Kathy Morris – Executive Function Disorder in Children and Adolescents: Practical Strategies to Improve Metacognitive and Self-Regulation Skills
- Faculty:
- Kathy Morris
- Duration:
- 6 Hours 14 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Copyright:
- Oct 06, 2017
Description
Outline
Executive Functioning
- Neuroanatomy of the brain
- Mirror neurons
- Sensory issues vs. behavior issues
- Address communication breakdowns before they become social skills deficits resulting in behavior difficulties
Unlock Challenging Behavior in:
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Attention Deficit disorders
- Anxiety disorders
- Attachment disorders
- Obsessive compulsive disorders
- Mood disturbances
- Behavior disorders
- Learning disabilities
Self-Regulation Strategies
- Methods to chart appropriate/inappropriate behaviors
- Activities to review situations, options, consequences, choices, strategies, simulation when calm
- Facilitate systematic feedback
- Identify emotions, level of emotions and suggestions for self-regulation
Metacognitive Strategies
- Methods that provide structure, predictability and routines
- Systems to provide expectations
- Neutral visual ques
- Tips to break down workloads and schedules
Integrate Metacognitive and Self-Regulation Strategies
- Visual ques to alert of change, surprises and transitions
- Generate new and novel language for persons under stress but have extensive rote memories
- Video modeling scenarios for persons who have social malfunctions
- Ways to use high interest areas to motivate and problem-solve
- Prompts for acceptable behaviors/social skills
- Social narratives for expected behaviors and what they look like
Hands-On Activities and Video Demonstration of:
- Meltdowns
- Power cards
- Keychain rules
- Backward Planning
- Using a launch pad for materials
- Simulation of over-arousal and over-stimulation
- Cartooning
Faculty
Kathy Morris, M.Ed., B.S. Related seminars and products: 8
Director/Owner
igivuWings
Kathy Morris, M.Ed., B.S., 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 an addition for campus and district staff developments as well as for those in clinical practice. 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 maintains a private practice. She has authored an audio product and a DVD product which are published by the Bureau of Education & Research. She receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc.
Non-financial: Kathy Morris is the mother of adult children with autism spectrum disorders.
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