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• Screening for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in Adults and DDDS Documentation Requirements

  • When
    January 30, 2026
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    12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  Screening for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in Adults and DDDS Documentation Requirements

  Presented by: Robert L. Mapou, Ph.D., ABPP 

  1.5 EDI CEs

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  Program Description 

  This workshop will provide an introduction to screening adults for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and determining when to refer for a more comprehensive assessment.  The presenter will discuss how to take a history, preferably including parents and/or a partner/significant other, administration of rating scales, and consideration of co-occurring and rule-out diagnoses.  The lack of research on gender and ethnicity in ASD assessment will be noted, along with the general lack of research on adult diagnosis.  The presenter will conclude with a brief review of autism documentation requirements of the Delaware Division of Developmental Disabilities Services (DDDS).   

  Learning Objectives

  (1)  Identify key historical factors that can help diagnose or rule out ASD in adults. 

  (2) Apply interviews and rating scales when screening adults for ASD.

  (3) Discuss how individual and gender differences affect diagnosis of ASD and the lack of research in this area overall.

  (4) Identify common rule-out diagnoses.

  (5) Describe DDDS ASD documentation requirements.

  About the Presenter

  Dr. Robb Mapou is an ABPP board-certified clinical neuropsychologist practicing in Rehoboth Beach, DE and Chevy Chase, MD.  He specializes in the evaluation of older adolescents and adults with neurodevelopmental disorder, as well as adults with neurological conditions.  Dr. Mapou has been completing evaluations for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) since 2009 and was appointed as an FAA Consultant in Neuropsychology by the Federal Air Surgeon in 2019.  He is also a consultant to the Delaware Division of Developmental Disabilities Services and Princeton University.  He holds faculty appointments in Psychiatry at USUHS and the Department of Neurology (Psychology) at Georgetown University School of Medicine.   

  Financial Disclosure
  

  Dr.  Mapou receives royalties from Oxford University Press for his 2009 book, Adult Learning Disabilities and ADHD: Research-Informed Assessment.  He also receives consultant fees as a contractor doing expert record reviews for the Delaware Division of Developmental Disabilities Services, Princeton University, and the FAA.

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• Supervision Workshop

  • When
    February 27, 2026
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    9:00 AM - 4:15 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  Supervision Workshop (2 Sessions)

  6 Continuing Education credits for attending both sessions.

  Presented by Dr. Katie Bekkeli

  Register for one session or both sessions.

  Friday, February 27th, 2026

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  Morning Session

  Feedback and Conflict in the Context of Supervision

  9:00am-12:15pm (3 CEs (1 ethics)

  
  

  12:15pm-1:00pm - Break for lunch (UberEats voucher provided to full day attendees)

  
  

  Afternoon Session

  Multiculturally Competent Supervision

  1:00pm-4:15pm (3 EDI CEs)

  
  

  
  

  Morning Program Description:

  
  

  Feedback and Conflict in the Context of Supervision (3CEs (1 ethics CE)

  The presentation is focused on providing an overview of the research related to providing feedback and navigating conflict in supervision, including ethical considerations and evidence-based approaches for doing so. The presentation also includes multicultural considerations for approaching feedback. This presentation will also explore risks to giving feedback.

  Learning Objectives:

  At this end of this training, participants will be able to:

  • Identify barriers to giving feedback
  • List important steps for providing feedback
  • Describe ways to maintain the relationship and safety following the provision of feedback

  Afternoon Program Description:
  

  Multiculturally Competent Supervision (3EDI CEs)

  The presentation is focused upon the provision of multiculturally competent supervision and is grounded in current research regarding this (considering both the identities of the supervisor and supervisee, as well as models of multicultural supervision). The presentation is based on the APA Guidelines for the provision of supervision, which aligns with the APA ethics code. It addresses supervisors and supervisees of multiple diverse identities and how these interact to impact the supervisory process.

  Learning Objectives: 

  • Participants will learn foundational definitions related to multicultural supervision and multicultural competence

  • Participants will become familiar with the relevant research regarding multicultural supervision

  • Participants will engage in small group practice at the end of the training to practice applying the skills and knowledge acquired as part of the presentation

  About the Presenter: 

  Katie Bekkeli is a licensed clinical psychologist and diplomate in counseling psychology. She received her doctorate in clinical psychology from Indiana State University, though she currently is the Associate Director for Training at the University of Delaware’s Center for Counseling and Student Development (CCSD). She has been providing supervision and training for almost 10 years, and has received specialized training in the provision of supervision over that time. She is an approved clinical supervisor as well. 

