University of Washington experts provide the Autism Center of Excellence (COE) trainings through a contract with the Health Care Authority (HCA). As of July 2024, we generally provide 4 general trainings a year.
Upcoming COE Trainings:
- Friday, September 11, 2026 ➔ Register: https://redcap.link/COEsept2026
- Friday, December 11, 2026 (Flyer) ➔ Register: https://redcap.link/decembercoe
Purpose of the COE Training
- To increase the number of qualified clinicians (COEs) across Washington State who can appropriately diagnose children and youth with autism who have Medicaid insurance.
- Help children and families access needed services as appropriate, including writing a Medicaid/Apple Health prescription for Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA). COE required for Managed Care Organization (MCO) prescription approval.
The live Zoom Videoconference training is 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with 45 minutes off for lunch. It includes a facilitated discussion led by Gary Stobbe, MD, Jim Mancini MS, CCC-SLP, Psychologists Jen Gerdts and Karis Casagrande, as well as other expert panelists.
There is Washington State specific information about how to do an autism evaluation that meets Health Care Authority criteria and how to do this in your clinic.
We also have regional breakouts to allow deeper discussion with peers and other community/agency partners.
Questions? Please email Kate Orville, Co-Director Autism COE Certification Training at [email protected].
