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Support for Neurodiverse Grievers
Activity description
The neurodiversity model recognizes that neurological differences are not deficits, but natural variations in how brains function. Despite growing awareness, misconceptions persist, one common myth is that neurodivergent individuals lack emotional depth but many experience emotions with heightened sensitivity and intensity. However, due to societal expectations, they may learn to "mask" their true feelings to appear neurotypical, which can lead to challenges in identifying, expressing, and labeling emotions. This on-demand webcast will discuss the role of healthcare providers by creating safe, nonjudgmental spaces where masking is unnecessary and supporting authentic emotional expression and fostering deeper therapeutic connections.
This activity is designed to meet the educational needs of case managers, counselors, educators, psychologists, social workers, therapists and other BHCPs who care for individuals within the Medicaid population.
At the end of this educational activity, participants should be able to:
- Describe the neurodiversity paradigm.
- Name three common misconceptions about neurodiversity.
- Identify strategies to cultivate a safe space for neurodiverse clients.
- Discuss strategies to collaborate effectively with interprofessional teams to promote overall mental wellness, including engaging in regular team meetings, sharing insights from different disciplines, and developing integrated care plans that address the holistic needs of patients.
Provided by
This activity is provided by Optum Health Education and Optum Behavioral Care.
Commercial support
No commercial support was received for this activity.
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Presenter
Kailey Bradley, MA, LPCC
Clinical Subject Matter Expert
Refuge Counseling, LLC
About the presenter
Kailey Bradley, MA, LPCC, is a licensed counselor, doctoral student, and adjunct professor of Thanatology. She has conducted over 75 presentations on a wide range of grief related subjects and currently has 8 peer-reviewed publications. She has a background as a hospice bereavement coordinator. Her interest in childhood bereavement has been acknowledged through the Association for Childhood and Adolescent Counseling, where she was awarded as an emerging leader in 2024. She is also currently doing research on the impact of pediatric illness on families. She is active in local, regional, and state counseling organizations where she is currently the NCACEs graduate-student representative, president of the Association of Child and Adolescent Counseling Ohio, president-elect of the Ohio Association for Spiritual Religious and Ethical Values in Counseling, and an active member of the National Alliance for Children’s Grief, and the Association for Death Educators and Counselors. She also has a successful private practice and is passionate about clinical supervision and teaching young counselors and providing them with opportunities to grow and develop.
Activity planners
Heidi Bausch-Ryan, Psy.D., LP
Associate Director of Training
Optum Behavioral Care, Care Counseling
Rebecca Gleason, RN, CCM
Activity Manager
Optum Health Education
Peggy Jones
Instructional Design Manager
Optum Behavioral Care
Miranda Murgasen, LGSW
Senior Behavioral Health Clinician
Optum Behavioral Care, Care Counseling
Regina Owens
Learning and Development Director
Optum Behavioral Care
Disclosures of relevant financial relationships
In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education's (ACCME) Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, Optum Health Education (OHE) requires all those in control of educational content to disclose their financial relationships with ineligible companies within the prior 24 months. Ineligible companies are defined by the ACCME as companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing health care products used by or on patients. Individuals must disclose all financial relationships, regardless of the amount, with ineligible companies and regardless of their view of the relevance of the relationship to the education. OHE ensures that the content is independent of commercial bias.
The presenters and activity planners have no financial relationships to disclose.
Method for calculating CE credit
CE credit was calculated by the complexity of content.
Accreditation statement
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Optum Health Education and Optum Behavioral Care. Optum Health Education is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the health care team.
Credit designation statements
This activity was planned by and for the health care team, and learners will receive 1.00 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change.
Nurses
The participant will be awarded up to 1.00 contact hour(s) of credit for attendance and completion of supplemental materials.
Nurse practitioners
The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Program (AANPCP) accepts credit from organizations accredited by the ACCME and ANCC.
Psychologists
Optum Health Education is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to offer continuing education for psychologists. Optum Health Education maintains responsibility for this program. 1.00 CE hour.
Social workers
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Optum Health Education is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Optum Health Education maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 1.00 enduring continuing education credits.
Counselors and/or marriage and family therapists
CA: The Board of Behavioral Sciences has deferred CE course approvals to APA and ASWB for its licensees. See those approvals under Psychologists and Social Workers.
Other States: If your state is not specifically listed, nearly all state Counselor and MFT boards accept either APA or ASWB approval, or are reciprocal with other state licensing board approvals. Check with your board to be sure.
Attendance
A certificate of attendance will be provided to learners upon completion of activity requirements, enabling participants to register with licensing boards or associations that have not been preapproved for credits. To apply for credit types not listed above, participants should use the procedure established by the specific organization from which they wish to obtain credit.
Available Credit
- 1.00 ANCC - Nurses
- 1.00 APA - Psychologists
- 1.00 Attendance - General Attendance
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