Therapy Modifications for Autistic Adults: 15th September 2025
15 September 2025, 9:00 am to 4:30 pm
Presented by Melanie Cooke, Elle Perry, & Leonie Wilson
This is a 7.5-hour workshop delivered online via Zoom live webinar.
$260 (inc. GST): General
$130 (inc. GST): Victorian clinicians in ICYMHS/Orygen, AMHS/Forensicare, headspace, Take Two, ACCHOs, & Children’s Health & Wellbeing Locals.
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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.
Who is the training for?
Mental health clinicians and other professionals working with autistic adults, e.g. psychologists, social workers, speech pathologists, occupational therapists, mental health nurses, headspace clinicians, psychiatrists and registrars.
Who provides the training?
Melanie Cooke is a senior clinical psychologist who has worked with young people and adults in specialist mental health services, community and private practice since 2010. She is skilled in autism diagnostic assessment and is passionate about adapting psychological interventions to make them more effective for autistic people.
Elle Perry is an experienced Clinical Psychologist currently working with adult clients in both private practice and public health settings. Elle is the current coordinator of the Royal Melbourne Hospital Mental Health – Autism Consultation and Evaluation Service. Elle is experienced in assessment for autism and ADHD in adults and is passionate about supporting neurodivergent adults in a therapeutic context.
Leonie Wilson is an experienced Speech Pathologist currently working with autistic clients across the lifespan. She currently works at the Royal Melbourne Hospital - Autism Consultation and Evaluation Service, at The Royal Children’s Hospital and in private practice.
Lived experience perspectives and contributions from the Mindful Autism team will be embedded throughout this training day.
What does the training include?
This workshop will focus on how to adapt mental health therapy to make it more accessible and effective for autistic adults. Learning will include:
What do participants say about the training?
“Such a wealth of knowledge... and some gems of information” (Nov 2024)
“Helped me to understand autism better” (Nov 2024)
“(I liked) the... lived experience POV (and) differing MDT perspectives” (Nov 2024)
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