMFT, LPC, NCC, ACS Friday, July 19, 2024 8am-10am PT / 10am-12pm CT / 11am-1pm ET Event held online via Zoom, link to access provided upon registration. Everybody deserves to experience a healthy, satisfying sex life, if they choose to do so. Many times, marginalized groups (i.e., neurodivergent, disabled), are 'desexualized' through mainstream media sources that…
Presented by Nicole Klasey, Psy.D Recorded on Wednesday, December 20, 2023 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page Working with youth can be challenging given the generational patterns of trauma, poverty, incarceration, etc. So, it’s essential for providers to understand generational trauma and how to work with youth from a generational perspective. Without this perspective, we can have unrealistic expectations…
Presented by James C. Wadley, Ph.D., CST-S This program was recorded on Friday, December 16, 2022 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page This presentation uses Critical Race Theory (CRT) as a lens to explore two clinical cases and the utility of self-awareness and self-disclosure in therapy and supervision. Critical Race Theory (CRT) has garnered much attention over the past ten years…
Presented by Nicole Klasey, Psy.D. Recorded on Wednesday, July 12, 2023 Access provided upon registration on “My Courses” Page Given the large number on incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals in the United States, it is important to understand mass incarceration and how it impacts youth and their families. This training will provide an overview of the historical context of mass incarceration,…