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SUMMARY:🆕 BRAND-NEW! AuDHD\, Personality Disorders\, and Dissociation 🆕
DESCRIPTION:BRAND-NEW!\nAutism Awareness Month Series\nHealth Equity or Cultural Competence CEs\nAuDHD\, Personality Disorders\, and Dissociation\nPresented by B Lourenco\, MA\, LMHC (she/her)\nWhen: Thursday\, April 2nd\, 2026 | 10:30 am – 1:30 pm Pacific Time\nWhere: Live via Zoom (you’ll receive the link the week of the workshop)\nContinuing Education Credit Hours: 3 Health Equity or Cultural Competency CEs | Cost: $99.00\nWith the overlap of certain mental health diagnoses being more common with ADHDers and Autistics\, it can get confusing to understand just what the distinctions are. When we add in the prevalence of trauma\, some of our cases get very complicated very quickly. This workshop will help clinicians make sense of complex scenarios where trauma and neurodivergence meet\, with a focus on Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) and Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). \nWORKSHOP OBJECTIVES:\nAfter this workshop\, participants will be able to: \n\nRecognize the prevalence of trauma in ND populations.\nDescribe ways that trauma impacts Neurodivergent individuals.\nIdentify and define Dissociative Identity Disorder and Borderline Personality Disorder through an affirming lens.\n\nREGISTER HERE\n  \n 
URL:https://cascadia-training.com/course/audhd-personality-disorders-dissociation-april-2026/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Autism Awareness Month 2026,Cultural Competence,Health Equity,Neurodiversity
ORGANIZER;CN="B Lourenco%2C MA%2C LMHC (she/her)":MAILTO:blourencotherapy@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:🆕 BRAND-NEW! AuDHD and Family Systems 🆕
DESCRIPTION:BRAND-NEW!\nAutism Awareness Month Series\nHealth Equity or Cultural Competence CEs\nAuDHD and Family Systems \nPresented by B Lourenco\, MA\, LMHC (she/her)\nWhen: Thursday\, April 9th\, 2026 | 10:30 am – 1:30 pm Pacific Time\nWhere: Live via Zoom (you’ll receive the link the week of the workshop)\nContinuing Education Credit Hours: 3 Health Equity or Cultural Competency CEs | Cost: $99.00\nThere is a plethora of evidence that Autism and ADHD are likely genetic and neurodivergence runs in families. What does it mean to have neurodivergent traits that run through family lines? How does diagnosis or identification influence family stories? This course will address these questions while exploring common identities in Family Systems and how AuDHD traits may contribute to these familial legacies. \nWORKSHOP OBJECTIVES:\nAfter this course\, attendees will be able to: \n\nDescribe how parenting styles impact neurodivergent children.\nExplain how long-term family culture is defined by neurodivergence.\nExplore the ways that the ADHD and Autistic experience may shift over the lifetime.\n\nREGISTER HERE\n  \n 
URL:https://cascadia-training.com/course/audhd-and-family-systems-april-2026/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Autism Awareness Month 2026,Cultural Competence,Health Equity,Neurodiversity
ORGANIZER;CN="B Lourenco%2C MA%2C LMHC (she/her)":MAILTO:blourencotherapy@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260410T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260410T163000
DTSTAMP:20260423T074711
CREATED:20260205T001710Z
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SUMMARY:🆕 BRAND-NEW! Living With AuDHD Overlaps 🆕
DESCRIPTION:BRAND-NEW!\nAutism Awareness Month Series\nLaw & Ethics\, Health Equity\, or Cultural Competence CEs\nLiving With AuDHD Overlaps\nPresented by B Lourenco\, MA\, LMHC (she/her)\nWhen: Friday\, April 10th\, 2026 | 9:00 am – 4:30 pm Pacific Time\nWhere: Live via Zoom (you’ll receive the link the week of the workshop)\nContinuing Education Credit Hours: 6 Law & Ethics\, Health Equity\, or Cultural Competency CEs | Cost: $199.00\nHold your hat\, folks\, because this is going to be a jam-packed day of learning! Spend the morning in didactic and small group learning with B Lourenco where she’ll provide a comprehensive overview of physical\, learning\, and mental health overlaps that commonly occur with AuDHD profiles. After lunch\, B will be joined by a few of her colleagues for a roundtable discussion\, during which class attendees can ask questions and receive collective answers from people who have made these topics their AuDHD special interests. Come nerd out with us; you don’t want to miss this unique learning opportunity! \nWORKSHOP OBJECTIVES\n\nDescribe the difference between innate and acquired forms of Neurodivergence\nIdentify at least 2 commonly co-occurring physical differences or diagnoses for AuDHD individuals\nIdentify at least 2 commonly occurring learning differences for AuDHD individuals\nIdentify at least 2 commonly occurring mental health concerns AuDHD individuals\nExplain why eating disorders and/or substance abuse may be more common for AuDHDers\nLearn ways to help your clients advocate for their care within the medical model system\n\nTopics covered: Dysautonomia\, Connective tissue related disorders\, MCAS\, Autoimmune Disorders\, Gut Health\, Pain disorders\, HSP\, Gifted/Exceptional minds\, Dyslexia\, Dyscalculia \nREGISTER HERE\n  \n 
