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Motivational Interviewing for High-Functioning Autism in Adulthood: An Insider’s Perspective

Motivational Interviewing for High-Functioning Autism in Adulthood: An Insider’s Perspective

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Join autism expert Sean Inderbitzen, APSW, MINT, as he teaches you—from an insider’s perspective— how to use Motivational Interviewing techniques (MI) with your adult clients on the autism spectrum.

In this rare opportunity, Sean will guide you through MI techniques that will help your clients improve: 

  • 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 

Learning effective techniques from a clinician on the spectrum, will give you the essential skills and perspective you need to help your clients overcome the treatment obstacles that can impede the therapy they desperately need.

Stop feeling frustrated, ineffective and perpetually stuck at square one in therapy—PURCHASE TODAY! 

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 effect 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


  • More than 1 hour of content
  • Up to 1.5 CE credits
  • Certificate of completion
  • Handouts and resources

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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:
DVD
Also Available:
Digital Seminar
Product Code:
RNV064795
Duration:
1 hour, 31 minutes
Copyright:
Apr 23, 2021
Publisher:
PESI, Inc.

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