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Knitting & Needlecraft Social Group for Adults

Virtual

Do you enjoy crafts such as knitting, crocheting, sewing, and embroidery? AANE has created a new online group for you! The group is open to Autistic adults regardless of skill level or diagnosis. In addition to meeting online via Zoom, group members also have the option to participate in the AANE Knitting & Needlecrafts Online Discussion Forum, so that they can share tips, patterns, and positive encouragement in between meetings. (This forum is hosted on the Google Groups platform.) The group will meet every second Sunday of the month on Zoom. Each meeting will have time to work on individual projects and get feedback from group members.

$10
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Touchpoints Training for Mental Health Clinicians and Developmental Services Providers (JAN 2025)

Virtual

The Touchpoints Approach can be integrated into mental health clinical therapeutic theory and practice, as well as into developmental evaluation and therapeutic services. This training applies Touchpoints to help providers nurture strengths-based collaborative partnerships with families especially when families are affected by children’s special needs.

Brazelton Touchpoints has proven to improve provider and parent knowledge of child development, reduce parental stress, and enhance collaborative family-provider partnerships in service of healthier family-child relationships. Touchpoints implements a deep understanding of children’s behavior as a primary family engagement and treatment strategy by anticipating known periods of increased stress in family functioning that are associated with developmental processes. Touchpoints employs developmental-relational care to effectively manage behavioral, emotional, or relational concerns that might arise about a child.

In this training, participants practice strengths-based strategies to nurture collaborative partnerships with families in service of emotional well-being and parental competence. They also gain knowledge of theory and practice in delivering culturally-humble, relationship-based, developmentally-informed psychotherapeutic services. While Brazelton Touchpoints is a preventive model of care, this adaptation for mental health and developmental clinicians incorporates its theory and practice into intervention and treatment, taking into account effects of trauma and healing upon development and family functioning. Touchpoints is designed to complement existing psychotherapeutic skills to enhance diverse clinical orientations and techniques. These may include infant and early childhood mental health dyadic and family systems, child-parent psychotherapy, interpersonal and psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, parent guidance, and developmental play therapy.

Course format: This course consists 28 training hours including six monthly one-hour virtual reflective practice sessions. Each of the five modules takes about five hours to complete, and includes a live, interactive Zoom session, assignments for independent practice, and online discussion. Attendance is required at all live sessions. Participants who complete the course will receive a certificate. This course is approved for 20.25 Continuing Education Credits for physicians, nurses, social workers, and psychologists. Learn more.

Session Dates and Times: Live sessions are on Mondays, 12-4 pm ET / 9 am – 1 pm PT

01/27/2025
02/03/2025
02/10/2025
02/24/2025
03/03/2025
03/10/2025
The live sessions will be followed by six monthly Reflective Practice calls; the schedule will be set prior to the end of the main training.

What you will learn:

Strategies for building partnerships with parents that promote family strengths and emphasize preventive emotional health as well as therapeutic healing
Techniques for integrating strengths-based attitudes and relationship-based practices into therapeutic care for individuals and families
Strategies for strengthening parent-child relationships as a key influence on a child’s development and emotional functioning
How to understand the processes of child development that create stress and conflict within families and how these offer opportunities for deepened relationship and healing
Treatment techniques to address the impact of trauma and adversity within and upon the developmental process
A framework to understand why children’s behavior can sometimes be challenging and confusing
Techniques for talking with families about child development concerns
How to actively listen to families and collaboratively solve problems related to child development or a child-family relationship
Number of participants:

Minimum of 10

Maximum of 20

$895
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Multi-Session Small Group Employment Coaching for Experienced Workers

Virtual

If you are experienced in your career and are looking for a new job, career, promotion or just ways to make your current job work better for you, this is a coaching course that could be helpful. This practical coaching course will cover all aspects of job hunting/maintaining by building your knowledge weekly, helping you identify action steps and supporting you to work through any worries or issues you face, with the help of a workbook. We’ll cover conflict, difficult conversations and feedback too.

