A Crash Course In
Neurodiversity-Affirming Goal Writing

In this live 2 hour training on December 2nd at 3PM EST, taught by Autistic SLP Rachel Dorsey, you’ll learn how to write goals that support the authentic participation and well-being of your Autistic clients. Following Rachel’s concrete process and true-to-life case studies, you’ll walk away confident that you can write truly strengths-based, neurodiversity-affirming goals for every neurodivergent client you encounter.
This training is full. Check back early December to purchase the replay!
Continuing Education
from Learn Play Thrive


Learn a neurodiversity-affirming process that will change
your goal writing

MODULE 1: Strengths-Based Goal Writing (45 minutes)

The medical model teaches us to write deficits-driven goals that wreak havoc on the mental health of Autistic students. But there’s a better way!
In this module, you’ll learn a framework that will allow you to confidently write goals that area aligned with your deepest values and your desire for your clients’ authentic well-being.
MODULE 2: Case Study 1 (30 minutes)

Clinical practice is complex and can be messy, but the goals we write matter. To help you apply the strengths-based goal writing framework to your actual work, Rachel Dorsey will walk you through a true-to-life case study, teaching you her clinical reasoning step-by-step in a way you can easily apply to your own clients.
MODULE 3: Case Study 2 (45 minutes)

We want you to leave this training brimming with confidence and enthusiasm to put your new skills into practice. In this module, you’ll work through a case study together with the other live participants so that you can have the skills to apply the framework to your own work with ease.
Gain Practical Experience

Through Rachel’s careful scaffolding in this participatory training, you’ll gain practical experience writing neurodiversity-affirming goals that will leave you confident in translating this course into your practice with ease.
Get Game-Changing Resources

To truly bolster your confidence using this new process, you’ll get a practical, essential handout that outlines the strengths-based goal writing process so you can bring new expertise in writing goals that truly center your neurodivergent clients’ authentic well-being.

Access

Registering for this course will give you access to the LIVE training. If you are unable to attend live, please wait to register until we have the recorded replay for sale and registered for CEUs.

Continuing Education

This course will be registered for .2 AOTA CEUs and .2 ASHA CEUs

FAQs

Information about completion requirements, accommodations, and more can be found in the FAQs.
This course is
for you if...

You are an OT or SLP writing goals for Autistic kids in any setting, and want to write neurodiversity-affirming goals with confidence and ease
You know your work will be more effective if your goals are truly aligned with your Autistic clients' strengths
You are ready to learn first-hand from an Autistic SLP because you know that Autistic adults are the true experts on autism
Here’s what people are saying about Rachel Dorsey’s full course, Goal Writing for Autistic Students!














Meet your
Instructor

Rachel Dorsey

Rachel Dorsey
M.S., CCC-SLP

Rachel holds a Master of Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and has worked in school, clinic, and community-based settings with children and adolescents of all ages.
FINANCIAL: Rachel is the owner of Rachel Dorsey: Autistic SLP, LLC and receives a salary. She is paid a consulting fee by Learn Play Thrive as the SLP consultant. Rachel was paid a speaking fee for her contribution to The Learn Play Thrive Approach to Autism. Rachel receives commission from her course, Goal Writing for Autistic Students and Let’s UNMASC. Rachel is a paid consultant for Responsive Feeding Pro, LLC. Rachel receives commission from Learn Play Thrive for sales of the Neurodiversity Summit.
NON-FINANCIAL: Rachel is Autistic and has friends and family members who are Autistic.
Please note: disclosure statements are contained in the Bio page for each speaker. Click on "READ BIO" above to review the disclosures.

This is the course I wish I'd taken before I ever wrote a goal for an Autistic client.
– Meg Ferrell, Founder of Learn Play Thrive
Course Objectives

A Crash Course in Neurodiversity-Affirming Goal Writing
Analyze how an Autistic child’s mental health impacts selection of an obtainable goal
Select a meaningful targeted skill for an Autistic client given their current skills and challenges

Frequently Asked Questions

This course is appropriate for professionals working with kids from early intervention through adolescence.
This course is taught via live lecture and a participatory process of goal writing using several case studies.
Yes. We plan to offer a recorded replay of this live training at a later date. If you enroll in the live training and miss it, we will give you the option of watching the replay. However if you know you cannot attend live, we advise you to wait to register until the replay is available and registered for CEUs.
You must join the training within 5 minutes of the start time and stay until the end. After completing an attestation that you attended live and completing the quiz in the course in Thinkific with a satisfactory score (75% or greater), you will receive your certificate by email.
No refunds will be issued after you have registered. However you do have the option of transferring your registration to another learner. If the live course is canceled by the instructor, you will be given the option of a full refund or access to a recorded version of the course. If you miss the live training, you will be enrolled in the recorded replay when it is available.
If you have special learning needs, please email meg@learnplaythrive.com before registering. Accomodations will be made to support learners in compliance with the Americans with Disability Act.
You can send an email to admin@learnplaythrive.com
Our courses are hosted in Thinkific’s web-based course platform. You can find the system requirements for Thinkific at this link. The live training takes place via Zoom.
Why enroll today?

Continuing Education Credit
Receive 2 hours of continuing education credit through a live online course that will leave you feeling totally confident in your ability to generate more relevant, effective, strengths-based interventions.
Discount to Goal Writing for Autistic Students
You’ll get a limited time offer for $59 off Rachel Dorsey's full training, Goal Writing for Autistic Students, as this content is also included in module 1 of the longer course.

Build your skills and your confidence with a process truly grounded in neurodiversity-affirming practices.
This course will be available for ASHA CEUs from 11/2/2023 through 11/1/2028.
The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.
ASHA CE Provider approval and use of the Brand Block does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products or clinical procedures.