Teresa Garland – Self-Regulation Strategies for Children: Keeping the Body, Mind & Emotions on Task in Children with Autism, ADHD or Sensory Disorders
- Faculty:
- Teresa Garland
- Duration:
- 6 Hours 1 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Copyright:
- Mar 10, 2015
Description
- Sensory therapy techniques
- Self-management and video modeling programs
- Sensory lifestyle
- First person stories
- Energy regulation techniques
Children who have trouble self-regulating throughout the day are missing out on typical childhood experiences in school, on the playground and with their families. This workshop looks at the underlying factors of poor self-regulation and how they affect the child.
Experienced presenter, Teresa Garland, MOT, OTR/l will teach you practical interventions and how to create simple, but effective programs in clinical, school and home settings:
- Sensory therapy techniques
- Simple self-management and video modeling programs
- Sensory lifestyle
- First person stories
- Energy regulation techniques
- Emotional regulation techniques
- Communication methods
- Transition strategies
- Behavioral strategies
Clinical programs such as Interactive Metronome® and Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT™) will be discussed, as will timely topics such as medication vs. non-medication for ADHD and new insights from research into biomedical aspects of autism. You will receive written handouts and a list of resources.
Handouts
| Self Regulation Manual (3.05 MB) | Available after Purchase |
Outline
How Self-Regulation Affects a Child’s Physical, Mental and Emotional Wellbeing
- Overlay of systems
- Overlap with sensory modulation disorder, ADHD, autism, giftedness, anxiety and related conditions
Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD)
- Vestibular, proprioceptive, and sensory modulation characteristics
- Strategies for home and school
- Making it right: case studies and videos
- Sensory diet vs. a sensory lifestyle
- The big therapies: Interactive Metronome® (IM), brushing and sensory diets
ADHD Strategies
- Parker’s guidelines for giving meds
- Greenspan’s strategies for avoiding meds
- Cognitive strategies, attention strategies and mindfulness meditation
Self-Management
- As a powerful behavior program for ADHD
- Case study on breaking “stimming” habits
Utilizing Video
- Role play & video modeling
- Teaching functional skills
- Catching child “being good”
- Working with emotions
- Art and music
- Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT)
- Polyvagal Theory and autism
iPad® Apps
- Visual schedules
- Social stories
- Visual timers
Autism Strategies
- Communication strategies that provide control
- Match-and-repeat technique for social engagement
- Dealing with picky eating and poor sleep habits
- Behavioral strategies for eliminating difficult behavior
First Person Stories & Strategies for Smooth Transitions
- Discuss social interactions
- Describe relevant social cues and behaviors
- Examples of transitional activities
Other Approaches
- Alternative therapy
- Qi massage
Calming Strategies
- Music, Me-Moves™
- Deep pressure, Ease™
Faculty
Teresa Garland, MOT, OTR/L Related seminars and products: 13
Teresa Garland, MOT, OTR/L, is an occupational therapist and author specializing in self-regulation and sensory and modulation issues. She has worked in schools, sensory clinics, and medical settings with children, adolescents, and adults with Sensory Processing Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and ADHD. Ms. Garland works closely with other mental health and allied rehab professionals, teachers, and doctors to understand and treat underlying sensory, timing, and coordination/motor planning issues as well as overlying socio/emotional behaviors and the symptoms of autism. She is trained/certified in the SIPT, Interactive Metronome®, Integrated Listening Systems (iLs), Therapeutic Listening, Wilbarger’s Sensory Defensiveness, the Natural Heart Approach, Mindfulness Training, and Food Chaining.
Ms. Garland is the author of the award-winning book Self-Regulation Interventions and Strategies: Keeping the Body, Mind and Emotions on Task in Children with Autism, ADHD or Sensory Disorders (PESI, 2014). Her workbook, Hands-on Activities for Children with Autism & Sensory Disorders was published in April of 2016 (PESI).
As an author and international presenter, Ms. Garland has trained over 10,000 therapists and teachers in the art of using self-regulation interventions with the children they work with in clinics and classrooms. She also trains on working with children and adults with ADHD and children with autism. Ms. Garland has a master’s in occupational therapy from the University of New Mexico. She writes a blog at https://otselfregulation.blogspot.com.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Teresa Garland is an author for PESI Publishing & Media and receives royalties. She receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc.
Non-Financial: Teresa Garland has written case studies for Interactive Metronome®. She writes a blog on Self-Regulation (otselfregulation.blogspot.com).
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