Strategies for Managing Distress Behaviours in Children

In this information session, we aim to explore effective strategies for managing distress behaviors in children. This includes:

• Define distress behaviours
• Understanding the function of behaviour 
• Positive behavior management strategies
  • In-the-moment and
  • Out-the-moment
• Understand the role of various health professionals. 

Light dinner provided from 6:30pm

Refreshments, resources, and friendly support is provided. 

This is strictly a child-free event, to allow for open discussion.

Meet the presenters!

Dr. Kimberly Mercuri is a clinical psychologist with experience working across private, forensic, and not-for-profit settings. She enjoys providing individual therapy, as well as providing supervision for emerging psychologists.

After returning from a period of maternity leave, Kimberly opened DKM Psychology in July 2020 and has nurtured it to become a group practice that provides diagnostic assessment and individual intervention to children, teens, and adults.  

Madeline Wilson is a highly trained registered psychologist who has completed her Master of Educational & Developmental Psychology. She has a passion for supporting young people and adults through clinical assessment and intervention. Madeline has experience working with young children, navigating NDIS, and was previously a positive behaviour support worker. After excelling in her final field placement at DKM, Madeline was offered a full-time position and is an extremely respected and valued member of the team. 

Madeline provides diagnostic assessment (ADHD, Autism, Specific Learning Disorder) as well as individual intervention.