Training for Milwaukee and Wisconsin teams

Neuroaffirming Care training for Milwaukee and Wisconsin teams

Your team is already working with autistic and ADHD people every day, and many of them have never been diagnosed. They often get written up as “non-compliant” or “unmotivated.” Neuroaffirming care asks a different question: not “how do we get them to comply?” but “what is this person’s brain doing, and what would help?”

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What your team will leave with

A clearer picture of how neurodivergence shows up, and why it matters for your services and your workplace culture
Understanding of experiences like masking, stimming, shutdown, meltdown, rejection sensitivity, executive dysfunction, and demand avoidance
Practical skills for interactions that feel safer and work better
Ways to support neurodivergent coworkers, who are a bigger part of the helping workforce than most people realize
Language and small changes to your space that build trust with clients and staff

Why it matters

Neurodivergent people show up a lot in behavioral health, recovery, housing, child welfare, and justice settings. Services built around changing behavior often don’t fit them well. That can look like missed appointments, early discharges, and people quietly wearing themselves out trying to mask. When the fit is better, people are more likely to stay connected to the help they need.

Where we’re coming from

This training is led by neurodivergent trainers with lived experience of ADHD, AuDHD, and more. We teach the way we’d want to be taught: varied activities, no forced participation, no eye-contact policing, real breaks, and materials ahead of time for people who like to read first.

Lead trainer Jesse Jonesberg, MSW, LCSW, CPS, is a neurodivergent clinician and an ADHD-Certified Clinical Services Provider with more than 20 years in community mental health and training.

Jesse JonesbergMSW, LCSW, CPS
Shaina BucknerMSW, APSW

Follow-up

Boosters and refreshers are available, and we can help your team carry small changes into everyday practice.

Length, cost, and logistics

Length: Most trainings run four hours. Two half-days or two full days leave room for case discussion and for looking at your policies and environment.
Cost: A four-hour workshop is $1,400 to $2,000 for the whole group, not per person. Discounted rates may be available in special circumstances, based on your organization’s needs.
Group size: Teams of 8 to 25 tend to work best. Larger group? Let’s talk about what would fit.
In person or virtual: Virtual anywhere, or in person at your agency. We travel up to about three hours from Milwaukee; travel expenses are agreed with you up front.
Continuing education: CE credit may be available as an add-on, at an additional cost. Ask us what’s possible for your group.

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Let's talk about your team

Tell us a little about your team and share a few times that work. Jesse will email you within two business days to set up a free video chat on Google Meet, usually about 30 minutes, longer if you need it. Bring anyone you’d like.

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Prefer to reach out directly? jesse@intrinsicchange.com or 414-306-5068