Kathy Morris – Oppositional, Explosive and Disruptive Behaviors in the Classroom: Effective Strategies for Intervening Before, During and After a Meltdown
- Faculty:
- Kathy Morris
- Duration:
- Full Day
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Copyright:
- Feb 26, 2020
Description
Outline
Functions of a Meltdown
- Tantrum vs. meltdown
- Stages of a meltdown
- Sensory issues vs. behavior issues
- Meltdown intervention video
Identify Triggers that Drive Challenging Behaviors Related to:
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)
- Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
- Learning disabilities
- Executive functioning deficits
- Anxiety disorder
- Depression
Sensory Strategies
- Easy-to-use sensory tools and apps to calm
- Overstimulation and sensory breakdowns
- Classroom structure for optimal learning
Executive Functioning Strategies
- 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
Self-Regulation Strategies
- 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/Emotional Communication Strategies
- Social scripts and social stories to develop social interaction
- Video modeling and role playing to demonstrate appropriate interactions
- First person stories for positive behavior changes and affirmations
Explosive Behavior Strategies
- Recognize the warning signs of a meltdown 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
Techniques for After the Meltdown
- 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
Hands-on Activities
- Demonstration video of child having a meltdown
- Appropriate and meaningful replacement behaviors for physical aggression
- Instructional consequences for a meltdown
Faculty
Kathy Morris, M.Ed., B.S. Related seminars and products: 8
Director/Owner
igivuWings
Kathy Morris, M.Ed., B.S., has over 42 years of experience working with children and adolescents with severe behavioral difficulties, autism, ADHD, executive dysfunction, and cerebral palsy. She has been a speech therapist, teacher for self-contained programs, resource teacher, and first grade teacher. Kathy’s business, igivuWings, has reached families, educators, counselors, speech pathologists, occupational therapists, and medical professionals throughout the world.
Kathy was a diagnostician/supervisor for all grade levels and a LIFE Skills/autism/behavior/assistive technology consultant at a Texas education service center before leaving to start her own business. A prolific speaker, Kathy has keynoted many national/international conferences. She provides technical assistance in classrooms across the US, Canada, and several international countries. Kathy is a frequent guest on a local news program promoting research-based techniques for working with children and adolescents with executive functioning deficits, ADHD, and Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Kathy was honored as Outstanding Educator for Children with Disabilities (1997) and a delegate for the President’s Commission on Special Education (2002).
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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