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Total Credits: 1.5 This course has been approved for the following:
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Description:
This training offers health care providers an opportunity to develop an enhanced understanding of the current literature on best practices in principles of intervention as well as delivery of evidence-based practices in the context of youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Each individual with ASD has a unique profile of strengths and needs, and youth with ASD often experience additional co-occurring behavioral health and/or medical conditions. This training reviews how development of intervention plans must be tailored to the individual and designed in consideration of principles such as risk and protective factors, the need to collaborate across systems, factors influencing feasibility, and individual and family needs, preferences, and culture. In addition, the training provides an overview of evidence-based approaches to address the array of possible needs while building on the individual’s strengths. A case study is utilized to clarify how principles of intervention impact practice and how goals and intervention selection come together to comprehensively support a youth with ASD. The training is helpful both to providers engaged in direct care with youth with ASD as well as those in a position to make referrals for services.
Learning Objectives:
Instructional Format:
This course is available online as an interactive, reading based asynchronous webinar, including a combination of reading, videos and activities. Participants will complete the course and take an online post-test.
Total CE Credits: 1.5
Social Workers:
Association of Social Work Boards
The Center for Deployment Psychology #1761, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. The Center for Deployment Psychology maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: May19, 2022 - May 19, 2025. Social workers completing this course receive 1.5 Reading-Based Asynchronous Distance, Reading Based Online continuing education credits.
New York State Education Department
The Center for Deployment Psychology is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers (#SW-0744).
Psychologists:
American Psychological Association
The Center for Deployment Psychology is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Center for Deployment Psychology maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
New York State Education Department
The Center for Deployment Psychology is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists (#PSY-0178).
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**Inquiries regarding CE credits may be directed via email to DoD Kids Project Manager, Julie Williams, at julie.williams.ctr@usuhs.edu.
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Andrea Israel, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist with expertise in child and adolescent psychology, health psychology, neuropsychological and psychoeducational evaluation, and workforce health and wellness programming. After completing her doctorate at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and her postdoctoral work at Duke University Medical Center, she has worked with both pediatric and adult patients across diverse settings, including university medical centers, community hospitals, outpatient clinics, private practice, and federal civilian and military installations. Dr. Israel currently serves as a Military Behavioral Health Child Psychologist at the Center for Deployment Psychology (CDP) at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland. In this role, she supports a study to assess the feasibility and to identify best practices for enhancing and expanding capabilities to deliver telehealth services to youth (dependents of active duty military) with neurodevelopmental and behavioral health needs across a dispersed geographic area.
Erin Frick, Psy.D., is a clinical psychologist serving as Assistant Director of the DoD Child Collaboration Study for the Center for Deployment Psychology (CDP) at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland. In this role, she leads a team studying best practices for using telehealth tools and tele-education with healthcare providers and other professionals working with military children and families with developmental, emotional, and behavioral needs. Dr. Frick also leads Evidence-Based Psychotherapy (EBP) trainings and is integrally involved in diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts within CDP. Dr. Frick earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology from Manchester University (formerly Manchester College) in Indiana. She graduated with her master’s degree in mental health counseling from Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN, and her doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Wright State University in Dayton, OH. Before joining CDP, Dr. Frick worked as a contract psychologist treating active-duty military members and utilizing multiple EBPs at Travis Air Force Base, CA.
Khristine Heflin, MSW, LCSW-C, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and has been practicing since 2006. Currently, she serves as a Military Behavioral Health Child Social Worker with the Center for Deployment Psychology (CDP) at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences located in Bethesda, MD. In this role, Ms. Heflin works on the Department of Defense Child Collaboration Study and is responsible for identifying best practices for expanding telehealth services to military children and delivering evidenced based training to behavioral health clinicians and community providers caring for military children and families. Her educational background includes a Master’s degree in Social Work with a clinical concentration in mental health, families and children from the University of Maryland, Baltimore and Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Maryland, College Park.
Julie Williams, MBA, is the Project Manager for the DOD Child Collaboration Study which focuses on best practices for expanding telehealth care for military children and families with behavioral health needs. Prior to joining the Center for Deployment Psychology, Ms. Williams worked at the Military Family Research Institute at Purdue University on the Star Behavioral Health Providers program. In this role, she worked to expand access for military-connected individuals to culturally competent providers, and expand the utilization of Evidence Based Practices. Ms. Williams received her Bachelor's degree from Purdue University and her Masters of Business Administration from Purdue University Global.
Justin Tash is the Administrative Assistant for the DOD Child Collaboration Study which focuses on best practices for expanding telehealth care for military children and families with behavioral health needs. Prior to joining the Center for Deployment Psychology, Mr. Tash was an Officer in the U.S. Air Force. He flew the EC-130 Compass Call, an Electronic Attack platform, as a Navigator, completed two deployments, one to Afghanistan and one to Kuwait where he operated in Iraq and Syria, and accumulated over 1500 flight hours. He is currently pursuing his Masters in Social Work from the University of South Florida and working toward becoming a Licensed Clinical Social Worker.
