Meeting the Needs of Neurodivergent Clients in Psychotherapy: Introductory Webinar I Recording Available I September 2024 I Schema Therapy Scotland
Event: Introductory Webinar – Meeting the Needs of Neurodivergent Clients in Psychotherapy
RECORDING NOW AVAILABLE
Trainer: Dr Olga Dobrushina
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Fee: £50 (which can be taken off the full fee if you attend the full 3-day training)
*Training is free of charge for NHS Staff
Participants will learn how to adjust neuro-normative assumptions to meet the needs of your neurodivergent clients
Introductory Webinar: Meeting the Needs of Neurodivergent Clients in Psychotherapy
This webinar is designed for a diverse audience of mental health professionals who already work or plan to work with neurodivergent clients. Focusing on autism and ADHD, we discuss how the needs of neurodivergent clients can be acknowledged and met in psychotherapy. Specifically, we will focus on attunement and validation, sensory needs, communication style, diverse ways of processing information and structuring activities, optimal level of stimulation and arousal coregulation. The webinar represents a neurodiversity-affirming and neuroscience- informed approach that respects the autistic and ADHD ways of being. Theoretical information will be coupled by examples of adjustments that can be implemented in psychotherapeutic practice.
Who is this workshop for?
This workshop is suitable for various mental health professionals including psychologists, psychiatrists, counsellors, psychotherapists, social workers, occupational therapists, and nurse therapists.
About the Trainer
Dr Olga Dobrushina, MD, PhD, is an HCPC-recognised counselling psychologist and ISST-accredited schema therapist based in Scotland. Olga is neurodivergent herself, and she has been working with neurodivergent clients for over 10 years, as a medical doctor, psychologist, and team leader. On a parallel track, Olga is a neuroscientist with special interests in the mind- body connection and neurotechnology. Currently, she combines private practice with research at the University of Strathclyde, Laboratory for Innovation in Autism (Glasgow).