Ethical Considerations in Autism Related Services: Operating at the Highest Level Possible

Kathleen Platzman, PhD Related seminars and products

Kathleen Platzman, PhD, is a Licensed Psychologist with a private practice that focuses on both assessment and treatment of infants/children and other family members. Dr. Platzman specializes in developmental challenges, attachment, trauma, learning challenges, trauma, and general coping struggles. She offers services that include consultation, assessment, psychotherapy, treatment planning, mentoring and supervision.

Dr. Platzman is the Chief Training Advisor for the Interdisciplinary Council on Developmental and Learning Disorders. She is on the Adjunct Faculty, School of Psychology for Fielding Graduate University. Prior to private practice, Kathy was part of a research team that conducted research on the long-term developmental consequences of prenatal drug and alcohol exposure and early environmental neglect at Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry.

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Kathleen Platzman maintains a private practice. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Kathleen Platzman serves as the chief advisor ICDL Training Program Advisory Board, and is the expert training leader for Interdisciplinary Council for Development and Learning. She is a member of the APA.

Karen Levine, PhD Related seminars and products

Karen Levine, PhD, is a developmental psychologist of 30 years, whose passion for improving the well-being of children who have developmental, social or emotional challenges has been the driving force throughout her career. She incorporates a developmental, relationship-based approach to assessment and treatment, incorporating playfulness and fun into treatment when feasible, as a means of increasing happiness and lowering anxiety and distress. Dr. Levine believes there is not a one size fits all approach to assessment or treatment, and that individual children and families need different kinds of support at different points in their development.

Dr. Levine developed a play-based treatment for children with fears and phobias, integrating the evidenced based behavioral tool of Gradual Exposure within a developmental, relationship-based model. This approach, described in her book, with co-author Naomi Chedd, LMHC, Attacking Anxiety, is currently called Behavior Play Therapy, and is being studied and manualized by Bonnie Klein-Tasman, PhD at the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee. She is a part time lecturer on psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Karen Levine maintains a private practice and has an employment relationship with Harvard Medical School. She receives royalties as a published author. Dr. Levine receives grants from Williams Syndrome Association. She receives a speaking honorarium, recording, and book royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Karen Levine has no relevant non-financial relationships.