Diagnostic Assessment of ASD Workshops
Diagnostic Assessment of ASD: Best Practice Elements of a Comprehensive Evaluation (VIRTUAL)
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Differential Diagnosis Workshops
The purpose of the differential diagnosis workshop series is to provide training about issues to consider when attempting to differentiate between ASD and other disorders associated with social-communication deficits and/or restricted and repetitive behaviors. The workshops are intended for clinicians and researchers involved in the diagnostic assessment of ASD. We will present recent research, including studies detailing the use of specific diagnostic instruments in particular populations, as well as clinical case examples and video clips about diagnostically differentiating behaviors.
Differential Diagnosis of ASD: Early Childhood (VIRTUAL)
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Differential Diagnosis of ASD: School Age (VIRTUAL)
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Learning Objectives
Differential Diagnosis Workshops
Upon completion of each workshop, participants should be able to:
- Identify issues to consider when attempting to differentiate between ASD and other disorders associated with social-communication deficits and/or restricted and repetitive behaviors.
- Utilize recent research, including studies detailing the use of specific diagnostic instruments.
- Describe how social communication abnormalities, restricted and repetitive behaviors, and developmental histories of children and adolescents with ASD may be similar or different compared to children with other diagnoses.
Intro to ASD Workshops
Upon completion of each workshop, participants should be able to:
- Identify best practices for diagnostic evaluation of autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
- Discuss issues related to assessment of ASD in children, adolescents, and adults.
- Describe the essential components that are needed to evaluate DSM-5 criteria for ASD, including commonly used diagnostic tools.
CE Credits
4.0 online CE contact hours will be awared to licensed psychologists and social workers who have met the attendance requirements below.
Psychologists: Weill Cornell Medicine (WCM) Department of Psychiatry, 525 E 68th St. New York, NY 10065, is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0192. WCM is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. WCM maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
Social Workers: The New York Presbyterian Hospital Department of Social Work is recognized by New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers # SW 0155. Social workers from other states, please confirm with your state licensing board. Please note that we do not specify type of credits (general, cultural competence, clinical, etc.)
CE Certificate Requirements
Please note that in order to receive your CE certificate for the 4.0 credit workshop, you must attend the entire workshop and complete the evaluation in accordance with NYSED and APA requirements. Please plan accordingly to sign in with your full name, log-in on time, and remain for the duration of each session. There is a 10 minute grace period at the start OR end of the webinar- no more than 10-minutes total can be missed. Participants who do not meet the attendance requirements will not receive a CE certificate or refund.
Each live webinar will begin promptly at 11:00am EST. Please plan to be logged in by 11:10am EST at the latest OR leaving no earlier than 2:50pm EST.
CE Distribution: Evaluation forms will be distributed via email following the workshop to those meeting the attendance requirements above. There will be one feedback evaluation and certificate awarding 4.0 CE hours for each workshop. Evaluations must be completed within one month of the workshop.
Complaints: The Weill Cornell Medicine Department of Psychiatry (WCM) is fully committed to conducting all activities in strict conformance with the American Psychological Association's Ethical Principles of Psychologists. WCM will comply with all legal and ethical responsibilities to be non-discriminatory in promotional activities, program content and in the treatment of program participants. The monitoring and assessment of compliance with these standards will be the responsibility of the members of the Continuing Education committee in consultation with the CE Chair. While WCM goes to great lengths to assure fair treatment for all participants and attempts to anticipate problems, there will be occasional issues which come to the attention of the program staff which require intervention and/or action on the part of the program staff or an officer of WCM.
To submit a complaint to the WCM CE committee, please see the WCM CE website: https://psychiatry.weill.cornell.edu/education-training/continuing-education-committee-members
Prerequisite Training
These workshops are classified as beginner to intermediate, intended for clinicians and researchers involved in the diagnostic assessment of ASD.
Disclosures
Western Psychological Services (WPS), publisher of the ADOS-2, does not fund the GAIN program. GAIN focuses on the ADOS-2 only and will not include explicit training on other instruments. Dr. Somer Bishop receives honoraria from WPS as an author of the ADOS-2. This will not influence her discussion and she will not make recommendations for commercial products. She has no non-financial disclosures related to ADOS-2.
Cancellation Policy
If you need to cancel your ticket after registration please send written notification to Angela Constantine at gain@med.cornell.edu. Refund requests will be processed according to the following guidelines:
Intro to ASD-September 15, 2023
- Before Monday, August 28, 2023: Refund minus $10 fee
- Between Monday, August 28 and Monday, September 4, 2023: Refund minus $15 fee
- Between Tuesday, September 5 and Monday, September 11, 2023: Refund minus $20 fee
- After Monday, September 11, 2023: No refund
- Refunds will not be provided to those not meeting the CE attendance requirements.
Early Childhood-October 6, 2023
Refund Requests made:
- Before Monday, September 18, 2023: Refund minus $10 fee
- Between Monday, September 18 and Monday, September 25 2023: Refund minus $15 fee
- Between Tuesday, September 26 and Monday, October 2, 2023: Refund minus $20 fee
- After Monday, October 2, 2023: No refund
- Refunds will not be provided to those not meeting the CE attendance requirements.
School Age-November 10, 2023
Refund Requests made:
- Before Monday, October 23, 2023: Refund minus $10 fee
- Between Monday, October 23 and Monday, October 30, 2023: Refund minus $15 fee
- Between Tuesday, October 31 and Monday, November 6, 2023: Refund minus $20 fee
- After Monday, November 6, 2023: No refund
- Refunds will not be provided to those not meeting the CE attendance requirements.
Contact Us
For more information please contact Angela Constantine at GAIN@med.cornell.edu.