Overview

This online course is aimed at up-skilling mental health professionals in evidence-based practice in clinical assessment and mental health treatment for verbal children, adolescents and adults with Autism and/or mild intellectual disability.

The course combines current research in clinical assessment and mental health treatment in autism, with real-life clinical and case examples. A range of reflection and interactive activities keep the learner interested and engaged. 

This online course has now been completed by over 3000 participants, and is based on Dr Belinda Ratcliffe's highly successful (always sold-out!) 1-day face-to-face workshop, but has been specifically designed, professionally edited and adapted for online learning across 4 modules:

• Module 1: What is Autism? In this Module participants will consolidate their understanding of autism, from the neurodiversity and lived experience perspective as well as DSM-5.

 

• Module 2: Autism and Mental Health. Participants will enhance their knowledge and understanding of the prevalence of mental ill-health health in autism, reflect on the significant gaps in service provision and consider prevention/early intervention for mental health in autism.

 

• Module 3: Clinical Assessment of Mental Health in Autism. Participants will learn Dr Belinda Ratcliffe's new '5-finger clinical assessment' model for mental health assessment in autism. Participants will learn a step-by-step process for mental health assessment in this population and obtain skills to apply immediately to their own clinical practice.

 

• Module 4: Mental Health Treatment in Autism. In this Module, participants will learn about how to adapt evidence-based mental health treatment in autism and learn Dr Belinda Ratcliffe's new 'pen therapy' technique to adapt mental health treatment, in any clinical setting.

 

• BONUS: 1-hr Q&A with Dr Belinda Ratcliffe -

 

• Certificate of participation on completion.

 

• 8 hours of CPD when participants complete all the quizzes, activities and reflections + the 1 hour live Q&A

 

For more information (including course reviews) and to register:

Foundations in Autism for Mental Health Professionals (theemotionsclinic.com.au)

 

BUNDLE AND SAVE!

Please note this online course is now available to bundle (save $89!) with our advanced course - Suicide, Self-harm & Safety Planning in Autism: online/on-demand course for mental health professionals at this link: Foundations in Autism + Suicide Self Harm and Safety Planning in Autism (online on-demand with Dr Belinda Ratcliffe) (theemotionsclinic.com.au).

Learning Outcomes

1. Develop knowledge, skills and confidence in Autism
2. Develop knowledge, skills and confidence in Autism and Mental Health
3. Develop knowledge, skills and confidence in conducting a Mental Health assessment in Autism, using the '5-finger' clinical assessment model
4. Develop knowledge, skills and confidence in adapting evidence-based mental health treatments in autism, using CBT and Dr Belinda Ratcliffe's 'pen therapy' technique

Presenter(s)

Dr Belinda Ratcliffe

About the presenter(s)

Dr. Belinda Ratcliffe, lead author of the award-winning Westmead Feelings Program 1 for Autistic Children is a highly qualified Principal Clinical Psychologist and Researcher with a PhD in Autism from the Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney. Belinda has received multiple prizes in recognition of her work.



Dr. Ratcliffe has been a Lecturer in Clinical Psychology at Western Sydney University from 2017-2020. She is currently CEO and Director of Training and Clinical Services at 'The Emotions Clinic Australia', dedicated to making a lasting impact in Autism, Intellectual Disability and Mental Health.



Dr Ratcliffe provides training, clinical supervision and consultancy across Australia to a range of Health, Disability and Education Government, Non-government and Private agencies, including the Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Mater Hospital in Brisbane and NSW Department of Education and Communities.

Website/s

https://courses.theemotionsclinic.com.au/courses/foundations-in-autism-for-mental-health-professionals-with-dr-belinda-ratcliffe