Overview:
Anxiety about many aspects of life can be functional and aid in survival when the world feels uncertain. Anxiety that is pervasive and generalizes across multiple life experiences and over time can be painful. Neurodiverse people, including autistic children, teens, and adults experience higher rates of generalized anxiety than the general population. There are many valid reasons to feel anxious in world that is not established for unique ways of thinking and being. This training offers ways of understanding and working through anxiety including on-the-ground clinical experience and evidence-based research. Together, we will explore neurodiversity and anxiety and ways to find some relief.
Register Here $35
Registration closes Friday, April 10 at 4:00 PM.
Training check in begins at 8:45 am.
About the Presenter:
Madeline Barger, MS, LMFT, BCBA, AASECT-CST, is a board-certified behavior analyst, licensed marriage and family therapist, and a certified sex therapist with the American Association for Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists. Barger is one of very few behavior analysts who is also a trained sex therapist and has 10 years’ experience working with ASD. Barger is a leader in intervention for teens and adults in the Waisman Center Autism Treatment Programs. She provides behavior treatment including sex education for individuals and families in this program and supervision for clinicians and students. Barger works in private practice providing mental health interventions to neurodiverse individuals, couples, and families across the lifespan including; sex education and therapy, social supports, behavioral health, and both self-advocate and parent and professional trainings in the Madison, Wisconsin community.
This training meets the continuing education requirements for social workers as prescribed by the WI Department of Regulation and Licensing.