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Motivational Interviewing for High-Functioning Autism in Adulthood: Empower Clients to Navigate Complex Emotions, Enhance Intrinsic Motivation, and Embrace Positive Change

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Join Sean Inderbitzen, DSW, LCSW, MINT, clinician, author, and autistic adult as he guides you through Motivational Interviewing (MI) techniques tailored to the unique needs of adult clients with autism.  

You’ll learn practical strategies and essential skills to effectively address common challenges such as: 

  • Anxiety and depression 
  • Social pragmatics 
  • Communication 
  • Self-esteem  
  • Emotion identification 
  • Intrinsic motivation 
  • “Black” and “white” thinking 
  • Navigating ambiguity 
  • Find what changes to pursue  
  • Resistance to change 

Register now to unlock the keys that will empower your clients to navigate complex emotions, enhance intrinsic motivation, and embrace positive change! 

Here's What You'll Learn


Motivational Interviewing (MI) and ASD: What the Research Says 

  • Matching developmental freedom and personal autonomy: Activity 
  • Recommendations for balancing safety and autonomy 
  • Person-centered strategies and their impact on patients with ASD 
  • Feedback Informed Treatment (FIT) and MI  

 
MI Techniques for Improving Pragmatic Language 

  • Exercise on social pragmatics and depression (Thomas Gordon’s process) 
  • Case study: Social pragmatics and meaning making 
  • Social pragmatics and its affect on self-esteem and motivation 
  • Help clients navigate ambiguity 
  • Decreasing “black” and “white” thinking patterns 
  • Increasing clients ability to identify reasons for change and build motivation 
  • Responding to change talk in HFA 
  • Hacks for social pragmatics 

 

MI Strategies for Treating Anxiety and Depression 

  • Recognize “black” and “white” thinking patterns 
  • Open-ended questions, Affirmations, Reflections and Summaries (OARS) 
  • Cultivate change talk for motivation: Case example 
  • OARS real play activity 
  • Flipping the righting reflex demonstration 
  • Evoking confidence for change in HFA: Exercise 
  • Menu of Options – using closed-ended questions 
  • MI risk and limitations in ASD population 

Everything You're Getting


  • 2 hours of video content
  • Up to 2.0 CE credits
  • Certificate of completion
  • Handouts and resources

Meet Your Experts


Sean Inderbitzen, DSW, LCSW

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Sean Inderbitzen, DSW, LCSW, is an autist psychotherapist and researcher through Mayo Clinic Health System, and the author of the Interpersonal Series work Autism in Polyvagal Terms (Norton, 2024). He serves as a clinical advisor to companies like Unyte Health, Stanford University, and Drexel University on issues related to autism and polyvagal theory. He regularly trains healthcare professionals to be more confident when working with people on the spectrum.  

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Sean Inderbitzen has employment relationships with Northlakes Community Clinic and Inderbitzen Consulting Services, LLC. He receives royalties as a published author. He receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Sean Inderbitzen has a professional relationship with Dr. Stephen Porges, Barry Prizant, and Pat Ogden.

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Media Type:
Digital Seminar
Product Code:
POS059794
Duration:
2 hours
Copyright:
Apr 19, 2024
Closed Captions:
Available
Format:
Audio and Video

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