Working with Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder:  

Looking Beyond Behaviors

Friday, October 20, 2017

8:30 am - 3:45 pm 

(8:00 am: Check-in & Continental Breakfast)

Beaver Creek Country Club

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This program is funded in part by the Willliam B. and Sylvia A. Hunsberger Fund

This full-day training will offer clinicians the opportunity to learn new techniques in the treatment of individuals with autism and other neurodevelopmental challenges. Assessment and treatment modalities will focus on the developmental, individual difference, relationship-based model, (DIR®/Floortime Model). Clinicians will learn how to use interventions based on emotional developmental levels which takes into consideration the client’s ability to maintain calm, make emotional connections, communicate back and forth, problem solve, share ideas and understand cause and effect.  Specific tools and techniques will be presented that clinicians will be able to put to use in their own practices.

At the conclusion of the program, participants should be able to:

• Explain functional emotional developmental levels;
• Describe various types of environments that are important when working with individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD);
• Learn to use a developmental, individual difference, relationship-based approach when working with individuals with ASD;
• Evaluate environmental factors and childhood disturbances that may contribute to neurodevelopmental challenges;
• Help clients develop healthy relationships and attachments to others.

Featured Presenters:

Ira Glovinsky, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist and the founder of the Glovinsky Center for the Child and Family in West Bloomfield, Michigan. The Glovinsky Center provides comprehensive, multi-disciplinary assessment and treatment based on the specific needs of the child and the family.  Dr. Glovinsky’s background includes work in neonatal intensive care and in early intervention for preschool aged children with emotional disturbances. He has a specialty in autism spectrum disorders and is certified in Developmentally Based, Individual Difference, Relationship Based (DIR) treatment. Dr. Glovinsky is a Fellow of the Michigan Psychological Association and a member of the American Psychological Association and Society for Research in Child Development.

Professional Continuing Education Credits:

An important message about Continuing Education Credits:  Brook Lane seminars are approved for continuing education credits as an entire event.  PARTIAL CREDIT WILL NOT BE AWARDED.   To assure that you receive continuing education credit, you must be on time and complete the entire seminar.

Counselors/Therapists:  Brook Lane Health Services has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEP TM) # 5452. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified.  Brook Lane solely is responsible for all aspects of the program.  This program will provide 6 clock hours; partial credit will not be awarded.

Social Workers:  Brook Lane Health Services is an approved sponsor of the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners for continuing education credits for licensed social workers in Maryland.  This program will provide 6.0 credit hours of Category I continuing education; partial credit will not be awarded.   

Psychologists:  The Maryland State Board of Examiners for Psychologists will accept continuing education hours provided by Brook Lane, an approved CE sponsor by the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners.

Other Healthcare Professionals and Attendees:  A certificate of completion noting the number of educational/contact hours will be provided for other disciplines to allow attendees to apply for CE credit as an individual.

 Seminar Fee:   $ 109.00  (includes continental breakfast, lunch and CEUs)

CANCELLATION POLICY:  A $10 processing fee will apply. To receive a refund, cancellations must be made in writing and received no later than one week prior to the seminar. No refunds/credits will be made after the one-week date or for no shows on the day of the program.

Attention Brook Lane Staff Members:  If you registered online, it is your responsibility to complete the process by submitting a yellow TRAINING REQUEST FORM to your supervisor for approval and signature.  A copy of the full program description & learning objectives must be attached to the yellow Training Request Form. This documentation becomes apart of your HR training file.