2018 Washington Autism Advisory Council (WAAC) Meeting
“Improving Health through Trauma-informed Approached for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Other Developmental Disabilities , their Families and Caregivers.”
November 5, 2018 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Agenda
Attendees
Materials:
Assessment and Treatment of Trauma in Individuals with ASD: Current Status of the Literature
- Arianne Wallace, Ph.D, Bernier Lab, University of Washington, and Lucy Berliner, MSW, Harborview Medical Center
Panel: Trauma-Informed Approached, Lived Experience
Objectives: Increase Awareness of Challenges, barriers and outcomes of Parents and autistic adults who experience trauma (themselves and/or their children) in seeking treatment in their community and school settings
- Arzu Forough, parent, Founder, President/CEO, Washington Autism Alliance & Advocacy (talking points)
- ChrisTiana ObeySumner, MNPL; Autistic Activist; Owner and Principal Social Equity Consultant, Epiphanies of Equity, Co-Chair, Seattle Commission for Disabilities, Executive Director, The Eleanor Elizabeth Institute for Black Empowerment (talking points)
- Micah Levenson, LICSW, Autistic adult, private practice Psychotherapist (talking points)
- Rachel Nemhauser, parent, Program Supervisor, Parent to Parent, The Arc of King County (talking points)
Objective: Identify what the needs are to support better connections between research, systems and practices to improve trauma-informed approachesPanel: Trauma Informed Approached, Community Professional Perspective
- Dora Raymaker, Ph.D., Research Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, Portland State University, Co-director Academic Autism Spectrum Partnership in Research and Education (AASPIRE), Associate Editor, Autism in Adulthood (talking points)
- Lucy Berliner, MSW, Healthcare Administrator, Harborview Medical Center, Clinical Associate Professor, School of Social Work, University of Washington, Dept of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, UW School of Medicine