You will be provided with guidance, training, accountability and inspiration over the 8 weeks to help you feel more confident, leaving you with a personalized roadmap for getting what you want in your working life.

$150
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Horario De Oficina Virtual

Virtual

Reunase personalmente con un especialista en apoyo familiar de Care Parent Network y obtenga respuestas a sus preguntas

15 minutos

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZclcemqrjMoG9AFofxva-CcBTps0Vq-t0I7

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Virtual Office Hours in English

Virtual

English Speaking

Meet 1:1 with a Care Parent Network Family Support Specialist and get your question answered

Sign up for a 15 minute time slot

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZctduyvqzkrGtbcF1DZUfTQvK-Vj2a2uQH_

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Multi-Session Support Group for Parents of Transition Age Youth (18-22)

Virtual

This closed group is designed for parents and family members of Autistic transition-age youth (18-22). This group is limited to 15 participants for caregivers to connect with one another and share information.

Dates
January 7
January 14
January 21
January 28
February 4
February 11
February 18
February 25

$180
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Multi-Session Support Group for Adults

Virtual

A closed support group has the same group members (up to 12) for a set number of sessions (8). Closed support groups are ideal for adults who are looking for deeper connections and more extensive peer support from group members. For the best support group experience, closed group members should plan on attending all 8 meetings in the series. This group offers a safe environment where Autistic adults can talk with like-minded people, share issues and concerns, and celebrate successes. Common topics include: disclosure, self-advocacy, and relationships.

Dates
January 14
January 21
January 28
February 4
February 11
February 18
February 25
March 4

$100
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Multi-Session Social/Support Group for Teens (17-19)

Virtual

AANE is offering an 8-week virtual group for Autistic and Neurodivergent teens aged 17-19. This group is designed to provide teens with a safe space to feel connected to and engage with each other while practicing their social skills in a facilitated setting. The group will be developed based on the interests and needs of the members.

Dates
January 7
January 14
January 21
January 28
February 4
February 11
February 18
February 25

$180
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Multi-Session Social/Support Group for Trans, Non-Binary, and Gender Expansive Teens (14-19)

Virtual

AANE is offering a 8-week virtual group for trans, non-binary, and gender expansive Autistic or Neurodivergent teens aged 14-19. This group is designed to provide teens with a safe space to feel connected to and engage with each other while practicing their social skills in a facilitated setting. The group will be developed based on the interests and needs of the members.

Dates
January 7
January 14
January 21
January 28
February 4
February 11
February 18
February 25

$180
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Multi-Session Group Music Lessons for Adults from Berklee Institute for Accessible Arts Education Berklee School of Music

Virtual

The Berklee Institute for Accessible Arts Education (BIAAE) is generously offering free group music lessons to Autistic adults. Traditional instrument options include: Alto Saxophone, Clarinet, Flute, Trombone, Trumpet, Violin, Viola, Guitar, Piano, Voice, or Percussion. If you do not have a physical instruction, we recommend visiting your local music store to source an instrument or use a virtual instrument through Bandlab for Education platform.

Explore and grow as independent and ensemble musicians using instruments or voice during practice and group lessons. Lessons will focus on note reading, technique, and recording as participants will work to record and perform music with their peers. Participants will use Bandlab for Education (a free platform) to collaborate in an ensemble and to optionally use virtual/digital instruments.

Check out the event's full description for important things to know.

Free
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Multi-Session Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Interest Group for Adults

Virtual

This interest group is intended for post-high school adults who fulfill the player pre-requisites outlined below:

Participants need to have played Dungeons and Dragons before either at AANE or elsewhere.
They must also be familiar with character creation, general rules of D&D Edition 5, cooperation within a team, and following campaign rules and storyline.
Each participant is expected to attend all 8 meetings in order to help his/her team advance as far as possible in the campaign.
This interest series will be using a campaign selected by the Dungeon Masters. Participants must agree to follow the rules of the campaign at all times.
Because this is an interactive/collaborative game. Participants need to be able to participate fully in each game session.
Please note that this is a two-step process (application and registration). If you are interested in this group, please submit the application above.

$100

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