Sanguine Consulting - Inclusive Strategies for Special Needs Learners (Sydney)

Inclusive Strategies for Special Needs Learners
by Kathryn Phillips
27 & 28 May 10, 9am to 4pm, Sydney, Australia

Overview

A thought-provoking, interactive, and empathy-building workshop for providers who work with students with special needs, including learning disabilities, head injuries, attention deficit disorder, and sensory integration disorders, aspbergers, autism and nonverbal learning disabilities. For the inclusive educational setting, this workshop is an absolute MUST for teachers of today's students. Participants leave this workshop with an understanding of what it feels like to experience different disabilities, as well as a formula for developing easy practical strategies for working with these children in the classroom.

Objectives

Upon successful completion of the workshop, the participants will:

Learn the characteristics of different disorders
Learn first hand what it feels like to have a 'hidden special need" through empathy activities
Learn simple strategies for working effectively with children who have
- ADHD
- Behavioral problems
- Learning disabilities
- Minor Head Injuries
- Language disorders
- Sensory integration problems
- Aspbergers syndrome
- Fetal Alcohol spectrum disorder
- Nonverbal learning disabilities
Develop simple accommodations and modifications for practical use in the classroom that include modification of the environment
Examination of direct teaching styles most conducive to special needs
Schedules/routines and effective materials that work with these learners

Outline

Day 1:

I. Introduction
A. Paradigm, Shift Work Smarter not Harder

II. Language Disorders
    A.. Empathy Exercise -
       1. What this means to you
         2. Characteristics and Signs
       3. Strategies for working with them

III. Dyslexia (Reading Disorders)
      A. Empathy Exercise - Poetry Reading
          1. When this will be an issue
          2. Characteristics and Signs
          3. Strategies

IV. Attention Deficit Disorder
     A. Empathy Exercise
         1. Characteristics
         2. Signs of Escalation
         3. Strategies

V. Written Language Disorders
     A. Empathy Exercise
         1. How to identify
         2. What to do -- strategies for intervention

VI. Head Injuries
     A. Empathy Exercise
         1. What did you do?
       2. How did you feel?
         3. What signs to watch for
         4. Characteristics
         5. Strategies for intervention

VII. Learning Log Individual Reflection
      Question and Answer

Day 2:

I. Aspbergers and the Autism Spectrum
   A. Empathy Exercise
     1. What this means to you
       2. Characteristics and Signs
     3. Strategies for working with them

II. Sensory Integration Disorders
     A. Characteristics and Interventions
          1. Auditory
          2. Visual
          3. Motor Planning
          4. Vestibular
          5. Tactile
          6. Taste and Smell

III. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
     A. Characteristics
       B. Learning Difficulties
       C. Strategies for Intervention

IV.  Nonverbal Learning disabilities
       A. Characteristics
       B. Behavioral and learning difficulties
       C. How this plays out in the classroom
       D. Strategies for Intervention

V. Learning Log

VI. Conclusions Closing activity

Trainer's Profile

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.

Methodology

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.

Target Audience

Preschool teachers, ancillary personnel, administrators, educational assistants, mental health consultants, behavioral and education specialists, coordinators, support staff and parents.

Investment
AUD660.00/pax AUD560.00/pax if register by ~~1 Feb 10~~ 12 Feb 10 AUD460.00/pax if register by 1 Nov 09


Other Details
Duration:	2 days, 12 hours
Venue:	Y Hotel Sydney. 5-11 Wentworth Ave Sydney NSW 2000
Closing Date:	~~1 Apr 10~~ 15 May 10

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