Captivate Podcasts

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Understanding Guilt in Parents of Children with Autism

This podcast addresses various complex factors that trigger feelings of guilt in parents with autism. Please join our Facilitator, Lauriann King, and her guests: Social Worker, Tory Everhart; Dr. Julia Oppenheimer, Director of ECEP and family leader, advocate and Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Amy Hall Rodriguez. This conversation focuses on addressing several issues that cause parents to have feelings of guilt. We can all agree that during a pandemic, everything feels much more challenging. Listen to how this group of professionals discuss not only how to address those issues, but they compassionately remind us all that we are all doing […]

Staying Connected Through Technology During a Quarantine

This podcast addresses inquiries from various communities in New Mexico. Facilitator, Debbie Montana, and her guests Senior Program Therapist, Jayme Swalby; Education Consultant, Kayla Tuton; Technical Analyst II, Michael Riblett and family leader and advocate from Elevate the Spectrum, Kristina Martinez, respond to feedback received by the community regarding creative ways to stay connected through technology during this climate. As the coronavirus forces us to stay at home, this lack of in-person human contact can cause concerns around mental health due to stress and isolation. Staying connected can be challenging for families living with autism. That factor coupled with social […]