Counseling Adults with Autism: A Comprehensive Toolkit

ISBN-13: 9781138584396 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 210 str.

Ali Cunningham Abbott

Opis

Counseling Adults with Autism is a practical guide for counselors, psychologists, and other mental health professionals looking to improve their confidence and competence in counseling adults diagnosed with mild to moderate autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

Spis treści

Introduction 1. Presuming Competence and Capability 2. Understanding Family Dynamics, Alison Bourdeau and Ali Cunningham Abbott 3. Increasing Optimism 4. Assessing Clients and Treatment Planning, Ali Cunningham Abbott and Ryan Seidman 5. Treating Social Communication Impairments 6. Understanding Social Motivation 7. Enhancing Social Awareness 8. Building Social Cognition Skills, Alison Bourdeau and Ali Cunningham Abbott 9. Working with Behavior Challenges, Elisa Cruz-Torres and Ali Cunningham Abbott 10. Promoting Independence Index

O autorze

Ali Cunningham Abbott, PhD, LMHC, QS, is a licensed mental health counselor in private practice and assistant professor at Lynn University. She has over 10 years of experience counseling clients with autism and their family members, and previously served as the Assistant Director of Florida Atlantic University’s Center for Autism and Related Disabilities.