Foster care experiences can lead to relational trauma in adulthood, impacting attachment patterns and the capacity for intimacy. AEDP therapy provides a reparative framework, helping adults process and heal from these early disruptions. Through deep emotional processing and dyadic affect regulation, AEDP facilitates corrective emotional experiences and the development of secure patterns of relating and internal security.

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Course description: We will discuss ADHD, and Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) in terms of clinical presentation and ‘red flags’ for how to recognize these conditions.We also will discuss how these symptoms may overlap, or differ from post-traumatic symptomatology. We will provide strategies on how to adapt trauma-informed interventions to youth with a diagnosis of ADHD or ASD based on their cognitive, developmental, and behavioral strengths and weaknesses.