Work with Children, Adolescents and the Family System

Title of Event: Work with Children, Adolescents and the Family System

Description of Event: Families of children with neurodivergent traits interface with various systems: extended family; educational institutions; healthcare providers; and social networks. They receive much conflicting information on child-rearing and social norms. These children are characterized as having “special needs,” and while they require accommodations, these arrangements can be difficult to achieve, so parents become advocates for their families. In addition there is a likelihood these children and adolescents will be gender-variant and/or LGBT.
Working with children and teens involves teaching them self-advocacy. Neurodivergent youth experience peer groups differently from the majority culture. Self-awareness includes observing sensation and emotion and can lead to young people disagreeing with parental and authority figures. Therapy practice addresses these inherent tensions and contradictions to support families as they go through their collective developmental stages.
This program is part of the larger Neurodiversity Competency Training Program- Intermediate Level Micro-Credential. Programs can be attended as single sessions or part of the full program. CEs are issued for individual sessions with the Micro-Credential issued upon completion of all programs. More information can be found by visiting: https://tcsppofficeofce.com/neurodivergence-competency-training-intermed...

Date of Event: April 18, 2025 Online through Zoom- Program will be recorded for homestudy
Time of Event: 9am-11:30am PT / 11am-1:30pm CT / 12pm-2:30pm ET
Location: (City, State or if Online Synchronous/Online Asynchronous) Online through Zoom- Program will be recorded for homestudy

Presenter/Speaker: Kate McNulty, LCSW
Company/Organization Sponsor: Office of Continuing Education at The Chicago School
Contact Name: Office of CE at The Chicago School
Contact Email: officeofce@thechicagoschool.edu
Event Website: https://tcsppofficeofce.com/april_18_2025/
AASECT Approved CEs: 2.5