Building Compassion in Collaboration with Families of Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder is the kind of topic that looks straightforward until it collides with the speed, ambiguity, and competing demands of clinic sessions and day-to-day service delivery. In Building Compassion in Collaboration with Families of Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder, for this course, the practical stakes show up in clearer roles, fewer duplicated efforts, and better coordinated intervention, not in abstract discussion alone.
Provider: BehaviorLive — via RethinkBH
Take This Course →Including ethics, supervision, and topics like this one. New live CEU every Wednesday.
Join Free →The parent-professional collaboration has been a cornerstone of autism treatment for decades. However, families of individuals with autism spectrum disorder have unique experiences that significantly affect their interactions with educators and clinicians. Heightening professionals' understanding of the impact that the autism diagnosis has on caregivers may bolster their compassion in these pivotal relationships.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BACB® | 1 | General |
| COA | 1 | — |
Dr. Kate Fiske is the Founder and Director of North Star Family and Child Psychology. She is a licensed psychologist and board certified behavior analyst, and completed her doctorate in clinical psychology at Rutgers University-New Brunswick. She has worked in the field of ASD treatment for over 25 years, providing evidence-based services in skill acquisition and behavior reduction in inpatient, outpatient, and school settings. Dr. Fiske’s clinical interests center on providing psychotherapy for individuals with ASD and their caregivers. She has authored numerous chapters and journal articles on the treatment of children with ASD and their families, and is the author of the book, Autism and the Family: Understanding and Supporting Parents and Siblings.
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