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Kathleen Nash – Autism & the Family Proven Strategies to Treat Parents and Siblings of Children with ASD
Techniques to re-author the family story increasing parental attachment, patience and understanding
Methods to assess and treat parental denial, guilt, depression, shame and grief/loss
Communication assessment tool to improve marital and family conflict
Sibling coping strategies to decrease frustration, anger and resentment
In-home social-communication and sensory interventions to develop family cohesion
Are you able to fulfill the unique therapeutic needs of parents and siblings of children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)? Their emotional journey may begin with feelings of denial and injustice, but quickly turns to feeling overwhelmed and fear that their family is falling apart.
Join autism expert, Kathleen Nash, MFT, LMFT, and learn creative and practical family therapy techniques and strategies to help:
Parents identify and resolve feelings of denial, guilt, depression, shame and grief
Increase parental attachment, patience and understanding
Sibling/s overcome anger, shame, resentment and guilt
Improve marital conflict and family functioning
Parents find financial resources and support
Kathleen will give you ready-to-use intervention handouts and forms to assess presenting issues and create effective treatment goals to improve parental balance and communication, positive sibling interactions and inspire extended family support. Role plays based on actual clients and ‘self of the therapist’ activities are employed in this experiential seminar.
Employ the DSM-5® criteria to illustrate real life child and family members’ experiences that influence family cohesion, coping and emotional narratives.
Recognize family members’ emotions, e.g., shame, guilt and resentment, and determine which interventions to use to improve family coping and cohesion.
Design treatment plans using interventions to strengthen positive relationships between parents, siblings, extended family and school personnel.
Identify sensory integration issues and employ individualized strategies that impact family inclusion, self-regulated behavior and emotional attachment.
Recognize how “self of the therapist†ability and disability narratives impact therapeutic relationships.
Demonstrate application of new interventions using an interactive case study and audio/visual demonstration.
Would you like to receive Kathleen Nash – Autism & the Family Proven Strategies to Treat Parents and Siblings of Children with ASD ?
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Linking DSM-5® diagnostic criteria to real life issues
Behavioral issues and sensory integration
The Gift of ASD
Marital Conflict Interventions
Communication assessment tool to measure skills and needs
Self-care techniques to manage stress and ` build resilience
Calming strategies for distress, conflict and depression
Identify stages of grief and loss through
Contextual Family Therapy
Financial resources and supports
Parental Attachment Interventions
Tools to measure parent/child attachment
Narrative Therapy to re-author the family story
Motivational Interviewing to explore emotions
Promote attachment and increase family functioning
Decrease conflict, resentment and exasperation
Sibling Attachment Interventions
First person stories to identify jealousy, confusion and resentment
Scripts, letters and art activities to increase sibling attachment
Age-appropriate strategies to address confusion and social isolation
Family Cohesion Interventions
Communication – Increase expressive/ receptive and verbal/nonverbal skills
Social Pragmatics – Develop social language skills, expressing emotions and social skills
Sensory – Sensory Integration behavior checklist
FAQ form to address denial, insensitivity and abandonment
“Ask Cards†to request specific help from extended family members
Navigating IDEA, IEPs and Teachers
Special needs acts and laws
Effective IEP goals and accommodations
Guidelines of parental rights and advocacy
Strategies to help parents advocate for their child
Handout of area special needs attorneys and advocates
‘Self of the Therapist’ Experiential Activities
Personal beliefs about ability and disability
Disability awareness group activity
Interactive Case Study Based On Real Life Families
Video demonstration of ASD family therapy interventions
Ready-to-use treatment planning form
