A Practical Approach to Building Neurodivergent-Inclusive Workplaces

Overview:

This is a live webinar on December 4, 2024, from 12:00 pm-1:30 pm ET. Participants will use Zoom to join.

This workshop provides essential knowledge and practical strategies to foster neurodivergent-affirming practices within organizations. Attendees will gain actionable insights to better support neurodivergent colleagues, employees, and clients. 

Through interactive learning and tools, participants will deepen their understanding of what it means to create a truly affirming workplace, develop inclusive practices for supporting different neurotypes, and build effective communication across neurodiverse teams.  

Together, we will explore fundamental concepts, explore personal perceptions, and identify how these beliefs shape interactions with others and ourselves. The session will also address subtle and internalized ableism and its impact on neurodiversity inclusion.

Lacy Alana, LCSW, RSW, MSSW, is a trainer, psychotherapist, interpersonal neurobiology specialist, and multidisciplinary artist.  Lacy uniquely fuses knowledge from brain science, applied improvisation, communication science, and psychology to offer one-of-a-kind trainings, consulting, and 1:1 services.   

Whether working in the corporate world, providing trainings and keynotes, running circus and improv theatre programs for neurodivergent and at-risk youth, teaching adults, working in the non-profit sector, training medical and helping professionals, or working as a psychotherapist – Lacy’s work focuses on teaching others how to effectively connect, create, communicate, and move through the world with the nervous system and communication science in mind. 

Lacy holds a Master’s degree in Clinical Social work, and is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the US, and Registered Social Worker in Canada.  She has a degree in Creative Advertising, and is the founder and director of Yes And Brain, a company that blends brain science, applied improvisation, communication, and psychology to offer one-of-a-kind experiential trainings, consulting, and courses.

Learning Objectives: By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

• Define foundational concepts of neurodiversity to build awareness in workplace settings.
• Identify the elements of neurodivergent-affirming practices.
• Evaluate personal and organizational practices for inclusivity.
• Examine personal beliefs about neurodivergence and how these beliefs influence interactions with neurodivergent individuals, including self-perception.
• Recognize forms of subtle and internalized ableism, as well as strategies to reduce ableist practices within neurodiversity initiatives.

CERTIFICATE:  The course contains two modules: a module to access the webinar and an evaluation module. After accessing the two modules, learners will earn a certificate of completion. Learners will see a Certificate button on their dashboard when the certificate is available.

This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number UB6HP31680, Public Health Training Centers for $4,348,992. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.