Advanced Assessment

This is a 2-and-a-half day workshop delivered online via Zoom live webinar. Prerequisite training required.

$1,850 (inc. GST): General

$900 (inc. GST): Victorian CYMHS/CAMHS/ICYMHS, Orygen clinicians, Take Two, Headspace, ACCHO/ACCHS, AMHS (including Forensicare), Childrens' Health & Wellbeing Locals (Brimbank-Melton/Loddon-Bendigo/Southern-Monash)

_{Please note our workshops sell out quickly and therefore may not be available. We are sorry if you cannot access the training you would like to at this time.}  

What is the ADI-R?

The ADI-R is a semi-structured diagnostic interview to assess behaviours related to Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The ADI-R typically takes between 90 minutes to 3 hours. The course is designed to teach clinicians how to administer and code ADI-R with parents/carers of children and young people with suspected autism.

Who is the training for?

Psychologists, speech pathologists, occupational therapists, paediatricians, and psychiatrists.

Who provides the training?

Psychologist Deborah Sweeney has been training clinicians in the use of the ADI-R and ADOS-2 for many years throughout Asia and the Pacific region. Deborah was previously working in autism research at Monash University and now works in private practice providing consultation for complex presentations of autism spectrum disorder.

What does the training include?

During this two and a half day training, participants will:

• Learn about the underlying principles of the ADI-R
• Practice administration of the ADI-R in role play
• Watch a variety of video administrations of the ADI-R and practice coding
• Participate in the administration of the ADI-R with a volunteer parent/carer of child or young person with autism.
• Learn how to code the caregiver’s responses during the interview.

Trainees will have the opportunity to conduct part of an ADI-R interview and receive feedback and coding advice.

Due to the intensive nature of this training the group is limited to 10 participants.

Pre-reading materials and video links will be provided and must be completed before commencement of the workshop.

For clinicians wanting to achieve research level reliability, Deborah offers the “Personal ADI-R Reliability Package”. This includes scoring an ADI-R video administration, submission of your own recording of ADI-R, feedback and certificate once reliability is achieved. This is a separate cost from the course for those who wish to pursue reliability.

Prerequisite training

For child & adolescent clinicians:

Autism Assessment Fundamentals and Co-occurring Conditions

OR

For adult clinicians:

Adult Autism Introductory +

Adult Autism Advanced

Please see our FAQs for further information.

What do participants say about the training?

“Good pace, great discussions in the group. Thank you Deborah for sharing your wealth of knowledge and making the course practical and interactive.” (Aug 2024)

“Excellent presentation, hands on, lots of videos to watch, discuss and score.” (May 2024)

“Really well run and presented course. Answered all questions and many I didn't know I had. Loved how practical it was.” (Feb 2024)

“Some of the best training I have ever attended.” (Aug 2023)

“Deb was amazing - knowledgeable, great style of teaching/supporting/presentation. The interview with the parent was incredibly useful to my learning.” (Aug 2023)

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