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LIVE: Working with Individuals with Developmental or Cognitive Impairment

March 25, 2025  |  2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Pacific

Presented By Margaret Nixon, PhD
Margaret Nixon, PhD

March 25, 2025
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Pacific

1 Hour | 1 CE

$125 Registration | $100 Early Registration (through March 18th) | Live Virtual Training via Zoom

Margaret Nixon, PhD presents a live virtual professional training program on Working with Individuals with Developmental or Cognitive Impairment.

This badge-earning program can be shared digitally on platforms like LinkedIn or your resume and counts towards a certificate. Enroll in this program to earn credit towards the Correctional Mental Health Certificate and share your new digital credentials with prospective employers and colleagues.

This training will identify and understand the social, cognitive, and environmental risk factors that increase the likelihood of criminal offending in individuals with neurodevelopmental disabilities and how these conditions impact behavior, decision-making, impulse control, and emotional regulation.

Participants will gain an understanding of evidence-based intervention strategies aimed at rehabilitation and reducing recidivism while also reflecting on the ethical considerations of working with this population in criminal justice contexts, with a focus on person-centered approaches.

This training is intended for early career workers with a minimum of a bachelor's level qualification in a discipline such as psychology, nursing, social work, or counseling. Working in settings with forensic clients, including the community, hospitals, residential services, and custodial settings. The target is broad as the prevalence of developmental or cognitive impairments across all settings is high, meaning the topic is relevant to all working with forensic populations.

Intended Audience

This live program is intended for mental health and other allied professionals.

Experience Level

This live program is appropriate for beginner, intermediate, and advanced level clinicians.

CE / CPD Credit

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Presented By

Margaret Nixon, PhD

Dr Nixon has worked across many large research projects in both health and forensic research areas. She has extensive experience in conducting interviews with vulnerable populations (i.e. individuals with dementia, mental illness and histories of trauma). She is a lecturer in forensic behavioural sc...

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this program you will be able to:

Describe the factors contributing to criminal offending behavior in individuals with neurodevelopmental disabilities

Describe effective interventions and ethical considerations for supporting individuals with neurodevelopmental disabilities involved in criminal behavior

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Cancellation Policy

Cancellation Policy

Have a sudden change of plans and are unable to attend live? No worries; you will be given access to the on-demand version of the program once available. Please note if you attend live, no access to the recording will be given.

Event Conduct

Event Conduct

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