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SUMMARY:RECORDING: Introduction to Pathological Demand Avoidance/Persistent Drive for Autonomy
DESCRIPTION:Register Here \nExpires December 2\, 2024| 2 CEHs | $30 | Live Webinar | Clinical Content \nThis workshop is approved for 2 hours of clinical content \nDescription: \nThis course is presented from a neurodiversity affirming lens\, from a presenter with lived experience as a PDA person. The objective of this course is to increase understanding of Pathological Demand Avoidance/Persistent Drive for Autonomy\, as it relates to Autism. This will help clinicians better support families with PDA and/or Autistic members. Participants will have a better understanding of PDA\, how to differentiate it from other conditions\, and how to support PDAers in an effective way. \nLearning Objectives: \n\n Understand the impact of perceived demands on the nervous system.\n List at least 2 potential differential diagnoses for autism with a PDA profile.\n Identify at least one way to effectively support a PDAer.\n\nJessica Mertins\, LICSW – Neurodiversity Specialist\, Fernbrook Family Center \nLevel: Advanced | For: Everyone | Ages Addressed: Youth through Adulthood \n  \nAbout the Presenter\nJessica Mertins\, LICSW has a masters of social work from the University of St. Thomas/Saint Catherine University and is currently an outpatient therapist\, licensure supervisor\, and Neurodiversity Specialist at Fernbrook Family Center. She trains from a perspective that blends her lived experience as a neurodivergent person\, her professional experience\, and her research and learning from other lived experience educators.
URL:https://macmh.org/event/intro-to-pda/
CATEGORIES:Clinical Content,Live Webinar,Training Series
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