Description

Roula Choueiri, MD

Neurodevelopmental Disabilities; Director, Early Childhood Community Outreach Program; Department of Neurology, Autism Spectrum Center
Faculty of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

The RITA-T is an empirically derived, level-2 interactive measure that has been developed to screen for autism spectrum disorders in toddlers 18-36 months of age. This course trains Early Childhood and Health care providers to administer the RITA-T, which can be integrated into diverse settings to better screen and identify toddlers who are high risk and need further diagnostic evaluation.

Learning Objectives: 

At the conclusion of this educational program, learners will be able to:

1. Train reliably on administering a level 2 interactive ASD screener, the RITA-T, that differentiates between ASD and non-ASD
2. List the early signs of ASD
3. Integrate a level 2 ASD screener in practice to improve access to diagnosis
4. Analyze community and clinical models that can facilitate evaluations for ASD in toddlers, and strengthen community partnerships

In support of improving patient care, Boston Children’s Hospital is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Physicians, Physician Assistants, and Nurse Practitioners
Boston Children’s Hospital designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in this activity.

Nurse
Boston Children’s Hospital designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.00 contact hours for nurses. Nurses should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in this activity.

Psychology
Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibly for the content of the programs. This course has been approved for 4.00 continuing education credits.

Social Work

As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Boston Children’s Hospital is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Boston Children’s Hospital maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 4.00 ACE CE continuing education credits.

Disclosure Policy 
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Disclosure Statement

The following planners, speakers, and content reviewers, on behalf of themselves, have reported the following relevant financial relationships with any entity producing, marketing, reselling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on patients: