Affirming Approaches to Repetitive & Compulsive Behaviours

Autism, ADHD, OCD, body-focused repetitive behaviours, tics, Tourette’s, depression and anxiety frequently co-occur. All feature repetitive behaviours with different names, including compulsions, stimming, echolalia, hyperactivity, skin-picking, hair-pulling, tics, worrying, rumination, and self-harm.

When these behaviours are misunderstood and mislabelled, therapy can be ineffective and even harmful. Yet it’s easy to get tied up in knots trying to find the correct label for these behaviours.

This new webinar will help you identify the different functions of repetitive behaviours, enabling you to flexibly align your therapeutic approach to the needs of the individual.

You'll learn a simple, pragmatic, functional approach to repetitive behaviours, and how to teach your clients to identify the meaning of their own behaviours, how they may signal unmet needs, and how to respond with self-compassion.

Presented by Jennifer Kemp, an Autistic and ADHDer clinical psychologist, this 1.5-hour webinar will teach you how to:

🔁 Identify the function of repetitive behaviours in adolescents and adults
🫶🏽 Distinguish between "disordered" behaviour and valid neurodivergent needs
🙏🏽 Provide therapy that is respectful, affirming and flexibly meets your client's needs
🌱 Use ongoing functional analysis as a dynamic tool to guide your therapeutic approach
💗 Empower your clients to identify their own needs and practice self-compassion

Please note, this is an intermediate-to-advanced level webinar. Attendees will be assumed to understand the foundations of neurodiversity-affirming practice and the information processing differences that underpin neurodivergence including Autism and ADHD.

Two sessions will be offered to suit different time zones. Please select your session time carefully when you register.

Session 1: Australia/NZ + UK/EU

Eastern Australia: Thu, 26 Jun 2025 at 6:00 pm AEST
New Zealand:             Thu, 26 Jun 2025 at 8:00 pm NZST
London UK:                     Thu, 26 Jun 2025 at 9:00 am BST
Central Europe:             Thu, 26 Jun 2025 at 10:00 am CEST

Session 2: Australia/NZ + US

Eastern Australia:          Fri, 27 Jun 2025 at 9:00 am AEST
New Zealand:                 Fri, 27 Jun 2025 at 11:00 am NZST
US Pacific:                       Thu, 26 Jun 2025 at 4:00 pm PDT
US Central:                     Thu, 26 Jun 2025 at 6:00 pm CDT
US Eastern:                     Thu, 26 Jun 2025 at 7:00 pm EDT

This webinar will be recorded and available for 60 days. You must purchase a ticket prior to the event to be able to be able to watch the recording.

The recording is only for those who have purchased tickets. Please do not distribute or share the link with others.

Accessibility:

Closed captions will be available. You will need to turn these on yourselfin Zoom.
You will not be required to have your camera on.
The presenter will use the chat for questions and discussion. Contributing to discussion in the chat is optional.
If you cannot attend one or both parts live you are welcome to watch or listen to the recording.
If you need to leave the live workshop partway through and catch up on the rest via the recording later, this is also fine!
If you are not able to watch/listen to the recording within the 60 day period due to capacity, chronic illness, disability, or an unexpected life event, please email me and I will gladly extend your access.

Affirming Approaches to Repetitive & Compulsive Behaviours (1.5 hrs)

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