We’re excited to share that the next ECHO Autism Communities Symposium will be held on April 7, 2022. Don’t miss out on another year of great panels from real autism experts around the globe. Mark your calendar today!
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Time
All Day (Thursday)
Location
Online
Organizer
ECHO AutismECHO Autism: Moving Knowledge, Not People Through telementoring, ECHO creates access to high-quality specialty care in local communities.
This website brings together practical and current tools, strategies, and information designed to help physicians and other health care providers in Washington State care for children and youth with special health care needs and their families.
Guardianships and Trusts with Christy Ibrahim
Description: Covering questions such as: What is a guardianship? Why do I
Event Details
Guardianships and Trusts with Christy Ibrahim Description: Covering questions such as: What is a guardianship? Why do I need one? What is a special needs trust, what types are there and why are they needed? Presenter’s Bio: Christy Thompson Ibrahim is the lead attorney at Jones & Ibrahim PLLC and has practiced law with the firm since 1998. She is a graduate of Brigham Young University and the University of Washington School of Law. She had a brother with Down Syndrome, and her mother, Margaret-Lee Thompson, started the King County Parent Coalition. Christy has taught Disability Law at the UW Law School for over 15 years and is the editor or co-editor of three disability textbooks. She recently completed a term on the board of the Arc of Washington, and she was inducted into the Public Interest Law Association’s Hall of Fame at the UW Law school.
Session will be recorded and posted on the WA State Fathers Network website.
EVENT DETAILS
Experts from the University of Washington and Seattle Children’s Autism Center provide the Autism Center of Excellence (COE) Certification trainings through a contract with the Health
Event Details
EVENT DETAILS
Experts from the University of Washington and Seattle Children’s Autism Center provide the Autism Center of Excellence (COE) Certification trainings through a contract with the Health Care Authority (HCA).
To increase the number of qualified clinicians (COEs) across Washington State who can appropriately diagnose children and youth with autism
Help children and families access needed services as appropriate, including writing a Medicaid/Apple Health prescription for Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA). COE required for Managed Care Organization (MCO) prescription approval.
Who is Eligible to Become a COE
The HCA determines which primary care and other clinicians can become COEs. Currently the list includes medical physicians working in primary care, specialty physicians, clinical psychologists, ARNPs and pediatric naturopaths.
As of Oct 17, 2019 , an autism diagnosis from a COE provider (except for naturopath physicians) can also be used by a family for Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA) eligibility.
What the Online Training Covers
Evaluation and diagnosis of children exhibiting signs and symptoms of autism spectrum disorder and determining which evidence –based treatments, including ABA, are likely to be helpful for individual children
Community and state resources for children and youth with autism and their families
How to write an approved prescription for ABA treatment
Billing
Paperwork and process to complete to become a HCA recognized COE after the training
Who is the Training for?
The target audience for the COE certification training are those primary care clinicians eligible to become COEs. Additionally, clinical and community partners partnering with COES in the evaluation and connection of children and youth and their families to service are welcome to attend. More information about the COE training.
CENTER OF EXCELLENCE (COE) certification allows eligible providers to diagnose autism spectrum disorder for pediatric patients with Medicaid
NOTE: You must complete learning modules from the AAP and attend the live
Event Details
CENTER OF EXCELLENCE (COE) certification allows eligible providers to diagnose autism spectrum disorder for pediatric patients with Medicaid
NOTE: You must complete learning modules from the AAP and attend the live Zoom training January 28, 2022 to obtain certification
Presenters:
Gary Stobbe, MD: Attending Neurologist, Seattle Children’s Autism Center; Director, UW Medicine Adult Autism Clinic
Jim Mancini, MS, CCC-SLP: Speech-Language Pathologist, Director of Project ECHO Washington
And additional topic experts!
Friday, January 28, 2022, 8:45 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
The COE training focuses on current research and thinking regarding the evaluation, treatment and continuing care for autistic individuals throughout the life span including:
Screening, evaluation and diagnosis
Differential diagnosis and co-occurring diagnoses
Diagnostic evaluation models
Treatment options including accessing Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA)
Accessing community and state resources
Documentation, billing codes and orders
Lived experience perspectives from autistic and family advocates
Advice from current community COE clinicians
ECHO Autism Washington and other follow up support
Connect with regional partners
Q & A
Prior to the training, the course “Identifying and Caring for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Course for Pediatric Clinicians” offered through AAP will be required. Details can be found on the Medical Home website found below.
To register online, visit https://medicalhome.org/coe or click on the link below:
