3 NBCC CEs • $180
On Demand Workshop with Britt M. Carilli, LCSW
When Life is Too Much
Contextualizing Dissociation,
Derealization, and Depersonalization for Autistic Nervous Systems
About this course:
Living in a world designed for allistic minds can be deeply traumatic to Autistic nervous systems. When a person's internal resources are used up, detachment from oneself and the world might feel like their only safe respite.
In this course, attendees will learn about how specific neurodevelopmental differences for Autistic individuals relate to an increased prevalence of stress and dissociative disorders, differentiate between common hypoarousal responses including dissociation, derealization, and depersonalization, and reframe hypoarousal as not merely a "symptom" or "presentation" of trauma, but as an internal resilience strategy.
This course assists clinicians to contextualize and assess for trauma hypoarousal using neurodiversity-affirming approaches, and implement a variety of modified somatic, trauma-informed mindfulness, and community healing strategies to provide regulation support both in and out of sessions.
What’s Included:
3 hour video recording
Slides + Materials
3 NBCC CEs
Price: $180
Objectives
Participants will be able to…
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Differentiate between dissociation, depersonalization, derealization, and other forms of hypoarousal.
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Utilize person-centered and client-resilience lenses to describe dissociation, depersonalization, and derealization to clients and colleagues.
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Analyze client cases for contributors and incidence of dissociation, depersonalization, and/or derealization.
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Distinguish trauma hypoarousal responses from Autistic self-regulation behaviors and assess for active hypoarousal responses in sessions.
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Integrate at least 3 modified strategies to support clients experiencing dissociation, depersonalization, or derealization.
Autistic people are 8x more likely to experience trauma at least once throughout their lifetime.
Dissociation in Autistic folx is often mislabeled as “daydreaming” or “not paying attention.”
Dissociation, depersonalization, and derealization in Autistic folx are often confused for stimming.
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Meet the Instructor
Britt M. Carilli, LCSW
Britt (she/they) : I’m am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the state of Connecticut and a 2023 graduate of Simmons University's Masters of Social Work program. I specialize in providing outpatient trauma-focused therapeutic interventions to adults belonging to the neurodiverse and LGBTQIA+ communities. As a neuroqueer clinician, my approach emphasizes community care, radical affirmation, autonomy, and advocacy work.