STAR Spotlight Series: Individualized Education Programs (IEPs)

Please join us for our next community talk featuring STAR clinical social worker Katy Ankenman, MSW, LCSW. 

When: Monday, April 22, 6:00–7:00 p.m.

Where: 401 Parnassus Avenue (Langley Porter Auditorium, LP-190)

Speaker: Katy Ankenman, MSW, LCSW

Talk Title: Individualized Eduation Programs (IEPs): What You Need to Know

Speaker Bio: Katy is a clinical social worker specializing in assessment and diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). She conducts initial intake assessments and provides individual, family, and group therapy with an emphasis on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and other evidence-based treatments. She has specialized training in PEERS® social skills treatment for teens and young adults. She also provides parent education, support, and community resource navigation through her First Steps parent group. Prior to joining the UCSF STAR center, Katy spent six years at the University of Washington Autism Center including time at Seattle Children’s Research Institute collaborating on small and large-scale clinical research studies aimed at understanding the genetics of ASD. Besides the genetics of autism, Katy’s current research interests include sex differences in ASD, evidence-based treatment of ASD and other neurodevelopmental disorders, and co-occurring psychiatric conditions in ASD, especially schizophrenia spectrum disorders.