Autism affects about 1 in 59 individuals in Australia. Of those, about half also have an Intellectual Disability and about 70% have a mental health disorder like anxiety or depression in addition to Autism.This course is aimed at upskilling counsellors and mental health professionals in evidence-based practice in clinical assessment and mental health treatment for verbal children, adolescents and adults with Autism and/or mild intellectual disability. The course combines current research in clinical assessment and mental health treatment in autism, with real-life clinical and case examples. A range of reflection and interactive activities keep the learner interested and engaged. This course has been completed by over 600 mental health professionals (as at May 2021!) and is based on Dr Belinda Ratcliffe's highly successful (always sold-out!) 1-day face-to-face workshop, but has been specifically designed, professionally edited and adapted for online learning.
Foundations in Autism: Mental Health Assessment and Treatment
Objective:
OPD Points: 10
Outline:
Mental health clinicians will increase their knowledge, skills and confidence in autism and mental health assessment and treatment over 4 self-paced modules:Module 1: What is Autism? In this Module partipants will consolidate their understanding of autism, from the neurodiversity and lived experience perspective as well as DSM-5.Module 2: Autism and Mental Health. Participants will enhance their knowledge and understanding of the prevalence of mental ill-health health in autism, reflect on the significant gaps in service provision and consider prevention/early intervention for mental health in autism.Module 3: Clinical Assessment of Mental Health in Autism. Participants will learn Dr Belinda Ratcliffe's 'ground-breaking' model for mental health assessment in autism. Participants will learn a step-by-step process for mental health assessment in this population and obtain skills to apply immediately to their own clinical practice.Module 4: Mental Health Treatment in Autism. In this Module, participants will learn about how to adapt evidence-based mental health treatment in autism and learn Dr Belinda Ratcliffe's 'revolutionary' technique to adapt mental health treatment, in any clinical setting.BONUS: Pre-recorded Live 1-hr Q&A with Dr Belinda RatcliffeCertificate of participation on completion.8 hours of CPD when you complete all the quizzes, activities and reflections + the 1 hour live Q&A
Content:
Bonus! Live Q & A1-hour pre-recorded live Q&A with Dr Belinda RatcliffeBonus! 12 months access to course contentAll participants will receive 12 months access to revise and revisit material throughout the year.Bonus! Downloadable resources, clickable links and slides.This engaging interactive course is interspersed with space for reflection, downloadable resources, clickable links and downloadable slide Feedback from previous participants!Thank you!!! One of the most useful and practical online training courses I have completed.This was really helpful to my practice and I only regret I didn't do this when I started my job a few months ago!Great course – learnt so much.Thank you! Loved it.Thank you! This was very interesting and I appreciate your expertise and passion for working with groups who can "slip through the cracks" – I find your "can do" attitude very refreshing in our often self conscious and cautious profession!I particularly like the idea of pen therapy and thinking creatively to adapt treatments that are evidence based for neurotypical individuals, to suit autistic individuals.The training was awesome but I also really felt compelled by your call to do more and be more confident in adapting my mental health treatment – I know have concrete skills and tools to do thisBest thing about the course? The respect that Dr Ratcliffe shows to her clients. Definitely her emphasis on understanding and accepting and even celebrating neurodiversity.It was very informative, with simple information that was highly effective. Great advice and techniques that can be taken away. Great Practical tools to use.I have found it really validating as the approach to assessment and treatment aligns with my current approaches and valuesIt was very informative, with simple information that was highly effective. Great advice and techniques that can be taken away. Great Practical tools to useI really enjoyed the real life case examples. These really brought the theory into practice and was very helpful in knowing how to utilise the skills, and understand how vital it is to complete a 5-finger assessment
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Contact:
- Dr Belinda Ratcliffe
- 0418 246 400
- belinda.ratcliffe@theemotionsclinic.com.au