Overview

Course Summary

This ‘live’ virtual workshop has been developed to help meet the critical need for psychologists to develop their knowledge and skills in mental health assessment and treatment to support the more than 50% of children and adolescents with Intellectual Disability who also experience mental-ill health.

Dr Ratcliffe utilises her signature style of bringing the latest research and evidence-based practice to life with real-life clinical and case examples, combined with a range of reflection and interactive activities to keep the learner interested and engaged. Participant skills' practice, combined with evidence-based clinical tools for mental health assessment and treatment in this population, will help mental health professionals to have increased knowledge, skills and confidence to provide inclusive mental health care to children and adolescents with ID.

1-day Live Virtual Workshop Overview:

March 19th (9 -4pm AEST)

Mental Health Professionals will increase their knowledge, skills and confidence in Mental Health Assessment and Treatment for Children and Adolescents with Intellectual Disability. Topics include:

• Introduction to intellectual disability (including update on DSM-5-TR criteria, released March 18th 2022!)
• The prevalence and increased risk of mental ill-health in children and adolescents with intellectual disability (including the range of mental health symptoms/disorders including anxiety, depression, obsessive disorders, trauma, psychosis and behavioural disorders)
• Mental health assessment for children and adolescents with intellectual disability (includes framework for comprehensive assessment, including adjustments for ID and use of the DM-ID-2 Workbook and other assessment tools)
• Mental health treatments, including CBT for children and adolescents with intellectual disability (includes review of range of existing and new evidence-based programs and resources, as well as evidence-based adjustments to practice for ID)
• How to apply key adaptations for psychological treatment to meet the learning needs of children and adolescents with intellectual disability and their clinical application
• Q & A with Dr Belinda Ratcliffe
• To maximis your learning, live/online attendance is recommended so you can fully participate in the interactive workshop. However, this course is RECORDED with 30 days participant access.

Included:

✔Breakout rooms!

• This 1-day live virtual workshop provides lots of opportunities for reflection and skills-based practice in virtual 'break-out rooms' for 'real' interaction and engagement with your peers

✔Certificate of participation on completion

✔6 hours of CPD

 

For more information - please visit:

Mental Health: Children with Intellectual Disability

Learning Outcomes

1. Knowledge of the prevalence and increased risk of mental ill-health in children and adolescents with intellectual disability.
2. Knowledge and skills in mental health assessment for children and adolescents with intellectual disability.
3. Knowledge and skills in mental health treatments, including CBT for children and adolescents with intellectual disability.
4. Knowledge and skills in how to apply key adaptations for psychological treatment to meet the learning needs of children and adolescents with intellectual disability and their clinical application
5. Develop knowledge, skills and confidence in application to 'real life cases'

Presenter(s)

Dr Belinda Ratcliffe (Phd, Clinical Psychologist)

About the presenter(s)

Dr. Belinda Ratcliffe, lead author of the award-winning Westmead Feelings Program 1 for Autistic Children and Mild Intellectual Disability is a highly qualified Principal Clinical Psychologist and Researcher with a PhD in Autism Spectrum Disorder 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 Neurodivergence (Autism, Intellectual Disability, Giftedness, ADHD, learning disorder) 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, and has now trained over 4000 mental health professionals.

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Website/s

https://courses.theemotionsclinic.com.au/courses/19th-March-2026-mental-health-assessment-and-treatment-for-children-and-adolescents-with-intellectual-disability