Concurrent Session B
Tuesday, June 24, 2025
1:30 - 2:30 pm
B6 - ISSUE BRIEFS: MENTAL HEALTH UPDATES FOR CLINICIANS
Moderator: TBD
Suicide Risk Identification and Management for Individuals with Autism: A Guide for Primary Care Providers
Naomi Cruz, The Boggs Center on Disability and Human Development
Caroline Coffield, PhD, The Boggs Center on Disability and Human Development
John Palatucci, PhD, MPA, The Boggs Center on Disability and Human Development
Do they Understand the Concept of Death?
Hila Tamar Edri, Master, Bar Ilan university
Caring Connections: A Grounded Theory Examination of the Grief and Bereavement Experiences of Children with Intellectual
Arlen Gaines, MSW, LCSW-C, APHSW-C, University of Maryland Baltimore
John Cagle, PhD, MSW, University of Maryland Baltimore
Trauma Recovery for Autistic, Intellectually Disabled, and Neurodiverse Adults (TRAIN)
Andrea Layton, Penn State College of Medicine
Emily Saich, Penn State College of Medicine
Jessica Bonatakis, Penn State Health
Keely Hirsch, Penn State Health
Promoting Self-determination in Psychotherapy: a Pilot Study
Richard Chapman, PhD, Virginia Commonwealth University
Jessica Schuttler, PhD, University of Kansas
Karrie Shogren, PhD, FAAIDD, University of Kansas
US Based Pilot Evaluation of Beat It, a Behavioral Activation Intervention for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Andrea Caoili, MSW, LCSW, EdD, University of New Hampshire
Karen Weigle, PhD, University of New Hampshire
Mortality Trends Among US Decedents with Intellectual Disability, Autism, Down Syndrome, and Co-Occurring Mental Health Conditions, 2017-2021
J. Dalton Stevens, PhD, Brandeis University
Richard Chapman PhD, Virginia Commonwealth University