Program Details:

This 8-hour virtual program provides participants with a comprehensive overview of topics relevant to neurodivergence and neurodivergence affirming clinical practice from a non-pathologizing social justice lens. Participants will clarify terms and definitions and will learn about subjects such as masking, hyper- and hypo-sensitivity, interoception, alexithymia, autistic burnout, spoon theory, executive functioning, rejection sensitive dysphoria, pathological demand avoidance, revenge procrastination, and more. 

Clinical strategies, recommended tools (for providers and for clients), and relevant research data are summarized for each associated concept. Experiential exercises will ground participants in the depth, nuance, and tangible applicability of concepts discussed. Prevailing myths and controversies are summarized and collaboratively discussed in small and large groups. At this program's core lie intersectionality, social justice, disability justice, and mad rights lenses.  

This program is approved by APA for 7 CE credits.

Learning Objectives: 

1. Identify the professional, legal and ethical issues related to clinical work with neurodivergent clients.

2. Summarize DSM and non-DSM constructs associated with neurodivergence.

3. Apply strategies to increase neurodivergent inclusivity of therapeutic environments.

4. CDompare and contrast different approaches to neurodivergence affirming clinical practice.

5. Discuss applications of social justice lenses (e.g., intersectionality, disability justice, mad rights) in work with neurodivergent clients.

Costs: 

Professionals (with 7 CE credits): $375.00 USD

Students (without CE credits): $150.00 USD

Continuing Education Credits: 

Valued Directions Psychological Services is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Valued Directions Psychological Services maintains responsibility for this program and its content. 

To be eligible for CE credits all participants must attend the full duration of the program and complete the post-test with a score of at least 75% within at least 3 attempts. 

Attendees are responsible for ensuring that their regulatory/licensing board accepts APA credits. 

Instructor: 

Chassitty N. Fiani, Ph.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist with over a decade of experience specializing in affirming clinical work, conducting research, and educating other providers on topics related to multicultural competence in mental health with an emphasis on the provision of gender affirming mental healthcare. They are a queer and transgender/nonbinary provider, integrating research and evidence-based practice with the lens of lived experience to provide high quality trainings with the goal of increasing accessibility of gender affirming care.

We have no conflicts of interest to disclose.

Policies & Procedures: 

This program will not be recorded, and recording by participants will not be permitted. Powerpoint slides will be provided. AI notetakers will not be permitted. Violation of these policies will result in removal from the call without refund or re-entry. 

Registration will close 72 hours prior to program start. 

Accommodations must be discussed with the program sponsor at least 1 week (7 calendar days) in advance of the scheduled program. Closed Captioning is available to all participants without advance request and can be self-enabled by participants at any time during the program. Please email Cfiani@ValuedDirections.org to discuss additional accessibility needs. 

Refunds are unavailable within 1 week (7 calendar days) of program inception. Refund requests initiated at least 1 week prior to the program must be submitted in writing to Cfiani@ValuedDirections.org. Transaction fees will be subtracted from the total refund in the amount of 5.0% per refund. 

Program Details: 

Target Audience: mental health providers (e.g., psychologists, social workers, counselors, marriage and family therapists, etc.)

Course Level: intermediate

Course Interactivity: live, virtual, interactive (synchronous)

Delivery Method: synchronous audio/video via Google Meet or similar platform

Supplemental 1:1 consultation is available on this and related topics. 

For 1:1 consultation, email Cfiani@ValuedDirections.org.

Additional trainings available: 

Gender 101 for Mental Health Clinicians

Advanced Concepts in Gender Affirming Mental Healthcare

Providing Letters of Support for Gender Affirming Healthcare