Description

This 90-minute webinar will offer practical information to help build your confidence in the area of understanding how closely related communication and behavioural challenges can be. We will be looking at the why behind why some of our students have behavioural challenges. These could be outward behavoiurs like hitting, yelling, or biting or they could be more inward like shutting down, avoiding things, or making mistakes on person. We will be discussing masking which is when students try to hide or mask their difficulties, needs, or emotional states. We will talking about why behavior can be a sign of students seeking clarity and social connection rather than framing things as seeking attention.

There will be time for question and answers throughout the session.

Location

Zoom! We’ll send through the link one day prior to the email provided when you sign up!

Dates

* Wed 12 June 2024, 7:30-9:00 pm

Learning Objectives

Participants will be able to

* name 3 stages of social development that influences motivation
* describe ways that peers respond to behavioural challenges and ways we can help
* describe the communication equation and how it applies to your student
* list at least 5 hypotheses of what could be behind a behavioural challenges
* explain to others why it is important to go beyond assuming that a young person is seeking attention, and what it could be instead!

Set Competency Categories

The Ministry of Education has identified 12 competency categories. This webinar covers the following

Teacher Aide Induction and foundation level competency level
Neurodiversity
Behaviour
Communication
Inclusion
Wellbeing
Learning support

Payment

For those who are using the Teaching Aide PLD fund from the Ministry of Education, select one of free ARN number ticket types. We'll invoice the Ministry of Education directly for the course after you attend. You will need to apply for travel, release time, etc directly from the Ministry of Education. For more information about this process, go to http://inclusive-communication.co.nz/courses or directly to the Ministry’s website https://pld.education.govt.nz/find-pld/teacher-aide-professional-learning-and-development-fund-2023-2024/#007

Courses are also open to the general public – just select the private pay option!

Refunds and cancellations:

You can cancel and organise a refund 7 days before the session through Humanitix
We reserve the right to reschedule or cancel a session if there are too few people registered 7 days prior.
If we need to cancel due to illness or unforeseen events, we’ll email you and offer a refund and option to reschedule for another date.

Presenter Bio

Shannon Hennig is a registered speech-language therapist who specialises in neurodiversity, inclusive education practice, assistive technology, and communication challenges. She has wealth of knowledge around how to support young people with language and communication needs. She previously has worked as a teaching aide herself and has 20 years of experience working in classrooms in both primary and secondary. She is known for providing informative PLD content that emphasises practical strategies that can immediately be put into practice.

For a full list of our online webinars and in-person workshops, please check out our website

http://inclusive-communication.co.nz/courses