The Crestview Country Club
Agawam, MA
8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Timothy Wahlberg, PhD
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What attendees said about Dr. Wahlberg's 2014 conference, "Autism and Social Skills in the Academic Environment":
- "(Dr. Wahlberg) Clearly knows these students well; very helpful, clarifying and demystifying. Engaging, well-paced."
- "The presenter did an excellent job of making the material easy to absorb. Loved the case examples and use of humor."
- "Great workshop and dynamic presentation. The client stories were helpful and entertaining."
- "Tim’s ability to relate anecdotes about specific students is fantastic. The concrete strategies/examples are great."
- "This workshop gave great insight to the mind of a person with ASD. Offered real strategies which can be applied in the classroom and therapy sessions."
Course Description:
Clinicians who provide therapy for individuals on the autism spectrum often discover they must learn to be more proactive, data driven, and direct. The work demands that the provider incorporate each individual’s social challenges and the way each client processes the world around them into a treatment plan for effective therapeutic change. Through lecture and case examples, Dr. Wahlberg will discuss and explore treatment modalities that build trust, involve families, re-define confidentiality, and encourage collaboration with schools and other providers.
Learning objectives
At the end of this conference, participants will be able to:
1. Describe the autism spectrum disorder, its social challenges, and how individuals on the spectrum may process the world differently.
2. Explain how autism may impact the therapeutic process.
3. Compare different types of therapy and which modalities might elicit the most therapeutic change in individuals on the spectrum..
4. Apply at least two appropriate strategies for building trust and rapport.
5. Describe what effective collaboration with other helping professionals might look like.
6. Explain the importance of incorporating social skill groups in the private practice setting.
Timothy Wahlberg, PhD, is a clinical psychologist, certified school psychologist and currently the clinical director of the Prairie Clinic in Geneva, Illinois. Dr. Wahlberg has published extensively on the subject of autism and participates in ongoing research projects of related topics. Dr. Wahlberg recently wrote the book, Finding the Gray, about understanding and working with those on the autism spectrum.
