Just what are Neurodiversity Affirming Practices and why do they matter? In this live webinar series, join us to learn:
- How to apply trauma-informed practices with neurodiverse individuals and groups
- A variety of expressive arts and sensory-based approaches with a focus on neurodiversity affirming strategies
- Practices and interventions that support and strengthen Restorative Attachment™ via expressive arts with children and parents or caregivers
- How to expand your understanding of the intersection of traumatic stress, early childhood adversity, and neurodiversity
- How to develop and expand cultural humility and advocacy for neurodivergent individuals
- The value of lived experiences as communicated through expressive arts when working with neurodiversity
- Applications of the S.A.G.E. model to work with attachment and neurodivergent individuals
- Applications of the Circle of Capacity model with a focus on restorative attachment in children and parents or caregivers
- How to identify organizations and resources that are neurodiversity affirming
- How to develop an understanding of children's art and play expressions as neurodiverse communications of the self and lived experiences
Each session includes discussions, presentations, and films and time for "hands on" practice of expressive arts and sensory-based approaches as neuroaffirming strategies. Restorative Attachment™: Expressive Arts and Sensory Processing as Neurodiversity Affirming Practices is one of two core courses on the foundations of Restorative Attachment™. It emphasizes trauma-informed practices and neurodiversity affirming interventions in order to support everyone's capacity for Restorative Embodiment through self-expression, sensory integration and processing, somatic therapy, and lived experiences.
No prerequisite required. This course is open to psychotherapists, counselors, therapists, healthcare professionals, teachers, coaches, and facilitators. This course integrates and emphasizes intermodal practices of Expressive Arts Therapy, trauma-informed concepts, and restorative attachment interventions and strategies. No previous experience or training is necessary to participate. You will receive a list of simple art supplies to be used during the hands-on portions of each webinar. We emphasize building a professional community of "expressive" practitioners through time for questions and sharing and via networking and break-out sessions during each webinar.
Webinar Dates, Tuesdays from 12 noon-3:00 pm Eastern Daylight/Standard* Time Zone, US:
*Please note that time zone changes from EDT to EST for our 2nd session!
October 29th (EDT)
November 5th (EST)
November 12th (EST)
November 19th (EST)
November 26th (EST)
These sessions are live on the Zoom platform and attendance to the live webinars is greatly encouraged, although not required in order to complete the course. Replays are available after each session and participants can watch sessions on the Thinkific course platform, where you will find an extensive collection of resources, readings, films, and recommended websites and articles. Upon 100% completion, participants receive a Certificate of Completion verifying Continuing Education Units (CEUs) and Professional Development (PD) Hours.
This course is a "drip format"-- the contents are available each week. Each section has a module where you can share your impressions and images, connect with other participants, and network with colleagues around the world.
We provide the opportunity to confirm participation via your own lived experiences and participation in the trauma-informed, expressive arts experientials by uploading images and digital shares to the course site in order to connect with your classmates as well as submit these for assignments! By doing this we can support our own engagement in the trauma-informed expressive arts modalities we teach, instead of requiring long exams at the end of the course.
This webinar series can be applied toward the EXAT and EXA-CE programs for 15 hours of learning and to the Restorative Embodiment Practitioner Certificate (see below for more information).