Episode 2- Navigating the Road from Adolescence to Adulthood for Youth with and without Developmental Disabilities: Parent Perspectives

Welcome to the second episode of the UCLA Tarjan Center's podcast In Other Words! Today, we have invited Dr. Elina Veytsman to speak about her research and recent lecture entitled “Navigating the Road from Adolescence to Adulthood for Youth with and without Developmental Disabilities: Parent Perspectives.” Dr. Elina Veytsman is a postdoctoral clinical psychology fellow at the UCLA PEERS Clinic, where she facilitates social skills, career skills, and dating skills programs for adolescents and young adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and their parents, and trains mental health professionals and educators in the implementation of these programs.  Dr. Veytsman earned her PhD in School Psychology at UC Riverside, where she studied the experience of parents of youth with developmental disabilities during their transition out of high school and into adulthood. Dr. Veytsman recently completed her Doctoral Psychology Internship at The Help Group, where she conducted individual therapy, parent training, and diagnostic assessments for youth with a range of neurodevelopmental conditions.  Dr. Veytsman has conducted the PEERS program in both group and individual formats across clinical and school settings, and has researched the efficacy of the PEERS intervention for Latinx teens with ASD in the Inland Empire. In addition to publishing her research in top journals (e.g., the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders), Dr. Veytsman has presented at conferences around the world and has received several awards for her research, including the American Psychological Association’s student research award.