Optimizing DBT for Neurodiverse Clients is an eight‑hour live online training delivered across four 2‑hour sessions (12-13 and 19-20 May 2026).
Led by US-based Lorie Ritschel, PhD, ABPP, and Sami Ascanio, LCSW‑C, this workshop explores how Dialectical Behavior Therapy can be meaningfully adapted for autistic adults without intellectual disability. Participants will examine autism through neurodiversity‑affirming frameworks; consider autistic learning styles and sensory profiles; integrate neurotype into case conceptualization; and modify DBT skills delivery using visual supports, simplification, and sensory accommodations. Designed for clinicians with some prior DBT knowledge.
For more information go to:
https://www.dbtnz.co.nz/training/106
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