Episode 525: Patrick Casale on Considerations for Diagnosing Neurodivergence in our Current Context

Welcome solo and group practice owners! We are Liath Dalton and Evan Dumas, your co-hosts of Group Practice Tech.

In our latest episode, Patrick Casale joins us for a difficult but necessary conversation on the implications of diagnosing neurodivergence in our current social and political context.

We discuss:

• The current social and political context that is causing concern for neurodivergent people and their loved ones
• Client self-determination in determining if diagnosis goes into their medical record
• The benefits of having a diagnosis on the record
• The risks of having a diagnosis on the record
• How to educate and support clients making decisions around diagnosis
• Co-occurring disorders that may apply to help secure accommodations for clients
• Ethical considerations around diagnoses
• Patrick’s two upcoming trainings with PCT on creating a neurodivergent private practice and creating a neurodivergent affirming group practice

Listen here: https://personcenteredtech.com/group/podcast/

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PCT Resources

• CE Training, presented by Patrick: Creating a Neurodivergent-Affirming Group Practice Live (August 1st) and Recorded
  • Creating an environment where everyone thrives is important to so many group practice leaders. But the current social context has shifted, and keeping your environment affirming for neurodivergent clinicians, staff, and clients has become more complex. Join Patrick Casale LCMHC NCC, as he discusses neurodivergent-affirming leadership and strategies that promote equity, agency, and neurodivergent representation.
• CE Training, presented by Patrick: Creating a Neurodivergent-Affirming Private Practice Live (July 25th) and Recorded
  • Join Patrick Casale LCMHC NCC, as he equips mental-health clinicians with the knowledge and practical tools to build and run a truly neurodivergent-affirming private practice. 
• On-Demand CE Training, presented by Emily Decker, MS, LPC, NCC: Can You Hear Me? The Legal and Ethical Role of Accessibility in Anti-Oppressive and Neurodivergent-Affirming Teletherapy
  • This training aims to create familiarity and comfort for therapists providing teletherapy and combat stigma and inaccessibility in teletherapy. The conversation is situated within an anti-oppressive and neurodivergent-affirming framework, connecting concepts of accessibility and disability justice with mental health care, and provides an overview of legal and ethical issues pertaining to accessibility within teletherapy, including identifying and dispelling common myths about accessibility and disability, and identifying specific, concrete resources for therapists to use to enhance the accessibility of their services.

Connect with Patrick's Work

• Patrick's podcast: Divergent Conversations
• Patrick's podcast: All Things Private Practice
• Empowered Escapes: intentionally curated destination retreats & summits for mental health entrepreneurs