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Autism and Anxiety 2nd May 2025 (in-person): Other Professionals

This is a two-day workshop delivered in-person at Mindful.
Please read the flyer, workshop description and cancellation policy to the left (select the image to view) before registration.

$140.00

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ASD2025S1ANX-MAY-F

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Contact: mindful-asd@unimelb.edu.au

Phone Number: 03 8344 3425

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To register for this training, please click 'Enrol', then click the cart icon on the top left of the screen for payment (if applicable).

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Upon successful enrolment, you will receive two automated emails (an order confirmation and invoice/payment), in addition to a registration email from the Mindful team within 72 hours. If you do not receive an email from Mindful within 5 business days, please contact us.

For information about upcoming training and frequently asked questions, please visit our website: https://mindful.org.au/asd-training

Please note this training is planned to be in person at the Mindful Centre. If due to COVID-19 the workshop is unable to be conducted in person, participants will be given the option of a refund or transfer (see cancellation policy). Other costs associated with attending in-person training remain the responsibility of the participant if training is cancelled. In finalising bookings, preference will be given to Victorian participants. Please see our website for further information.

Who is the training for?
Mental Health Clinicians and other professionals working with autistic children aged 4-12 years, e.g. psychologists, social workers, speech pathologists, occupational therapists, mental health nurses, headspace clinicians, paediatricians, psychiatrists and registrars.

Who provides the training?
Dr Fiona Zandt, Clinical Psychologist, has extensive experience working with autistic children and adolescents & their families for the past 20 years. Fiona has worked in a variety of settings including CAMHS, Rehabilitation, and Private Practice. She currently job shares the coordination of the Specialist Autism Team at the Royal Children’s Hospital and has a successful private practice. Fiona is also the author of Creative Ways to Help Children Manage Anxiety, Creative Ways to Help Children Manage Big Feelings, and Creative Ways to Help Children Regulate and Manage Anger.

What does the training include?
This in person workshop focuses on children aged 4-12 years and includes current research of anxiety in autism. Fiona draws on her extensive clinical experience to help participants understand:

· Why anxiety is so common.

· How to assess for anxiety

· Why, and how, to provide psychoeducation

· Practical strategies for therapy

· Helpful ideas for parents

Morning tea will be provided.

Click here to download the course flyer

Mindful's workshops are funded by the Victorian Health Department. Some workshop places are made available for private practice and interstate clinicians, but many of our courses are specifically designed to skill-up particular cohorts of the Victorian mental health workforce. Our training is only available to overseas based clinicians on a case-by-case basis. If you practice outside of Australia please email our team at mindful-asd@unimelb.edu.au to confirm your eligibility.

Cancellation and No Show Policy:
Registered participants who are unable to attend and notify us of this in writing prior to fourteen days before the workshop may either:
(1) cancel their registration and receive a refund of their payment minus administration fee of 20% or $40, whichever is greater;
(2) transfer their registration once to another eligible participant within the same workplace (no fee);
(3) in some circumstances may be able to transfer their registration once to an equivalent-cost ASD workshop in the same calendar year, if space is available.
Cancellations with less than 14 days' notice are not refundable. If there is someone else in your workplace that you wish to transfer your registration to, this may be permitted. In exceptional circumstances, please contact us.