Alana J McVey
Biographic Data
| ID | 7956439 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alana J McVey |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alana J |
| FAMILY NAME | McVey |
| SIGNATURE | MCVEY A J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Washington |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7651-8541 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The ethical imperative to honor autistic clients’ autonomy in mental health treatment
Autistic adolescents and adults commonly experience mental health concerns; however, mental health clinicians may hold implicit stigmatizing views of autism that contribute to case conceptualization and treatment goal setting that align more with caregivers' than clients' goals. This impingement on client autonomy is concerning, problematic, and potentially harmful for autistic clients who are of an age to set their own treatment agenda regardles…
Mindshift in autism: A call to professionals in research, clinical, and educational settings
Autistic people often have poor outcomes over the life course, including in health, education, employment, and community inclusion. Many professionals working with Autistic adults in research, clinical, and educational settings devote their careers to trying to improve such outcomes. However, we maintain that real progress cannot happen without a fundamental mindshift. The status quo for professionals is to view autism as an illness. Instead, the…
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The ethical imperative to honor autistic clients’ autonomy in mental health treatment
Autistic adolescents and adults commonly experience mental health concerns; however, mental health clinicians may hold implicit stigmatizing views of autism that contribute to case conceptualization and treatment goal setting that align more with caregivers' than clients' goals. This impingement on client autonomy is concerning, problematic, and potentially harmful for autistic clients who are of an age to set their own treatment agenda regardles…
Mindshift in autism: A call to professionals in research, clinical, and educational settings
Autistic people often have poor outcomes over the life course, including in health, education, employment, and community inclusion. Many professionals working with Autistic adults in research, clinical, and educational settings devote their careers to trying to improve such outcomes. However, we maintain that real progress cannot happen without a fundamental mindshift. The status quo for professionals is to view autism as an illness. Instead, the…
Autism (2 works) · Psychiatry (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (1 works) · Autonomy (1 works) · Conceptualization (1 works) · Developmental psychology (1 works) · Diversity (politics (1 works)