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by Kathryn Phillips
Australia |
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Preschool children today are exhibiting more and more
challenging behaviors that many early childhood teachers feel
ill equipped to handle. Utilizing proven practices, current
research and practical strategies this workshop is essential
for all that work in early childhood. To meet the needs of
teachers and care providers of preschoolers, this
workshop offers a unique staff development opportunity in a
two-day interactive, solution-focused workshop that
systematically deals with solving challenging behaviors in
preschool children. |
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Upon successful completion of
the workshop, the participants will: |
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Be
skilled at solving 85% of minor misbehaviors by using
proactive response styles and proven interventions.
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Have
a plan to intervene with the other 15% of problem behaviors
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Have
an understanding of the continuum of normal preschool
behavior
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Be
able to recognize and identify potential problem behaviors.
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Have
a formula for sorting out short-term developmental
delays, immaturity, and more serious mental health issues.
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Be
skilled at determining whether concerns are fundamentally
behavioral, social, or emotional in nature.
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Be able to utilize social-emotional-behavioral checklists to
create interventions
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Be
prepared to diagnose the impact of the family situation, the
children developmental progress, and the domain that is
being affected by the behavior.
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Be able to view the behavior in light of known abuse, loss
and trauma on developmental progress.
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Write and implement an effect behavior management plan
that addresses prevention, teaching and monitoring.
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Be
able to implement hundreds of proven interventions and
strategies for working with the challenging behaviors of
preschoolers.
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Day 1:
#1 Keeping Minor Behaviors Minor and
#2 The Behavior Detective |
85% of behavioral problems can be classified as “minor”
(defiance, oppositional behavior, minor aggression etc).
Day One focuses on the following key points:
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Why kids do what they do
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What adults do that create misbehavior in children
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Purposes of challenging behavior
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Cycles of development
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Solicit helpful information to put together a successful
plan
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Identifying target behaviors
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Identifying triggers
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Observation techniques
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Working with parents and caregivers
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Using social emotional checklists to develop interventions
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Asking the right questions to find out the
underlying issues
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| Day 2:
Solving the Other 15% |
We spend 80% of our time with 20% of the children, because
this 20% of children present the most challenging behaviors.
They are the ones that get our attention and the ones that we
feel most ill-equip to handle effectively.
This training day focuses on developing a successful
intervention plan and process for further referral with the
following points:
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Four components of Complete plan
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Pre-requisites, teaching and monitoring
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Behavior tracking
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The rule of three
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Sharing data with parents
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Enlisting the support of parents and caregivers
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Monitoring the plan and consistency
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Evaluating
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Underlying behavioral issues of trauma, grief, and abuse
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A procedure for referring for mental health or behavioral
support
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Kathryn Phillips is
an internationally recognized speaker and consultant with over
26 years of experience in education. Her experience includes
early childhood teaching and administration, as well as the
assessment and diagnosis of emotional and behavioral disorders
in young children.
She is
a published author, college professor, and mental health
consultant to preschool programs around the United States.
Her specialized experiences include, training at the United
States National Institute of Mental Health, The National
Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition and The Northwest
Institute of Neuropsychology. She is a
professor for the Graduate School of Education for Lewis and
Clark College in Portland, Oregon.
Her
published work Project Color: An Arts Curriculum Guide for
Children with Emotional Disorders, has been recognized by the
John F. Kennedy Foundation for the Arts. She has also
published a counseling manual utilizing a logotherapy approach
entitled Fostering Resiliency in High Risk Children.
Kathryn has been providing
workshops on early childhood behavioral issues for over
sixteen years. Her expertise of the content area is
interwoven with story telling, dialogue, humor and practical
strategies for solving the behavioral issues that face
educators today. A skillful educator, Kathryn recognizes that
adult learners need a multi-modality approach to learning
with real life experiences, opportunities to practice, and
timely topics.
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Multi-media including videos, role plays, small group work,
lecture, slide presentations, individual reflection, case
studies, and activity-based instruction. Humor, reflection,
and question-answer are formatted to the unique needs of adult
learners. |
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Preschool teachers,
ancillary personnel, administrators, educational assistants,
mental health consultants, behavioral and education
specialists, coordinators, support staff and parents. |
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Other Details |
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2 days, 12 hours |
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Hotel Sydney.
5-11
Wentworth Ave Sydney NSW 2000 |
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15 May 2010 |
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To request for on-site training, |
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