Understanding Challenging Behaviours

with Michelle Maunder Occupational Therapist, SEED Paediatric Services

Educators are increasingly experiencing disruptions in their classroom ranging from emotional outbursts, disengagement and students walking out. This workshop will provide evidenced based information aiming to equip educators with the understanding and strategies they need to break the cycle.

Topics covered will include regulation / dysregulation through the lens of Polyvagal Theory; frameworks for responding to dysregulation; strategies to manage challenging behaviours in the moment and afterwards; as well as proactive approaches to avoid these situations. When we understand the role the nervous system plays in managing regulation and dysregulation, we are better positioned to avoid challenging behaviours and to support students to move towards building resilience, flexibility, social emotional skills that enable them to reach their potential.

Michelle aims to make the complex, simple, fun, interesting and memorable.

Learning Objectives

Join Michelle for an engaging, inspiring and interactive day. At the end of your time together you will be able to:

Define challenging behaviours
Understand the root causes including trauma and neurodiversity
Identify evidenced based framework and strategies of responding to dysregulation and the challenging behaviours that can result
Identify a sequence to de-escalate in the face of challenging behaviours
Develop plans using a collaborative problem solving approach to communicating with students, carers and others involved

Details

WHEN:	5 February 2025 9am - 4.30pm
WHO:	Educators SLSO / Supports staff Parents & carers
WHERE:	Orange NSW
INVESTMENT: FOR FURTHER DETAILS:	$250 incl GST. Morning and afternoon refreshments provided. Bring own lunch. michelle@seedpaediatricservices.com or 0438004258