Moving from Compliance to Collaboration: Ways to Decolonize and Diversify Care for Neurodivergent Individuals

• • Presenter: Kassie Straker, LCPC, ATR-BC, ATCS, CADC
  • Tuesday, August 12, 11am – 2pm, Central Time
  • Virtual Via Zoom
  • $30
  • 3 CEUs will be offered
  • Registration will close at 1 pm on Monday, August 11

Objectives

At the conclusion of this workshop, participants will:

• Gain an understanding of the identities under the neurodivergent umbrella and their intersections
• Be able to identify the different models of disability and their impact on neurodivergent communities
• Explore how colonization has impacted the experiences and care that neurodivergent communities receive
• Learn ways to decenter neurotypical and Western frameworks of care and clinical practice to better support neurodivergent clients

Kassie Straker, LCPC, ATR-BC, ATCS, CADC

Presenter Bio

Kassie is a queer, neurodivergent art therapist & substance abuse counselor currently providing outpatient services through Creative Alchemy Counseling in Chicago. They have been providing therapeutic services since 2011; supporting individuals who are navigating neurodivergency in a neurotypical world, trauma, grief and loss, substance use concerns, and those in the LGBTQIA+/Queer community. Kassie’s practice is informed by the neurodiversity paradigm, disability justice, trauma-informed care, cultural humility, and a commitment to decolonizing mental health care. In addition to their clinical work, Kassie is an adjunct faculty member at Adler University and provides supervision to emerging art therapists.