Empowering Communities through Connection & Care

Join us in transforming healthcare for underserved populations. We leverage technology and collaboration to ensure that underserved populations with intellectual and developmental disabilities receive the right care in the right place at the right time.

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About Our Program

WA INCLUDE Collaborative

WA INCLUDE provides education and training within a growing community of champions. Its goal is to increase community connections to help establish and build capacity regionally while organizing a statewide alliance to improve historically inequitable systems of care.

What is INCLUDE?
INCLUDE stands for Interdisciplinary Network of Community Leaders with a focus on the Underserved and Disability Education.

Why do we need it?

Promoting quality of life and health equity at the intersection of developmental disability, mental health, and physical health.

How does it work?

Creating and facilitating state-wide networks that empower local regional champions through access to expertise from each other and state partners
What We Are about

Our Mission

The mission of the WA INCLUDE Collaborative is to be a transformative agent of change by creating enduring statewide community networks with a focus on inclusion and the promotion of health equity within underserved communities.

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Our Events

Upcoming Sessions

IDD, ASD, and behavioral health
ECHO IDD Wraparound
All community behavioral health practitioners supporting and working with children and young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) (including those on the autism spectrum (ASD) and behavioral health needs.
Who Should Join?
March 11, 2026
Managing Complex Cases
ECHO Complex Behavior
ECHO Complex Behavior utilizes the Project ECHO approach to address complex medical and psychiatric needs in our communities.
Who Should Join?
March 16, 2026
Caring for those with IDD and/or Autism
ECHO IDD Resources
The program is open to care coordinators, social workers, clinical supervisors, case managers, advocates, healthcare workers, clinicians, and others serving in a professional capacity for the ASD and I/DD community.
Who Should Join?
March 18, 2026
Orange Cohort
ECHO Autism Orange Cohort
Medical and psychiatric providers who have a Center of Excellence (COE) provider designation and serve children with Medicaid/Apple Health Insurance.
Who Should Join?
March 18, 2026
Orange Cohort
ECHO Autism Orange Cohort
Medical and psychiatric providers who have a Center of Excellence (COE) provider designation and serve children with Medicaid/Apple Health Insurance.
Who Should Join?
April 1, 2026
Orange Cohort
ECHO Autism Orange Cohort
Medical and psychiatric providers who have a Center of Excellence (COE) provider designation and serve children with Medicaid/Apple Health Insurance.
Who Should Join?
April 15, 2026
Purple Cohort
ECHO Autism WA Purple Cohort
For WA providers diagnosing autism in young children: identify ASD, manage care, refer for ABA, and navigate behavior, communication, and early intervention.
Who Should Join?
March 25, 2026
Purple Cohort
ECHO Autism WA Purple Cohort
For WA providers diagnosing autism in young children: identify ASD, manage care, refer for ABA, and navigate behavior, communication, and early intervention.
Who Should Join?
April 22, 2026
Purple Cohort
ECHO Autism WA Purple Cohort
For WA providers diagnosing autism in young children: identify ASD, manage care, refer for ABA, and navigate behavior, communication, and early intervention.
Who Should Join?
IDD, ASD, and behavioral health
ECHO IDD Wraparound
All community behavioral health practitioners supporting and working with children and young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) (including those on the autism spectrum (ASD) and behavioral health needs.
Who Should Join?
March 11, 2026
IDD, ASD, and behavioral health
ECHO IDD Wraparound
All community behavioral health practitioners supporting and working with children and young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) (including those on the autism spectrum (ASD) and behavioral health needs.
Who Should Join?
March 25, 2026
IDD, ASD, and behavioral health
ECHO IDD Wraparound
All community behavioral health practitioners supporting and working with children and young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) (including those on the autism spectrum (ASD) and behavioral health needs.
Who Should Join?
April 8, 2026
DD, ASD, and behavioral health
ECHO IDD Psychiatric Care
Primary care providers, psychiatrists, Psych ARNPs, PA-Cs, NDs who are already enrolled with a Managed Care Organization (MCO) or considering enrollment with an MCO.
Who Should Join?
April 1, 2026
DD, ASD, and behavioral health
ECHO IDD Psychiatric Care
Primary care providers, psychiatrists, Psych ARNPs, PA-Cs, NDs who are already enrolled with a Managed Care Organization (MCO) or considering enrollment with an MCO.
Who Should Join?
DD, ASD, and behavioral health
ECHO IDD Psychiatric Care
Primary care providers, psychiatrists, Psych ARNPs, PA-Cs, NDs who are already enrolled with a Managed Care Organization (MCO) or considering enrollment with an MCO.
Who Should Join?
Caring for those with IDD and/or Autism
ECHO IDD Resources
The program is open to care coordinators, social workers, clinical supervisors, case managers, advocates, healthcare workers, clinicians, and others serving in a professional capacity for the ASD and I/DD community.
Who Should Join?
March 18, 2026
Caring for those with IDD and/or Autism
ECHO IDD Resources
The program is open to care coordinators, social workers, clinical supervisors, case managers, advocates, healthcare workers, clinicians, and others serving in a professional capacity for the ASD and I/DD community.
Who Should Join?
April 15, 2026
Caring for those with IDD and/or Autism
ECHO IDD Resources
The program is open to care coordinators, social workers, clinical supervisors, case managers, advocates, healthcare workers, clinicians, and others serving in a professional capacity for the ASD and I/DD community.
Who Should Join?
Managing Complex Cases
ECHO Complex Behavior
ECHO Complex Behavior utilizes the Project ECHO approach to address complex medical and psychiatric needs in our communities.
Who Should Join?
March 16, 2026
Managing Complex Cases
ECHO Complex Behavior
ECHO Complex Behavior utilizes the Project ECHO approach to address complex medical and psychiatric needs in our communities.
Who Should Join?
April 6, 2026
Managing Complex Cases
ECHO Complex Behavior
ECHO Complex Behavior utilizes the Project ECHO approach complex behaviors that routinely inhibit daily activities and which current ABA services are inadequate
Who Should Join?
April 20, 2026
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No events scheduled at this time.
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Our Events

