About the Speaker
Chris Abildgaard, PhD
Director/Owner & Visiting Assistant Professor
Jackie McLean Fellow, The Social Learning Center & the University of Hartford
Chris earned his Doctor of Education in School Psychology from Loyola University Chicago, is a Nationally Certified School Psychologist & a Licensed Professional Counselor with a specialization in Autism Spectrum Disorders and Neurodiverse learners. Chris also holds a Graduate Certificate from the University of Massachusetts Lowell in Behavioral Interventions in Autism.
Along with being a Visiting Assistant Professor & Jackie McLean Fellow within the Department of Psychology at the The University of Hartford, Chris the owner and director of the Social Learning Center (SLC), LLC. located in Cheshire, CT. The SLC offers a range of therapeutic services including mental health counseling, educational consultation, professional development, executive function coaching and parent advocacy. While still maintaining a clinical case load, numerous school consultations and national speaking engagements, Chris brings his 20-year background and expertise in neurodevelopmental disabilities, mental health counseling and school psychology to both undergraduate and graduate students.