  
  

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• Antiracism in Action: Clinical Skills for Ethical Mental Health Practice

  • When
    March 06, 2026
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    1:00 PM - 4:15 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  Antiracism in Action: Clinical Skills for Ethical Mental Health Practice
  

  Friday, March 6th from 1pm to 4:15pm

  3 EDI/Ethics CEs

  Presented by Jessica Smedley, Psy.D.

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  Workshop Description:

  Antiracism is not an add-on to clinical care—it is a core ethical responsibility. This workshop invites mental health professionals to critically examine how racism and systemic inequities affect diagnosis, treatment access, and client outcomes. Using an antiracist and trauma-informed framework, participants will gain tools to reduce harm, strengthen the therapeutic alliance, and provide more equitable, culturally responsive mental health care. Further, clinicians will learn practical strategies to identify bias, address racial dynamics in the therapy room, and integrate antiracist principles across assessment, diagnosis, and intervention.

  Objectives:

  1. Identify ways racism operates as a chronic stressor and traumatic exposure affecting mental health outcomes across the lifespan. 

  2. Apply antiracist principles to clinical decision-making, including intake, diagnosis, goal-setting, and termination. 

  3. Identify signs of racialized stress responses that may be misdiagnosed as pathology.

  About the Presenter: https://www.smedleypsych.com/dr--smedley 

  
  

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• Psychotherapeutic Approaches to Supporting Adult Child and Spousal Family Caregivers

  • When
    April 28, 2026
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    11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  Psychotherapeutic Approaches to Supporting Adult Child and Spousal Family Caregivers

  Tuesday, April 28th from 11am-1pm

  (2 EDI CE Credits)

  Presented by: Barry J. Jacobs, Psy.D., & Julia L. Mayer, Psy.D.

  
  

  
  

  Program Description 

  From 2015 to 2025, the number of family caregivers in the U.S. increased by 45 percent to 63 million, largely due to the aging of the American population. These caregivers--mostly adult children caring for older parents or spouses caring for disabled spouses--have significantly higher rates of depression and anxiety than do non-caregivers. Yet few psychologists or other mental health professionals have training in psychotherapeutic approaches for supporting family caregivers. In this highly interactive, two-hour workshop from clinical psychologists Barry J. Jacobs, Psy.D. and Julia L. Mayer, Psy.D., we'll discuss applications of psychodynamic, cognitive behavioral, mindfulness, and family systems techniques for decreasing caregiver stress, depression and anxiety, as well as reducing family conflict and strengthening family cohesion. We will also focus specifically on special topics such as dementia caregiving and sibling relationships during caregiving. Case illustrations will be used throughout.

  Learning Objectives

  1) Describe the burgeoning phenomenon of family caregiving in America 
  

  2) Review research on the effects of caregiving on family caregivers, including differences among cultural/racial groups and family configurations

  3) Identify 4 evidence-based psychotherapeutic approaches for supporting family caregivers

  About the Presenters

  Barry J. Jacobs, PsyD, is a clinical psychologist, family therapist, and healthcare consultant. A former magazine journalist, he is the author of The Emotional Survival Guide for Caregivers: Looking After Yourself and Your Family While Helping an Aging Parent (Guilford, 2006) and coauthor with his wife, Julia L. Mayer, PsyD, of AARP Meditations for Caregivers: Practical, Emotional, and Spiritual Support for You and Your Family (Hachette, 2016), AARP Love and Meaning After 50: The 10 Challenges to Great Relationships—and How to Overcome Them (Hachette, 2020), and The AARP Caregiver Answer Book (Guilford, 2025). He has also written a self-help column for caregivers for AARP.org since 2013. A board member of the Caregiver Action Network, a national family caregiver advocacy and support organization, and a former director of behavioral sciences for the Crozer Health Family Medicine Residency, he maintains a psychotherapy practice in Media, Pennsylvania, specializing in supporting individuals with chronic and serious illness and their caregivers. For seven years, he was the primary caregiver for his stepfather with Alzheimer’s disease and mother with vascular dementia. 

  Julia L. Mayer, PsyD, is a clinical psychologist in private practice in Media, Pennsylvania, who has specialized for three decades in helping women in caregiver roles, as well as those with troubled marriages and histories of sexual trauma. She is the author of the novel A Fleeting State of Mind(2014) and coauthor of AARP Meditations for Caregivers and AARP Love and Meaning After 50. She is a former president of the board of PSCP—The Psychology Network. She was a caregiver for her father and mother-in-law with vascular dementia and her stepfather-in-law with Alzheimer’s disease. 

  
  

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