Goals & Interventions for Autistic Individuals | 1 CE Credit

CARE Counseling partnered with Dr. Megan Helmen at Developmental Discoveries to provide a Grand Rounds training centered on goals and interventions for therapeutic work with autistic individuals. During this training, Dr. Megan will discuss ways to create meaningful, individualized therapeutic experiences for autistic individuals. Dr. Megan will also speak on selecting effective interventions and evidence-based practices to support growth, self-regulation, and communication. Participants will learn how to tailor interventions to the unique strengths and challenges of each individual, fostering progress in a compassionate, inclusive therapeutic environment.  

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Level of programing is intermediate; assumes general familiarity with the topic. 

The CARE Grand Rounds is intended to help attendees: 

• Write clear, measurable goals aligned with the needs and preferences of autistic individuals 
• Implement targeted interventions to address social, emotional, and behavioral challenges. 
• Foster a strengths-based approach, empowering autistic individuals to thrive.

The presentation is designated for CARE psychologists and mental health professionals (LP, LPC/LPCC, MFT/LMFT, LGSW/LICSW, LADC), pre-licensed mental health practitioners, and students. 

CARE Counseling is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. CARE maintains responsibility for this program and its content.  

For more information on CARE sponsored continuing education offerings click here 

About the Presenter: 

Having worked with autistic children and their families in high school and college, Dr. Megan Helmen decided that she wanted to be the person at the start of the diagnostic process who provided supportive, informed care. She specialized in autism and pediatric neuropsychology during her clinical internship and postdoctoral fellowship. For the past decade, Dr. Helmen has had the privilege of providing neuropsychological evaluations for children with a variety of developmental concerns in an outpatient clinical setting. Dr. Helmen developed a special interest in assessment of ‘subtle but significant’ presentations of autism and 2E (gifted + has a disability).

*The speaker has indicated no conflicts of interest. There was no commercial support for this training.