URL:https://cascadia-training.com/course/living-with-audhd-overlaps-april-2026/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Autism Awareness Month 2026,Cultural Competence,Ethics,Health Equity,Neurodiversity
ORGANIZER;CN="B Lourenco%2C MA%2C LMHC (she/her)":MAILTO:blourencotherapy@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260416T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260416T133000
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CREATED:20260204T200156Z
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SUMMARY:🆕 BRAND-NEW! What is PDA and How Is It Impacting My Practice?🆕
DESCRIPTION:BRAND-NEW!\nAutism Awareness Month Series\nLaw & Ethics\, Health Equity\, or Cultural Competence CEs\nWhat is PDA and How Is It Impacting My Practice?\nPresented by B Lourenco\, MA\, LMHC (she/her)\nWhen: Thursday\, April 16th\, 2026 | 10:30 am – 1:30 pm Pacific Time\nWhere: Live via Zoom (you’ll receive the link the week of the workshop)\nContinuing Education Credit Hours: 3 Law & Ethics\, Health Equity\, or Cultural Competency CEs | Cost: $99.00\nAlthough not currently recognized in the United States\, PDA is a neurodivergent profile that many people experience. Pervasive Demand Avoidance (PDA) is commonly misunderstood\, and this class will help clinicians identify this profile and how to support PDA in an affirming way. \nWORKSHOP OBJECTIVES:\n\nExplore Pervasive Drive for Autonomy (or\, from the medical model\, Pathological Demand Avoidance) from an ND-affirming lens\nLearn the social implications of PDA through both the medical and ND-affirming models\n\nREGISTER HERE\n  \n 
URL:https://cascadia-training.com/course/what-is-pda-april-2026/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Autism Awareness Month 2026,Cultural Competence,Ethics,Health Equity,Neurodiversity
ORGANIZER;CN="B Lourenco%2C MA%2C LMHC (she/her)":MAILTO:blourencotherapy@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260422T090000
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SUMMARY:SPECIAL SALE! The Science of Gender & Resistance: Empowering Ourselves and Our Clients with Practical Neuroscience
DESCRIPTION:Last-Minute Deal! $30 Off!\nHealthy Equity or Cultural Competence CEs!\nThe Science of Gender & Resistance: Empowering Ourselves and Our Clients with Practical Neuroscience\nPresented by: Hannah Smith\, MA\, LMHC\, CGP\nWhen: Wednesday\, April 22\, 2026| 9:00 am – 12:15 pm Pacific Time\nWhere: Live on Zoom. You will receive workshop details the week of the workshop.\nContinuing Education Credit Hours: 3 Health Equity or Cultural Competence CEs | $95.00 NOW ONLY $65.00!\nGender is a hot-button topic these days\, for sure! There is so much dis- and misinformation out there. There is presently no societal consensus on the meaning of gender identity and the plethora of science behind this. Some people will even go so far as to say there is no science and that it’s “All (simply) about chromosomes.” \nMany of us know on a gut level this is not true\, but we cannot put what we know into words. In fact\, even doctors\, parents\, and transgender and non-binary people themselves can struggle to do so. \nThen\, even if we could explain it\, we face friends\, loved-ones\, and strangers who belittle\, dehumanize\, ignore\, or shut us down whenever we try to explain. Those who know little to nothing about gender will put their own world views over those of a multitude of experts – even to the point of attempting to erase and entire people group. \nAt a time when educating society on this important topic is at an all-time high\, the resistance we face is not only maddening\, it is downright traumatizing. In this training\, you will learn the actual (and abundant) science behind gender development.\nYou will learn to differentiate clearly between sex\, gender\, and orientation and how to articulate it all in a concise and coherent way. \nAND… \nYou will also learn the biology that underlies the resistance LGBTQIA+ people face when attempting to explain themselves. You will gain a new understanding of what is happening inside “the other side” so you or your clients can manage your own nervous system activation during these difficult discussions. Practical techniques will be added to this new understanding to help with emotion regulation and staying empowered. \nObjectives: \n\n1. List and describe the science of gender development and how it differs from sex\,\norientation\, and other aspects of identity\n2. Identify the neurobiological regions in the brain and body responsible for distortions\,\nimplicit bias\, and other psychological resistances\n3. Explain the neurobiological mechanisms of resistance with the aim of helping clients to\nmanage their own activation during difficult discussions\n4. Apply practical\, evidence-based techniques to manage activation and empower more\naccurate storytelling during difficult conversations\n\nREGISTER HERE\n  \n 
URL:https://cascadia-training.com/course/science-of-gender-april-2026/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Autism Awareness Month 2026,Cultural Competence,Health Equity,Last-Minute Deals,Neurodiversity
ORGANIZER;CN="Hannah Smith MA%2C LMHC%2C CGP (she/her)":MAILTO:hannah@potentialfinders.com
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