The Sunfield Institute is a professional development organization dedicated to providing gold standard mental health related training for professionals across all fields.
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What’s New at Sunfield Institute
Toddler Module Deep Dive Training: Expert-Guided Video Insights and Clinical Examples for Practicing Clinicians
We’re excited to announce the launch of our Toddler Module Deep Dive training! Build confidence in your Toddler Module autism evaluations with advanced ADOS-2 training. Learn from real clinical examples led by expert trainer Dr. Suzi Naguib. Enroll now and get $100 off with code: DEEPDIVEDEAL
Expert Neurodivergent Consultation Service
Receive one-on-one support, feedback, and insight on their neurodevelopmental evaluation and treatment cases from an expert in the field. This includes clinicians who are seeking guidance in evaluation case conceptualization, diagnostic decision-making, recommendations following evaluations, and adapting treatment delivery to meet the needs of neurodivergent individuals.
Video Resources
Professional Training
Our trainers are nationally recognized and provide mental health related workshops within the U.S. and around the world.
Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT)
Learn about PCIT, an evidence-based intervention to support families in distress.
Home Based Behavior Intervention Plan
Click here to learn how to implement a behavior plan at home.
Remote Learning Tips
Click here to learn how to support children’s learning in the home.
The variety and quality of videos used in the Sunfield Institute Training Workshops supersedes any other training that I have ever attended. Being able to observe videos of professionals engaging with real families provides a model of gold standard practice. Thank you Sunfield for your commitment to humanity!
-Silvana Curvello, Ph.D. Psychologist in Brazil
I am so happy and thankful that I chose Sunfield Institute to do my ADOS-2 training. Dr. Suzi is amazing and very knowledgeable! I felt the program is very well laid out and easy to access. I would recommend this program to anyone who is thinking about completing the ADOS-2 training. Thank you Dr. Suzi for all the learning and your expert knowledge!!
-Sapna Saggar, Family Doctor/Psychotherapist
As the director of the Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics Fellowship Training Program at the University of Michigan, I have relied on Sunfield for the training of our fellows in the ADOS and ADI-R. I always get very positive feedback from the fellows regarding the quality of the teaching and feedback they receive. After training through Sunfield, our fellows’ skills are significantly enhanced! Thank you, Dr. Naguib and Sunfield, for all you do!
-Barbara Felt, MD
The Sunfield Institute training workshops have been tremendously valuable to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. The content of the workshops were exceptionally well received. Classes are full and get outstanding reviews and demand for the Sunfield Institute workshops is extremely high.
-Price Pullins, Chief Behavioral Psychologist with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
This was one of the most incredible online training sessions I’ve ever attended. Thank you so much!!
-Blair Brown-Bonesz, Psychologist – Life Stance Health, USA
Excellent training. Comprehensive, well-paced, excellent clinical examples and videos, and the trainer was very responsive. I thoroughly enjoyed myself.!
-Alison Escalante, Pediatrician
This training was an excellent introduction to the ADOS-2 administration! I enjoyed how the material was presented and I valued the opportunities to practice coding and the discussions that followed. This is a highly complex instrument and Dr. Suzi did such a good job of breaking it down into digestible chunks.
-Sarah McCarthy, BCBA
Dr. Naguib’s ADOS-2 training was phenomenal. She presented the content with remarkable clarity, making complex material accessible and engaging. For any child psychiatrist looking to enhance their diagnostic skills, this course is an invaluable investment.
Dr. Narang, MD, Child, Adolescent, & Adult Psychiatrist at ACES Psychiatry
Sunfield Institute has provided training to more than 700 organizations worldwide
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Latest Post from Our Blog
Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)
By: By: Alessia Odell, M.Ed, MSW Intern and Juno Ottathengil, LLMSW
This blog post will provide a quick overview of what trauma and adverse childhood experiences are. This is the first post in a series of blogs that will examine trauma and other factors that intersect with it, like poverty and mental health.
Social Skills Interventions
By: Juno Elsa Ottathengil, LLMSW & Janelle Schenk, LMSW
This blog will further expand on the purpose and benefits of social skills interventions, the types of social skills interventions utilized at Sunfield Center, and the effectiveness of those social skills interventions.
ASD and Friendships
By: Juno Elsa Ottathengil, LLMSW & Janelle Schenk, LMSW
Friendships are an essential part of life. They can help humans find purpose and meaning, as well as grow socially. However, friendship building can be a complex skill for many individuals to develop. Read on to learn the importance of friendships, the benefits of friendship building, the challenges of friendship building, and ways for autistic individuals to build and enhance friendships.
Introducing Food to a Picky Eater
By: Zachary Burton, LLMSW and Janelle Schenk, LMSW
This blog post will detail strategies you can utilize to introduce new foods to your child, your adult, or even yourself, and how those strategies can support formulating nutritional and diverse diets.