About this webinar
NEW Dates: July 21 and 23, 2026
Time: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. ET
Facilitator: Katy Albert, M.Ed., OCT, BCBA.
CE hours: 6
This training is suitable for:
- Mental Health Professionals: psychotherapists, counsellors, psychologists, social workers
- Medical Professionals: nurses, psychiatrists, pediatricians, family doctors
- Direct Service Workers: drop in workers, shelter and hostel workers, child and youth workers, youth justice workers
- Educators: teachers, ECE, school administration, support staff
Level of training: Intermediate/advanced
Client age category: For professionals who work with clients aged 0 to adulthood
Trigger Warning: Case studies may explore clients who have experienced or engage in violence, inappropriate sexual behaviour or placement in foster care and residential settings.
Description: Individuals experiencing neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism spectrum and attention hyper activity disorder, are more likely to struggle with their mental health and be diagnosed with comorbid psychiatric conditions.
This webinar will explore techniques for supporting children, youth and their families who are neurodivergent and have experienced barriers in accessing support and experiencing positive outcomes in mental health, educational and residential settings. Participants will be given the foundation to supplement psychotherapeutic treatment modalities with behavioural learning principals, helping children, youth and their families move from talk to action and to address cognitive and behavioural challenges that interfere with their goals.
Learning objectives:
- Explore diversity, complexities and comorbidities within neurodivergent populations such as those with ASD and ADHD
- Acquire practical strategies to help clients use what they learn in therapy to improve their daily lives
- Understand applications for functional behaviour assessment to address behaviours that interfere with individuals’ goals and positive outcomes
- Acquire practical strategies to affirm, engage and accommodate children with learning differences such as ADHD, LD and ASD during therapy sessions
- Learn strategies to interact mindfully and regulate their own emotions and responses when supporting challenging and complex clients
Register to strengthen your day-to-day practice with actionable strategies for supporting neurodivergent children and youth across care settings.
Continuing Education (CE) Information: SickKids Centre for Community Mental Health Learning Institute is approved by the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) to offer continuing education (CE) hours. Full-day programs equal six CE hours; half-day programs equal three CE hours; for less than half-day programs, one hour of programming equals one CE hour. SickKids Centre for Community Mental Health Learning Institute maintains responsibility for the programs.
Other licensing boards and professional organizations will grant continuing education credits for attendance at their own discretion; participants will need to submit the course outline and Certificate of Participation for their consideration.
Registration closes
If registration has closed and you're still interested in joining this course, please contact Mary Anne at mvanrooyen@sickkidscmhlearning.ca
Accessibility
We strive to ensure our online learning programs are easy for everyone, everywhere. If you have any accessibility requirements (automatic transcripts, closed-captioning, ASL interpreters, advanced access to program materials), please email Mary Anne Van Rooyen at mvanrooyen@sickkidscmhlearning.ca to let us know how we can best support your learning experience.