This training will briefly review the medical code of ethics for doctors, nurses, and social workers around the importance of treating the whole patient. At that point, participants will briefly review what neurodivergence is and how at least 20% of the global population has a neurodivergent brain. Participants will discuss systemic ableism and how it affects care for neurodivergent patients. Understanding ableism is imperative to combating it. It is ethically required if providers are to do their jobs well. Participants will walk away with several practical things that can be done within 90 days to make access and treatment for meaningful for their patients - all of them.
Learning Objectives:
By the end of this training learners will be able to:
- Understand how ableism exists in the healthcare field.
- Identify three concrete ways where ableism is built in to the systems.
- Identify two actions that can be taken to combat systemic ableism for your neurodivergent patients.
Format: Recorded webinar.
Duration: ~90 minutes
Speaker: Zahava "Zee" Zaidoff, MRAS, CCS, Writer and Trainer with Hope808
Target Audience: Public Health Professionals including community health workers, doctors, nurses, social workers, dietitians, and health educators.
Recorded: 9/24/2026
Disclosures: The planners, reviewers, and authors have no declared conflicts of interest.
CE Available:
- Continuing Education Contact Hours for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES): This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES®) to receive up to 1.5 total Category I continuing education contact hours (1.5 Continuing Competency Credits). WRPHTC provider number 99036.
Accreditation Statement
The WRPHTC is a Designated Multiple Event Provider of Continuing Education Contact Hours (CECH) for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) through the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc.