Essential Pieces
Please mark your calendars and save the date for an exciting, local conference opportunity offered by Lutheran Family Services of Virginia and Essential Pieces on May 18, 2012, from 8:30am-3:30pm. You won't want to miss this awesome opportunity! Here's a sneak preview of our speakers:
- Shellie Selove, LPC, LMFT, AASECT-CST, is a psychotherapist with 20 years of experience and specializes in autism, sex therapy, and relationships. She is also an Adjunct Professor of Psychology at Lord Fairfax Community College. She has been married to an autistic individual for 26 years.
- Judith Wheat, Psy.D., Licensed Clinical Psychologist, is the Behavioral Health Director of the Family Practice Residency Program in Front Royal, Virginia, and Associate Clinical Professor for Virginia Commonwealth University/Medical College of Virginia.
- Ramon Selove is a professor of Anatomy and Physiology at Lord Fairfax Community College with 26 years of college teaching experience. He is also autistic.
Brief overview
This 6-hour workshop is geared toward Physicians, Psychiatrists, Counselors, and Social Workers who want to get a better understanding of how to recognize and treat patients and clients with autism spectrum disorders. It will also be of interest to other medical professionals as well as parents and teachers dealing with autism. It will provide 6 CME, CEU or Social Work Continuing Education Credits.
Save the date and stay tuned for location, more specific information, and registration and pricing information!
Essential Pieces is a structured, educational group for parents of children with autism and professionals serving the Autism community. This program is offered by the LFSVA Northern Shenandoah Valley Office located in Winchester, Virginia, with groups starting this winter in Richmond and Hampton.
The goal of Essential Pieces is to substantially improve the information and assistance available to parents and professionals affected by autism, and to work through common issues that are frequently overlooked. The program, which offers weekly parent groups and social groups for affected children and their neurotypical siblings, is a fully volunteer effort by LFSVA, and is free to all participants.
Our network of education includes resources, both web and print, workshops, weekly meetings offering professional speakers in the field of ASD and community-based resources, and informal gatherings for parents to connect.
The Essential Pieces program is supported, in part, through a grant from the Lutheran Services for Children Endowment at the ELCA Foundation.
Winter 2012 Winchester Essential Pieces Calendar
Winter 2012 Hampton Essential Pieces Calendar
Winter 2012 Richmond Essential Pieces Calendar
