Treating Families on the Spectrum

Britney Fontes, PsyD is a clinical psychologist at a state psychiatric hospital in New Jersey. She graduated from Chesnut Hill College in Philadelphia. She has been noted as a behavioural and psychodynamic therapist who works primarily with individuals who have serious, persistent mental illnesses and developmental disabilities. Gwendolyn Edwards, PsyD is a clinical psychologist at a medical hospital in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. She graduated from Chesnut Hill College in Philadelphia. She has been noted as a systemic and psychodynamic therapist who works primarily with individuals and families with various mental health disorders. Scott Browning, Ph.D., ABPP is a Professor Emeritus of psychology in the doctoral program from Chestnut Hill College. He is a widely published author of The Contemporary Family, Translating Research into Practice, and Stepfamily Therapy. Scott Browning has received awards from the APA and Pennsylvania Psychological Association for his contribution to Family Psychology.

1. The Basics 2. Ecological Systems Approach 3. The Autism Trait Scale (ATS) 4. Early Diagnosis, Clinical Concerns, and School Sytem 5. Debunking the IEP 6. Subsytems 7. Family Therapy with Adolescents and Clinical Concerns 8. Older Adolescents and Young Adults 9. Older Adults and Family Changes 10. Treating Families on The Spectrum