An introduction to neurodiversity affirming care for Black clients.
Black clients are too often pathologized. Their neurodivergence is seen as deficit, their responses as "resistance," their bodies as "too much." The mental health system – built on white supremacy and ableism – has rarely offered Black people a framework that actually affirms their full humanity.
We'll explore what it means to provide neurodiversity affirming care through a liberatory lens – one that refuses the deficit model, names systemic harm, and centers the lived experience of Black clients. This isn't about adding a "culturally competent" checklist to your practice. It's about fundamentally shifting how you see and serve Black clients who are trying to survive neuronormativity.
We’ll cover:
A full, intersectional understanding of the neurodiversity paradigm
How anti-Blackness and ableism intersect in clinical settings
How and why Black clients get missed and left out of neurodivergent conversations, spaces, and practices
Practical supports for Black neurodivergent clients
There are 3 options for attending this webinar and all options will receive the exact same services, resources, and information.
This is the accessibility price for the webinar. It honors the need for accessible access to this information. The tier is most appropriate for students, historically disadvantaged clinicians (Black folks, trans folks, disabled folks). I welcome you to use this option without need to “prove” a need and trust it to be used by those who need it.
This is the actual price of this webinar. It honors the effort and expertise offered and it is recommended for people who can afford it at this time. If you are from a historically secure group (such as white people, fully licensed clinicians etc) but cannot afford the pay it forward rate, this is the more appropriate rate for you.
This is the tier which supports the ability for me to offer this webinar at lower costs to others . It honors the effort and expertise offered and creates access for others who are not able to pay the actual price. It is recommended for historically socially and economically advantaged groups. White people, people with familial wealth and access, people with enough to create access for others.