Live Professional Workshop Series: Current Practice in the Assessment and Treatment of Autistic Children

July 15, 2022

This presentation will be an ONLINE VIRTUAL LIVE broadcast on July 15, 2022, from 9:00 AM - 12:15 PM ET. While this activity is broadcast LIVE, the evaluation will be online until August 12, 2022. The link to attend the broadcast and download the slides will be emailed to registrants.

The views and opinions expressed by this presenter in this lecture are their own, and do not represent the views of Sheppard Pratt.

Autism spectrum disorder is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder, requiring specialized assessment and treatment strategies. Given the growing number of children identified with ASD, it is vital that early intervention and mental health providers become adept at integrating these strategies into their clinical care. This presentation will focus on providing practical skills to address common challenges faced by clinicians working with autistic children: how to distinguish ASD from other neurodevelopmental disorders and effectively assess neurocognitive functioning, how to deliver efficacious mental health interventions targeting co-occurring conditions, and how to deliver efficacious early intervention.

Target Audience

This activity is intended for psychologists, social workers, counselors, and other mental health professionals.

Learning Objectives

After this lecture, registrants will be able to:

  1. Discuss assessment of children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and comorbid psychopathology.  
  2. Identify strategies to modify and augment cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) to treat emotional disorders in children with autism spectrum disorder.
  3. Define strategies to support social and communication development in young children on the autism spectrum.
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 3.00 ACEP NBCC clock hours
  • 3.00 Category I credits for Social Workers
  • 3.00 Psychologists
  • 3.00 Participation
Course opens: 
02/28/2022
Course expires: 
08/26/2022
Event starts: 
07/15/2022 - 9:00am EDT
Event ends: 
07/15/2022 - 12:15pm EDT
Fee:
$75.00

SHEPPARD PRATT PROFESSIONAL LECTURE SERIES

This presentation will be broadcast LIVE ONLINE on July 15, 2022, from 9:00 AM - 12:15 PM EDT. While this activity is broadcast LIVE, the evaluation will be online until August 12, 2022. The link to attend the broadcast and download the slides will be emailed to registrants.

9:00 am – 12:15 pm   Healing from Racial Trauma using Mindful Facilitation Skills- Donna Harris, MA, LCSW, PsyA, CGP

10:30 am – 10:45 am    Break

12:00 pm    Q&A

12:15 pm    End Virtual Broadcast

 

Friday, April 29, 2022, 9:00 am – 12:15 pm, Online Broadcast

9:00 am – 12:15 pm    Technology for Older Adults: How it Can Help & How it Can Harm- Jullie Gray, DSW, MSW, LICSW, CMC

10:30 am – 10:45 am    Break

12:00 pm    Q&A

12:15 pm    End Virtual Broadcast

 

Friday, May 20, 2022, 9:00 am – 12:15 pm, Online Broadcast

9:00am- 12:15 pm   Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Applications in the Current Pandemic Era- Jordan Elizabeth Cattie, PhD & Katharine Cullum, PhD

10:30 am – 10:45 am    Break

12:00 pm    Q&A

12:15 pm    End Virtual Broadcast

 

Friday, July 15, 2022, 9:00 am – 12:15 pm, Online Broadcast

9:00am- 12:15 pm    Current Practice in the Assessment and Treatment of Autistic Children - Amy Keefer, PhD, Rebecca Landa PhD, CCC-SLP, & Elgiz Sener, PhD

 10:30 am – 10:45 am    Break

12:00 pm    Q&A

12:15 pm    End Virtual Broadcast

In the event an announced speaker is unable to present, Sheppard Pratt reserves the right to present an alternative speaker on a comparable subject.

There is no commercial support for this activity.

