ACA -CCPA 2016 Conference & Expo

ID #16019-Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Counselor’s Guide to Family-Focused Intervention (Room 512G)

30 Mar 16
5:30 PM - 8:45 PM

Speaker(s): Michelle Ghoston, Assistant Professor and Director of the Masters of Counselling Program, Gonzaga University; Thom Field, Associate Professor, City University of Seattle; Adriana Wissel, Assistant Professor and Director of School Counseling program, Gonzaga University

Diagnoses of autism spectrum disorders have increased dramatically over the past 30 years. Counselors can support families presented with challenges such as disruption in the home setting, an unsupportive social environment, a lack of centralized services, and ambiguous loss. Effective and ineffective coping strategies are reviewed and counseling interventions are recommended.