Strengths-Based Practices in Action: Supporting Your Autistic Clients to Learn, Play & Thrive
February 05, 2027
at 07:00 PM CT
This interactive training will
transform your treatment planning process
You'll learn how to confidently create strengths-based treatment plans using strategies that are already in your tool bag. It's all about understanding authentic well-being for your Autistic clients and shaping your interventions to reflect respect for their strengths and how they think and learn.
You'll develop strengths-based support plans you can apply in your practice right away.
Investment
Access
NIU Naperville Campus
Disability accommodations available.
Continuing Education
This course will be registered for .6 AOTA CEUs (6 contact hours), .6 ASHA CEUs, and 6 NBCC hours.
About Your Instructor
Meg Ferrell, MS, OTR/L
Meg (she/her) is the founder of Learn Play Thrive and an occupational therapist who cares deeply about person-affirming therapy. At Learn Play Thrive, she hopes to springboard as many professionals as humanly possible into practices that are culturally responsive and neurodiversity-affirming.
Meg continues to learn from Autistic adults with different intersectional identities through hosting the Two Sides of the Spectrum podcast, and paying Autistic consultants to review Learn Play Thrive courses.
She is the primary instructor in The Learn Play Thrive Approach to Autism, where she fills up the toolboxes of OTs, SLPs, social workers, school psychologists, and other professionals with strengths-based strategies to use in their work.
FINANCIAL: Meg is the owner of Learn Play Thrive and receives a salary.
NON-FINANCIAL: Meg has friends and colleagues who are Autistic.
FAQ
What types of professionals is this course appropriate for?
This course is developed for occupational therapists, speech therapists, and other professionals who support Autistic kids in any setting. This is not a course designed for parents. This course is targeted at the intermediate level.
What ages does this course apply to?
This course is relevant for kids from early intervention through young adulthood.
What is the teaching methodology?
This training includes videos, audio clips, lecture, slides, and a participatory process.
Can I use this course for continuing education credit?
This course is registered for .6 AOTA CEUs and .6 ASHA CEUs.
Where does the training take place?
This in-person training takes place at NIU Naperville from 9AM to 4:15 PM CT with a one hour lunch break at noon and a short break in the morning and afternoon. The virtual live stream of the training will be hosted on Zoom.
How do learners get a certificate of completion?
Learners who attend in person will be required to sign in within 10 minutes of the beginning of the training and sign out within 10 minutes of the end of the training. Learners must complete a learner satisfaction survey within one week of completing the live training. Certificates will be sent out by email after the survey is complete.
What is the cancellation policy?
If the program is canceled by the instructor at any point, learners will be issued a full refund. If learners wish to cancel their in-person refund, they will be given a full refund minus a 3% processing fee if it is more than 30 days before the live event.
How do I request disability accommodations?
Please email admin@learnplaythrive.com prior to your training date. Accommodations will be made to support all learners in compliance with the Americans with Disability Act.