Autism, Attachment & Trauma: 21 May 2026
21 May 2026, 9:00 am to 2:30 pm
Presented by Dr Jennifer Harrison
This is a 5.5-hour workshop delivered online via Zoom live webinar.
$210 (inc. GST): General
$105 (inc. GST): Victorian clinicians in ICYMHS, AMHS/Forensicare, headspace, Take Two, ACCHOs, & Children’s Health & Wellbeing Locals.
Please read our Cancellation and Attendance policy before booking.
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 does the training include?
This 5.5-hour live webinar looks at attachment theory, and current knowledge about attachment in autistic children and youth. Assessment and treatment using attachment models will be addressed. Key learning objectives are:
- What is attachment & why is it important?
- What is the difference between an attachment disorder and insecure attachment?
- What do we know about autism, attachment, and trauma?
- Ways of supporting parent-child attachment when a child is autistic
Who is the training for?
Mental health clinicians and other professionals working with autistic children and young people, e.g. psychologists, social workers, speech pathologists, occupational therapists, mental health nurses, paediatricians, psychiatrists and registrars.
Who provides the training?
Dr Jennifer Harrison is consultant psychiatrist for the Alfred Child and Youth Mental Health Service’s Neurodevelopmental Stream. Her role includes work with the Developmental Assessment and Management Program and the Neuropsychiatry Clinic. Jennifer works with children and youth presenting with complex attachment and trauma in the context of neurodevelopmental conditions. She also holds honorary appointments at Monash University and The Dax Centre, University of Melbourne.
What do participants say about the training?
“I found this one of the most powerful, practical and enlightening sessions on autism, trauma and attachment. The rich case discussion, opportunity to watch and score videos and to discuss cases in small groups and then hear how it played out in real life was fantastic!!”
“The breath of information and practical application was excellent.”
“(I liked the) combination of revisiting theory, assessment, tools, videos and case studies application.”
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