The Ethics Evolution

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4-Part Speaker Series — The Ethics Evolution: Embracing Practices That Affirm Neurodiversity

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<p><strong>WHAT:  </strong>Join <a href="https://spgtherapy.com" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">SPG Therapy &amp; Education</a> for an impactful new series that will challenge clinicians in all disciplines to evaluate their practices and celebrate neurodiversity. Shed ableism and learn how to shift your practices AND language to be affirming, impactful, and meaningful for the individuals, families, and community you serve.</p><p><strong>WHEN: </strong>See Individual Dates Noted Below. Kicks off on April 28!</p><p><strong>TIME:</strong> Varies (PST) These are live events and will not be recorded.</p><p><strong>WHERE: </strong>Zoom  (You must have a Zoom account &amp; be logged in to access these presentations).</p><p><strong>COST:  </strong>$10 per session or register for the full series for only $25 (to receive the discount, please select the Full Series ticket option instead of registering for each individual presentation) <strong>THIRD SESSION FREE </strong>(suggested donation of $10 for API Caucus event).</p><p><strong>CEUs: </strong>Participants of all disciplines are welcome including: SLPs, SLPAs, OTs, COTAs, PTs, School Psychs, Mental Health Therapists, BCBAs, R/BTs, Ed Techs, Ed Specialists &amp; Teachers. A certificate will be provided to all participants, and discipline-specific Continuing Education Units (CEUs) will be provided as is approved for each presentation. </p><p>ASHA-APPROVED CEU PROVIDER.</p>

<h2>PART 1: Adopting Neurodiversity-Affirming Practices </h2><h3><em>Presented by Sarah Alford Hart, MS, BCBA, LBA</em></h3><h3><em>When: 4/28/22, 5-6:30pm (PST) </em></h3><h3><em></em><a href="https://spgtherapy.com/professional-development/ethics-evolution-series-part-1/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"><em>View disclosures, agenda, CEU information »</em></a><em></em></h3><p>Participants will leave this presentation with concrete steps they can take toward building neurodiversity-affirming practices. Included is a Q&amp;A session with Alford Hart who has worked in the Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) field for over a decade. Autistic and disabled herself, she is passionate about advocating for others who are Autistic and/or disabled regarding their rights to live happy, safe, autonomous, and Autistic/disabled lives. She is the creator of Social Cues Behavior Analysis, a company that provides ABA services to Autistic children, teens, and adults in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia.</p>

<h2>PART 2: <em>“Why Can’t You Just Go Back Masking?”</em>  The Mental Health Implications of Faking “Normal&quot;</h2><h3><em>Presented by Amy Laurent, PhD, OTR/L &amp; Jacquelyn Fede, PhD</em></h3><h3><em>When: 5/12/22, 5-7pm (PST)</em></h3><h3><a href="https://spgtherapy.com/professional-development/ethics-evolution-series-part-2/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"><em>View disclosures, agenda, CEU information</em> »</a></h3><p>Masking is broadly defined as any effort to suppress our different traits, behaviors and actions in order to appear more like neurotypical peers.  This presentation blends current research findings with the autistic speaker’s personal experience to explore what it means to mask and ways to identify masking as well as associated mental health outcomes that stem from blending in to pass as “normal.” </p>

<h2>PART 3 Partnership with API Caucus</h2><h2>Rooted in Lived Experiences: Black and Asian Considerations for Autistic Masking</h2><h3><em>Presented by V. Tisi (/vi/, they/she) and Asiatu Lawoyin (/ˌɑsɨˈɑtu/, they/them)</em></h3><h3><em>When: 5/14/22, 10-11am PST (12-1pm CST, 1-2 EST)</em></h3><h3><em>FREE suggested donation for API $10</em></h3><h3><a href="https://www.apislhc.com/api-speaker-series/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"><em>View disclosures, agenda, CEU information</em> »</a></h3><p>V. Tisi (/vi/, they/she) and Asiatu Lawoyin (/asɨ&#x27;atu/, they/them) discussed the intersections of anti-Blackness, anti-Asianness, and autistiphobia, and how behaviorist ideologies promote assimilation that oppresses our communities. Justice perspectives go beyond diversity, equity, inclusion, and must include the analysis of systemic oppression, how it implicates identity-erasure, and centers on whiteness and neuronormativity.</p><p>Please Note: Captioning and ASL will be available during the event.</p>

<h2>PART 4: Neurodiversity &amp; Client-Centered Care--A Practical Workshop for Professionals</h2><h3><em>Presented by Hillary Crow, MA, CCC-SLP</em></h3><h3><em>When: 5/19/22, 5-6:30pm (PST)</em></h3><h3><a href="https://spgtherapy.com/professional-development/ethics-evolution-series-part-4/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"><em>View disclosures, agenda, CEU information</em> »</a></h3><p>Hillary will use her unique perspective as both an Autistic individual and a professional speech-language pathologist to shed light on the neurodiversity paradigm and offer practical strategies to provide quality person- and family-centered care to your Autistic clients. Topics include: understanding neurodiversity as a paradigm and as a movement, how to seek out Autistic voices to provide client-centered care, gender dynamics and autism, the harms of promoting Autistic masking, and the importance of fostering your clients’ Autistic identities by (1) reinforcing their autonomy, (2) helping them self-advocate, and (3) using a strengths-based approach. </p>

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