Activity

Activity ID

13310

Expires

July 25, 2025

Format Type

Internet

CME Credit

22

Fee

$0

CME Provider: University of Missouri School of Medicine

Description of CME Course

ECHO Autism: Intense Behavior aims to increase access to best-practice assessment, diagnosis, and treatment for individuals on the autism spectrum with intense behavior such as severe emotional dysregulation, self-injurious behaviors, and physical aggression towards others. A variety of research studies have shown that 30% to 50% of the autism population engages in self-injurious behaviors and 10% to 58% exhibit aggression towards others. Such behaviors can be physically dangerous to the person exhibiting such intense behaviors and those around them, as well as interfere with learning and access to typical activities. Professional expertise in the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of intense behavior in people on the spectrum is lacking, with only a few locations in the United States that are equipped to address this issue in a holistic, evidence-based manner. As a result of this program, we will measure for an increase in clinician use of standardized measures during initial assessments that assess for underlying medical, psychiatric, environmental, and social factors in their practice. We will also measure for an increase in clinician delivery or referral of evidence-based psychopharmacological, behavioral, medical, and communicative treatments to reduce/stabilize intense behavior in their autistic patients. This ECHO program will be geared towards general and child/adolescent psychiatrists, developmental/behavioral pediatricians, and neurologists. With this audience in mind, we hope to train practitioners about the importance of assessing and providing appropriate, evidence-based treatments for medical and psychiatric co-morbidities in those with profound autism. We will also share about collaborating with families, caregivers, schools, and therapies and how this integrated care and cohesive communication can provide even better outcomes.

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Educational Objectives

Increase participant self-efficacy in applying the best practice assessments of underlying contributors (e.g., medical, psychiatric, environmental, social factors) in a person on the autism spectrum experiencing intense behavior.

Increase participant self-efficacy in applying evidence-based treatments (e.g., psychopharmacology, behavioral, medical and communication) to stabilize intense behavior in autistic people.

Increase knowledge of available resources regionally and statewide.

Keywords

Interprofessional; Neurodiversity; De-escalation

Competencies

Interpersonal & Communication Skills, Medical Knowledge, Patient Care & Procedural Skills, Practice-based Learning & Improvement

CME Credit Type

AMA PRA Category 1 Credit

Practice Setting

Academic Medicine, Inpatient, Outpatient, Physician Scientists, Rural, Urban

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