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3 CE Credits

• Members - $90
• Non-members - $140
• Students - $40

Workshop Description:

The current presentation will review the unique lens that neuropsychology and clinical psychology bring to the application review process for individuals applying for services through the Maryland Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA). Specific emphasis on conditions that often present severe adaptive dysfunction without intellectual disability, such as Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and late effects of pediatric cancer will be presented. Moreover, this presentation will review assessment approaches that can assist in eligibility determinations, including a comprehensive evaluation of adaptive functioning. Discussion will include a review of cases deemed eligible for DDA services and those deemed ineligible.

Workshop Objectives:

1. Identify what areas of functional impairment typically result from various neurodevelopment disorders (e.g., intellectual developmental disorder, autism spectrum disorder), and psychiatric conditions (e.g., anxiety, mood and trauma disorders).
2. Describe the various ways in which therapists, psychologists and neuropsychologists can integrate specific assessment approaches into their work to assist in eligibility determinations, including genetic testing and comprehensive functional interviewing.
3. Engage in interactive discussions about what data informs Maryland’s Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA) determination of why someone may be deemed eligible or ineligible for services.

About the Presenters:

Shruti Rane, PhD, ABPP

T. Andrew Zabel, PhD, ABPP

Rachel Peterson, PhD, ABPP

Elgiz Sener, PhD, ABPP