Upcoming Sessions

IDD, ASD, and behavioral health
ECHO IDD Wraparound
All community behavioral health practitioners supporting and working with children and young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) (including those on the autism spectrum (ASD) and behavioral health needs.
Who Should Join?
March 11, 2026
Managing Complex Cases
ECHO Complex Behavior
ECHO Complex Behavior utilizes the Project ECHO approach to address complex medical and psychiatric needs in our communities.
Who Should Join?
March 16, 2026
Caring for those with IDD and/or Autism
ECHO IDD Resources
The program is open to care coordinators, social workers, clinical supervisors, case managers, advocates, healthcare workers, clinicians, and others serving in a professional capacity for the ASD and I/DD community.
Who Should Join?
March 18, 2026
Expert Mentorship For Clinicians

ECHO Programs

Knowledge sharing is done in safe spaces of kindness, open communication and collaboration in order to establish trusting relationships and simultaneously support and empower partners who represent and serve underserved communities.

Identify, Diagnose, & Manage

ECHO Autism

ECHO Autism Washington will mentor clinicians in the diagnosis and management of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) using case-based learning, didactics, and expert consultation.

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Access Integrated Support

ECHO Complex Behavior

ECHO Complex Behavior series supports individuals with complex behavior needs by considering medical, environmental, and psychiatric factors.

We connect professionals across Washington—including BCBAs, educators, clinicians, and community partners—through interactive remote training sessions, promoting cross-disciplinary collaboration and generation of meaningful, actionable strategies and support. Each session consists of practical learning through didactic instruction and a real-world case consultation focused on navigating complex behavior.

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Community Focused Discussions

ECHO IDD Wraparound

ECHO IDD Wraparound is a recurring telehealth program designed to provide training and support to Washington State’s community behavioral health practitioners who work with children and young adults with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (IDD), mental, and behavioral health needs.

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Deeper Understanding & Knowledge

ECHo IDD Resources

The program is open to care coordinators, social workers, clinical supervisors, case managers, advocates, healthcare workers, clinicians, and others serving in a professional capacity for the ASD and IDD community.

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Support & Advanced Training

Psychiatric Care

This track provides support and advanced training in diagnostic assessment and psychopharmacology to increase confidence in treating the co-occurring mental health conditions in IDD youth and young adults.

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We Have More To Offer

WA Include Programs

Our approach centers on creating safe spaces of kindness, open communication, and collaboration. Through these efforts, we establish trusting relationships that support and empower our partners who represent and serve underserved communities.

Find Families Answers Sooner

SMART Program

The SMART (School Medical Autism Review Team) program is an innovative collaborative model designed to expand autism diagnostic capacity in rural and underserved Washington communities lacking access to multidisciplinary diagnostic centers.

School-Clinic Collboration

CASCADES Program

CASCADES’ mission is to address long standing autism-related healthcare access inequities by offering an alternative pathway to comprehensive evaluations, thereby enabling access to targeted interventions and services.

Support For Your Role

Learning Materials

A rich array of learning materials is designed to support healthcare providers, educators, and families working with individuals with developmental disabilities, particularly autism spectrum disorders.

Become a COE

Autism COE Trainings

An autism Center of Excellence (COE) is a health care provider who has been deemed eligible by the Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA) to be qualified to diagnose autism and write a prescription for Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) services if appropriate.

Who We Work With

Our Partners

This program is a partnership between Washington State’s Health Care Authority and the UW LEND Program. The program’s interdisciplinary resource team includes experts from the University of Washington (UW) and Seattle Children’s and other organizations across WA state.

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Autism care training for providers through expert-led telementoring.

Advanced autism care training for providers managing complex cases.

Utilize the innovative ECHO hub and spokes learning model to telementor clinicians.

Telementoring for providers supporting youth with intellectual/developmental disabilities.

Providing support and training in diagnostic assessment and psychopharmacology.

Be qualified to diagnose autism and write a prescription for Applied Behavioral Analysis.

telehealth to coordinate multidisciplinary care for medical, psychiatric, and behavioral needs.

Join us in transforming healthcare for underserved populations. 

We provide training, consultation, and partnership with community providers.

Connects professionals dedicated to supporting individuals with developmental disabilities.

WAINCLUDE provides education and training within a growing community of champions.

Upcoming Events

IDD, ASD, and behavioral health
ECHO IDD Wraparound
Managing Complex Cases
ECHO Complex Behavior
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Autism care training for providers through expert-led telementoring.

Advanced autism care training for providers managing complex cases.

Utilize the innovative ECHO hub and spokes learning model to telementor clinicians.

Telementoring for providers supporting youth with intellectual/developmental disabilities.

Providing support and training in diagnostic assessment and psychopharmacology.

Be qualified to diagnose autism and write a prescription for Applied Behavioral Analysis.

Upcoming Events

IDD, ASD, and behavioral health
ECHO IDD Wraparound
Managing Complex Cases
ECHO Complex Behavior

Join us in transforming healthcare for underserved populations. 

Join us in transforming healthcare for underserved XXX TBD. 

Connects professionals dedicated to supporting individuals with developmental disabilities.

WAINCLUDE provides education and training within a growing community of champions.