Sean Inderbitzen & Lisa Morgan – Masking in Autism and the Increased Risk for Suicidal Ideation: Internal Family Systems & Strength-Based Models for Identification, Safety Planning, and Treatment

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Masking in Autism and the Increased Risk for Suicidal Ideation: Internal Family Systems & Strength-Based Models for Identification, Safety Planning, and Treatment
Speakers: Sean Inderbitzen, DSW, LCSW, MINT |  Lisa Morgan, MEd, CAS
Duration: 1 Hour 30 Minutes
Format: Audio and Video

Description

Autistic individuals learn to mask their traits as a way of fitting in and navigating a world that is not designed for them. This social survival strategy – to stay emotionally and social safe from rejection, bullying, and ostracization – comes at a cost.

Masking is overwhelming. It is exhausting. And often leads to increased rates of anxiety, depression, and suicidal ideation.

As clinicians, we need to be aware of the potential for masking and be prepared to support our clients in identifying and understanding this phenomenon.

Join two autistic clinicians Sean Inderbitzen, LCSW, MINT and Lisa Morgan, M.Ed, CAS, for this fireside chat to learn how to identify when masking is present in autistic adults, in what context masking is helpful, and begin the challenging process of unmasking in two safe and neurodiversity-affirming ways!

Lisa guides you through a strengths-based approach to:

• Begin the process for safety planning and stabilization
• Help clients begin to unmask and understand who they are
• Promote a sense of agency and control in their lives reducing suicidal ideation

Sean unpacks an Internal Family Systems (IFS) approach to help autistic clients:

• Process how masking is adaptive and when it becomes maladaptive
• Understand how vulnerable, firefighter and manager parts impact masking
• Manage anxiety and improve mood, self-esteem, and interpersonal communication

Speakers

Sean Inderbitzen, DSW, LCSW, MINT
DBA Inderbitzen Consulting Services LLC
Sean Inderbitzen, DSW, LCSW, MINT, has lived 32 years with autism spectrum disorder and is an active clinical social worker within a community health center specializing in the treatment of Autism and co-occurring trauma. He graduated from Tulane School of Social Work in spring of 2023 and was awarded $40,000 by Mayo Clinic to investigate the impacts of increased pediatrician confidence on access to patients suspected of autism spectrum disorder in rural medical settings.

Additionally, Dr. Inderbitzen’s research team (Katie Diebold, LMSW and colleagues) are studying the effectiveness of Sensorimotor Psychotherapy on children with PTSD and Autism Spectrum Disorder, in consultation with Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute, and under the guidance of Dr. Bonnie Goldstein. In addition to research, he maintains an active practice in a community mental health center working with persons on the Autism Spectrum. Dr. Inderbitzen is mentored by such innovators as Dr. Stephen Porges and consults with organizations on autism spectrum disorder and Motivational Interviewing. He is an active member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers, and his writings can be found regularly featured on Differnetbrains.org, and has a forthcoming book from W.W. Norton, called Autism in Polyvagal Terms.

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Sean Inderbitzen has employment relationships with Northlakes Community Clinic and Inderbitzen Consulting Services, LLC. He receives royalties as a published author. Sean Inderbitzen receives grants from Mayo Clinic Health Systems. He receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Sean Inderbitzen has a professional relationship with Dr. Stephen Porges.

Lisa Morgan, MEd, CAS
Lisa Morgan, MEd, CAS, is a consultant specializing in crisis support and suicide prevention for autistic people. Lisa is founder and co-chair of the Autism and Suicide committee at the American Association of Suicidology (AAS) and has developed several autism specific resources for communicating and supporting autistic people in crisis. A self-advocate with a passion for strengths-based solutions, Lisa has authored several books, articles, and resources all available on her website, www.autismcrisissupport.com. She is a community council member of AASET (Autistic Adults and other Stakeholders Engaged Together), a group of autistic adults informing autism research priorities. Lisa has a master’s degree in the Art of Teaching. She is a certified autism specialist, a peer reviewer of the online journal, Autism in Adulthood, and owner of Lisa Morgan Consulting, LLC.

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Lisa Morgan has employment relationships with AASET-SP, Hospice Foundation of America, and Lisa Morgan Consulting, LLC. She receives royalties as a published author. Lisa Morgan receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Lisa Morgan has no relevant non-financial relationships.

Objectives

1. Identify when masking is present in autistic adults and understand the increased risk for suicidal ideation.
2. Evaluate the difference between a strengths-based approach and internal family systems approach to unmasking and when to use each.
3. Use a strengths-based approach to identify when masking is present and begin the process of safety planning and stabilization.
4. Apply an IFS approach to help autistic clients process how their masking has been adaptive and maladaptive over their life.

Outline

Masking in Autistic Adults

• How masking becomes adaptive
• Is masking always maladaptive – The Debate
• Risk for increased suicidal ideation

Neurodiversity-Affirming Approaches to Address Masking:

• Strengths-based approach to:
  • Hone observational skills to identify masking
  • Begin the process of safety planning and stabilization
  • Promote a sense of agency and control reducing suicidal ideation
• IFS treatment to help clients
  • Process how masking is maladaptive and when it becomes maladaptive
  • Understand how vulnerable, firefighter and manager parts impact masking
  • Manage anxiety and improve mood, self-esteem, and interpersonal communication

Risks and limitations of the research and techniques

Target Audience

• Licensed Clinical/Mental Health Counselors
• Marriage and Family Therapists
• Nurses
• Nursing Home/Assisted Living Administrators
• Occupational Therapists
• Occupational Therapy Assistants
• Psychologists
• School Administrators
• Social Workers
• Speech-Language Pathologists
• Teachers/School-Based Personnel

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