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Digital Seminar

No More Autism Meltdowns: Strategies to Deescalate Meltdowns and Reduce Anxiety

Faculty:
Jed Baker, PhD
Duration:
1 Hour 31 Minutes
Format:
Audio and Video
Copyright:
Apr 23, 2021
Product Code:
POS064785
Media Type:
Digital Seminar
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Never expires.
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Description

Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder often present with behavioural challenges that make it difficult for them to regulate their feelings. Their frequent meltdowns can hold a family and therapeutic progress hostage and force everyone to walk on eggshells. In this session, you’ll learn how best to understand these moments of dysregulation and manage one’s own emotions in order to get better outcomes with children.  

Join autism expert Jed Baker, Ph.D, and learn concrete strategies to deescalate meltdowns in the moment, design effective behaviour plans to prevent these moments, and reduce frustration and anxiety are covered in depth.  

CPD

CPD
- PESI Australia, in collaboration with PESI in the USA, offers quality online continuing professional development events from the leaders in the field at a standard recognized by professional associations including psychology, social work, occupational therapy, alcohol and drug professionals, counselling and psychotherapy. On completion of the training, a Professional Development Certificate is issued after the individual has answered and submitted a quiz and course evaluation. This online program is worth 1.75 hours CPD for points calculation by your association.

Handouts

File type File name Number of pages
PDF Manual - No More Autism Meltdowns (2.4 MB) 16 Pages Available after Purchase
Text Document Transcript (57.8 KB) 54 Pages Available after Purchase
Text Document PA Educator Instructions (15.3 KB) Available after Purchase
PDF Manual - No More Autism Meltdowns - French (2.4 MB) 16 Pages Available after Purchase
PDF Manual - No More Autism Meltdowns - Italian (2.4 MB) 16 Pages Available after Purchase

Objectives

  1. Apply how best to think about challenging behaviours to ensure better outcomes.
  2. Justify when traditional discipline can be effective and when it makes things worse.
  3. Determine ways to de-escalate and soothe out of control emotions and meltdowns.
  4. Employ effective strategies to deal with overwhelming anxiety that causes individuals to avoid situations.
  5. Execute prevention plans to reduce avoidance and frustration.
  6. Develop strategies to teach children effective ways to get attention.

Outline

  • Managing Your Own Emotions Before Your Client’s Behaviours 
    • Research on hope and attributional style of teachers and parents 
    • The limits of traditional discipline 
    • How to think about challenging behaviours to ensure better outcomes 
  • Crisis Management 
    • De-escalating meltdowns though distraction/soothing 
  • Identifying the 7 Common Triggers to Frustration and Anxiety 
    • Internal issues 
    • Sensory challenges 
    • Lack of structure 
    • Demanding tasks 
    • Unexpected changes/delays/disappointments 
    • Threats to self-esteem 
    • Lack of desired attention 
  • Prevention Plans for Each of the 7 Common Triggers 
    • Ways to reduce avoidance and frustration 
    • Strategies for waiting or accepting when the answer is no 
    • Strategies to teach effective ways to get attention 

Target Audience

  • Addiction Professionals 
  • Case Managers 
  • Dieticians 
  • Licensed Clinical/Mental Health Counselors 
  • Marriage & Family Therapists 
  • Nurses 
  • Nursing Home/Assisted Living Administrators 
  • Occupational Therapists 
  • Occupational Therapy Assistants 
  • Physical Therapists 
  • Physical Therapist Assistants 
  • Psychologists 
  • School Administrators 
  • Social Workers 
  • Speech-Language Pathologists 
  • Teachers/School-Based Personnel 

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