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Autism: De-Escalate Meltdowns and Diffuse Explosive Behaviors in Children and Adolescents
- Average Rating:
- 26
- Faculty:
- Kathy Kaluza Morris, MEd, BS
- Duration:
- 6 Hours 11 Minutes
- Copyright:
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Nov 11, 2019
- Publisher:
- PESI Inc.
- Product Code:
- RNV062430
- Media Type:
- DVD
Description
Do you work with children and adolescents with autism who exhibit explosive behaviors that interfere with their ability to effectively and efficiently navigate their environment?
They appear willful, obnoxious, over reactive, and unfeeling. They lose control of their ability to cope or regulate their behavior, which can send them spiraling into a gut wrenching meltdown.
Watch autism expert Kathy Morris, M.Ed., B.S., and learn proven strategies and techniques to help children and adolescents with autism de-escalate before a full blown meltdown ensues, develop self-control and self-management skills to prevent future meltdowns and learn appropriate/replacement behaviors. Dozens of strategies will be taught through dynamic video case examples and demonstrations.
“Teach them in the way they learn” will be a mantra throughout the recording.
Walk away with these interventions and more:
- Breathe card and emotions chart to develop self-control and self-management skills
- Surprise cards, change of schedule cues and transition markers to alleviate anxiety
- Video modeling and role playing to improve social/emotional communication
- First person stories and visual cues to promote positive behavior
- Visual cues, music and software designed to increase attention and focus
- Social stories, social scripts and emotions charts to develop self-regulation
- SOCCSS, keychain rules and t-charts to target challenging behaviors
Credit
Handouts
| File type | File name | Number of pages | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manual - Autism Meltdowns in Children and Adolescents (7.47 MB) | 78 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Instructions for ASHA Credit - SELF STUDY ONLY - 11/11/19 (0.03 MB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| CE Test – 062430 – Paper Option (257.6 KB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| Modules 4-6 Manual | Autism Meltdowns in Children and Adolescents - French (7.47 MB) | 78 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Modules 4-6 Manual | Autism Meltdowns in Children and Adolescents - Italian (7.47 MB) | 78 Pages | Available after Purchase |
Faculty
Kathy Kaluza Morris, MEd, BS Related seminars and products
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Kathy Morris, MEd, BS, has had over 42 years of experience working with children and adolescents with severe behavioral difficulties including those with autism, ADHD and executive dysfunction. Her consulting firm, igivuWings, specializes in autism and behavioral issues. Kathy works directly with families, educators, counselors, speech pathologists, occupational therapists and medical professionals throughout the world.
She has been a speech therapist, teacher for self-contained programs, resource teacher and first grade teacher. Kathy was also a diagnostician/supervisor for all grade levels. She was a LIFE Skills/autism/behavior/assistive technology consultant at a Texas education service center before leaving to start her own business in 1999.
A prolific speaker, Kathy has keynoted many national/international conferences. She is a frequent guest on a local news program promoting research-based techniques for working with children and adolescents with ADHD, autism spectrum disorders, and executive functioning differences.
Her video, Facilitating the Classroom Learning of Students with Asperger Syndrome and High-Functioning Autism, Grades K-6, has been a popular addition for campus and district staff developments as well as for those in clinical practices. In addition, she has an audio CD, Practical Strategies for Working with Students with Social Cognitive Differences in the General Education Classroom.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Kathy Morris is the owner of Igivu Wings and has employment relationships with Stetson and Associates and the Bureau of Education and Research. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Kathy Morris is the mother of adult children with autism spectrum disorders.
Additional Info
Access for Self-Study (Non-Interactive)Access never expires for this product..
For a more detailed outline that includes times or durations of time, if needed, please contact cepesi@pesi.com
Objectives
- Discriminate functions of behavior during a tantrum vs. meltdown.
- Analyze the connections and breakdowns between communication, social skills and behaviors.
- Employ a breathe card and emotions chart to develop self-control and self-management skills.
- Design optimal therapy/classroom structure to prevent overstimulation and sensory breakdowns.
- Employ SOCCSS, keychain rules and t-charts to prevent, intervene or consequate targeted behaviors.
- Utilize surprise cards, change of schedule cues and transition markers to alleviate anxiety.
Outline
Functions of a Meltdown- Tantrum vs. meltdown
- Stages of a meltdown
- Sensory issues vs. behavior issues
- Meltdown intervention video
- Easy-to-use sensory tools and apps to calm
- Overstimulation and sensory breakdowns
- Therapy session and classroom structure for optimal learning
- Visual cues, music and software designed to increase attention and focus
- High interest areas to strengthen motivation and engagement
- Visual reminders for routines and predictability
- Visual structures to promote organization
- Video modeling, t-charts, social stories, social scripts, emotions charts to develop self-control
- Tools that promote self-monitoring of behavior
- Power cards and visual checklists as powerful incentives to change behavior
- Social scripts and social stories to develop social interaction
- Video modeling and role planning to demonstrate appropriate interactions
- First person stories for positive behavior changes and affirmations
- Recognize the warning signs of a meltdown in order to prevent it
- Surprise cards, change of schedule cues and transition markers to alleviate anxiety
- Visual cues to depict expected behavior
- Converting the verbal to a visual
- Strategies for instructional consequences
- Chart appropriate/inappropriate behaviors
- Activities for reviewing behaviors when calm
- Cartooning to facilitate feedback
- Strategies for providing systematic feedback
- Reinforcement for communication strategies
- Identify feelings and review behavior
- Demonstrate video of a child having meltdown
- Appropriate and meaningful replacement behaviors for physical aggression
- Instructional consequences for a meltdown
Target Audience
- Speech-Language Pathologists
- Speech-Language Pathology Assistants
- Occupational Therapists
- Occupational Therapy Assistants
- Special & General Educators
- School Guidance Counselors
- School Administrators
- Educational Paraprofessionals
- Counselors
- Social Workers
- Psychologists
- School Psychologists
- Marriage and Family Therapists
- Physical Therapists
- Physical Therapist Assistants
- Other Helping Professionals that Work with Children
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Overall: 4.9
Total Reviews: 26
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