Coaching Week

I spent years as an SLP exhausted by the compliance-based tactics that were framed as 'best practice' and 'just part of the job.'

But when I spoke up, I was told I was "too sensitive." So I learned to doubt myself.

Everything changed when I got severely injured in a session, and felt that my students were not safe in their classrooms.

I asked my supervisor a simple question: "Would you send your own child to this school?"

His hesitation told me everything I needed to know.

If it wasn't okay for his child, why was it okay for anyone else's?

This experience made something painfully clear: I could not, and would not, continue to participate in a system that was actively causing harm to autistic children. So, I made a shift.

Unlearning Control exists because I know that this shift is possible, and because our autistic students deserve it...and so do you.

Will I get continuing education credits?
Yes. You’ll receive 4 hours of continuing education from this event, in the form of a certificate of attendance for 4 PDH.

This event is not ASHA-approved, which means it is not automatically reported to your optional ASHA CE Registry. That said, ASHA allows professionals to count non-ASHA-approved professional development activities toward their CEU requirements as long as the learning is relevant to your scope of practice and you maintain proper documentation.

ASHA outlines this directly on their website under acceptable professional development activities for certification maintenance. You can review their guidance here: https://www.asha.org/certification/pdhs-for-asha-certification/

As always, it’s your responsibility to determine how this PDH applies to your specific licensure, certification, or employer requirements—but many SLPs successfully use PDHs like this to meet ASHA’s professional development expectations.
I'm not a speech therapist, will this apply to me?
Yes. Absolutely.

While I’m a speech-language pathologist by training, this work is not discipline-specific. The focus is on understanding autistic communication, regulation, and what it looks like to move away from control-based practices in real, human moments.

This training is designed for educators, autistic support professionals, therapists, administrators, and caregivers who work with or support autistic kids in any setting—schools, clinics, homes, or community spaces.

If you support autistic students and find yourself navigating behavior expectations, compliance-driven systems, power struggles, or burnout… this will apply to you. The examples, reflections, and strategies translate across roles because they center on relationships, nervous systems, and trust—not a single job title or therapy model.
What if I can't attend live?
You’ll still get full access.

All trainings and resources will be available via replay inside your Coaching Week Hub. While being live can feel powerful, many participants watch on their own time and still get a lot out of the experience.
I work in a really outdated, rigid system. Will this just make me feel even more frustrated?
Oh friend, I feel for you. I was in your shoes just a few years back.

This training isn’t about rebelling against your workplace or breaking rules. It’s about identifying where you actually have choice, even inside rigid systems, and learning how to support autistic students without carrying the full weight of the system on your nervous system.

Many clinicians say they leave feeling less frustrated because they stop trying to control what they can’t and feel more grounded in what they can.