About These Speakers

Amy Keefer, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, the supervising clinical psychologist at the Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD) at the Kennedy Krieger Institute, and training director for CARD’s clinical psychology post-doctoral fellowship program.  Dr. Keefer has worked extensively with autistic children and their families, serving in both school and clinic settings.  She currently provides individual therapy, conducts diagnostic assessments, and maintains an active research program focused on the phenomenology, underlying mechanisms, and treatment of anxiety in autistic youth.  

Dr. Rebecca Landa, a speech-language pathologist, is the founder and executive director of the Center for Autism and Related Disorders at Kennedy Krieger Institute, where she is vice president. She is professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences in the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and CEO of Bundle of Learning. Her research has focused on identifying early indicators of autism, elucidating early learning mechanisms, developing an innovative web-based video-guided early screening tool, developing and evaluating targeted mechanistic early interventions for autism, translating interventions for implementation in community settings, and developing measures of social communication in school-aged youth.

Dr. Elgiz Sener is a clinical neuropsychologist at the Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD) at the Kennedy Krieger Institute (KKI). Dr. Sener received her Ph.D. from the University of Illinois-Chicago in clinical psychology with a minor in behavioral neuroscience. She completed her pre-doctoral internship at Children’s National Hospital. After receiving her doctorate degree, Dr. Sener completed a two-year postdoctoral fellowship at the Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders at Children’s National Hospital. During her pre and postdoctoral training, Dr. Sener gained experience in assessment and treatment of children with various psychiatric and neurodevelopmental conditions. Her research primarily focused on autonomic physiology, emotion processing, and social skills in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Dr. Sener joined the neuropsychology staff at KKI/CARD in 2015. She currently provides neuropsychological assessments to children, adolescents, and young adults with ASD and a variety of comorbid developmental, psychiatric, genetic, and medical conditions. She offers services to individuals with a range of abilities, including minimally verbal children, as well as adolescents who will soon be transitioning to young adulthood. Dr. Sener also participates in the neuropsychological training of post-doctoral residents.

Disclosure Statements

Sheppard Pratt holds the standard that its continuing medical education programs should be free of commercial bias and conflict of interest. In accord with Sheppard Pratt's Disclosure Policy, as well as standards of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) and the American Medical Association (AMA), all planners, reviewers, speakers and persons in control of content have been asked to disclose any relationship he /she has with any entity producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients, during the past 24 months. All planners, reviewers and speakers have also been asked to disclose any payments accepted for this lecture from any entity besides Sheppard Pratt, and if there will be discussion of any products, services or off-label uses of product(s) during this presentation.

Amy Keefer, PhD, reports receiving an Organization for Autism Research grant. She will be discussing the following commercial products or services: Facing Your Fears. Unstuck and On Target, Interoception Curriculum, and Peers. She will not discuss off-label use of pharmaceuticals in this presentation. All relationships have been mitigated. 

Rebecca Landa, PhD reports the following relationships with financial interests: Department of Defense, National Institute of Health, Centers for Disease Control, IES, and Health Resources and Services Administration. She will be discussing Bundle of Learning. She will  not discuss off-label use of pharmaceuticals in this presentation. All relationships have been mitigated. 

Elgiz Bal Sener, PhD, reports that she has no relationships with any entity producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients during the past 24 months. She will not discuss any products, services, or off-label uses in this presentation.

Event Planners/Reviewers Disclosures: The following event planners and/or reviewers are reported as having no financial interest, arrangement or affiliation with any entity producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients, during the past 24 months: Todd Peters, MD, Deepak Prabhakar, MD, Briana Riemer, MD, Louis Marino, MD, Ehsan Syed, MD, Devi Bhuyan, PhD, Faith Dickerson, PhD, Carrie Etheridge, LCSW-C, Tom Flis, LCPC, Laura Webb, RN-BC, MSN, Bruce Boxer, PhD, MBA, MA, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, NEA-BC, MCHES, CPHQ, Stacey Garnett, RN, MSN, Heather Billings, RN, and Jennifer Tornabene.

Psychologist Statement: Sheppard Pratt is authorized by the State Board of Examiners of Psychologists as a sponsor of continuing education. Sheppard Pratt takes responsibility for the content, quality, and scientific integrity of this continuing education activity.  Sheppard Pratt designates this educational activity for a maximum of 3.0 contact hours for Psychologists.

Social Worker Statement: Sheppard Pratt is authorized by the Board of Social Work Examiners of Maryland to offer continuing education for Social Workers.  Sheppard Pratt takes responsibility for the content, quality, and scientific integrity of this continuing education activity. This activity is approved for 3.0 contact hours in Category I credits for Social Workers.

Counselor Statement:  Sheppard Pratt has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 5098.  Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified.  Sheppard Pratt is solely responsible for all aspects of the program.  This activity is available for 3.0 NBCC clock hours.

Available Credit

  • 3.00 ACEP NBCC clock hours
  • 3.00 Category I credits for Social Workers
  • 3.00 Psychologists
  • 3.00 Participation

Price

Fee:
$75.00
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SHEPPARD PRATT PROFESSIONAL LECTURE SERIES

This presentation will be broadcast LIVE ONLINE on July 15, 2022, from 9:00 AM - 12:15 PM ET. While this activity is broadcast LIVE, the evaluation will be online until August 12, 2022. The link to attend the broadcast and download the slides will be emailed to registrants.

9:00 am – 12:15 pm   Healing from Racial Trauma using Mindful Facilitation Skills- Donna Harris, MA, LCSW, PsyA, CGP

10:30 am – 10:45 am    Break

12:00 pm    Q&A

12:15 pm    End Virtual Broadcast

 

Friday, April 29, 2022, 9:00 am – 12:15 pm, Online Broadcast

9:00 am – 12:15 pm    Technology for Older Adults: How it Can Help & How it Can Harm- Jullie Gray, DSW, MSW, LICSW, CMC

10:30 am – 10:45 am    Break

12:00 pm    Q&A

12:15 pm    End Virtual Broadcast

 

Friday, May 20, 2022, 9:00 am – 12:15 pm, Online Broadcast

9:00am- 12:15 pm   Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Applications in the Current Pandemic Era- Jordan Elizabeth Cattie, PhD & Katharine Cullum, PhD

10:30 am – 10:45 am    Break

12:00 pm    Q&A

12:15 pm    End Virtual Broadcast

 

Friday, July 15, 2022, 9:00 am – 12:15 pm, Online Broadcast

9:00am- 12:15 pm    Current Practice in the Assessment and Treatment of Autistic Children - Amy Keefer, PhD, Rebecca Landa PhD, CCC-SLP, & Elgiz Sener, PhD

 10:30 am – 10:45 am    Break

12:00 pm    Q&A

12:15 pm    End Virtual Broadcast

In the event an announced speaker is unable to present, Sheppard Pratt reserves the right to present an alternative speaker on a comparable subject.

 

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April 22: Friday, April 8, 2022, is the deadline to request a refund for withdrawal from the April 15, 2022, event.

April 29:  Friday, April 8, 2022, is the deadline to request a refund for withdrawal from the May 13, 2022, event.

May 20: Friday, May 6, 2022, is the deadline to request a refund for withdrawal from the June 10, 2022, event.

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WITHDRAWAL DEADLINES & REFUND POLICY

April 22: Friday, April 8, 2022, is the deadline to request a refund for withdrawal from the April 15, 2022, event.

April 29:  Friday, April 8, 2022, is the deadline to request a refund for withdrawal from the May 13, 2022, event.

May 20: Friday, May 6, 2022, is the deadline to request a refund for withdrawal from the June 10, 2022, event.

July 15: Friday, July 1, 2022, is the deadline to request a refund for withdrawal from the June 10, 2022, event.

 

Refunds are subject to a $20 administrative charge.

No refunds or credits will be issued for withdrawal after the listed deadlines. All purchases are non-transferable.

 

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