A brief training for therapists working with PDA youth - 2CEs

This 2 hour online training will provide an opportunity to for clinicians to learn more deeply about how to work effectively and compassionately with youth with a PDA profile, regardless of diagnosis. Based on the presenter’s accumulated experience from working with PDA youth, therapists will learn a holistic approach to communicating with, engaging, and supporting young clients with PDA traits.

Taking influence from a variety of sources:

• Participants will be able to identify basic PDA traits/ an overview of the PDA profile
• An understanding of the PDA nervous system and what is happening underneath the surface when met with avoidance
• A framework for communicating effectively with  PDA clients during session
• Ideas for directives , prompts, and accommodations that therapists can make in therapy to best support clients with PDA traits

Presented by Nico Santamorena, MA, LCAT-lp

Nico is a clinician who is passionate about embracing neurodiversity, LGTBQ+ issues, and reducing shame in her clients—and herself.  They are excited to bring this topic to therapists and to collaborate, and to identify ways in which therapists can model resilience and change  in service of their clients. She has extensive experience helping parents who struggle with their children with PDA traits, as well as working therapeutically with these children and teens.