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5/21 - Reimagining Behavior Management: Using Trauma-Informed Care to Affirm Behaviors

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Reimagining Behavior Management:

Using Trauma-Informed Care to Affirm Behaviors

May 21, 2024

10 AM - 2 PM 

Virtual 

Member: $75     Nonmember: $75

Course Objectives: 

  • Review the importance of nonverbal communication, verbal communication, and the four communication styles.
  • Identify general characteristics of persons living with IDD across the lifespan.
  • Understand how communication is impacted by the intersection of trauma, the brain, and diagnoses across the lifespan.
  • Determine how behavior functions as communication.
  • Learn different strategies to affirm behaviors.
  • Develop and practice strategies to incorporate in daily work to increase assertive communication of clients.

Facilitator: Shannon McFadden, MS, CPRP, CFRP is a former special educator, owner and operator of an educational consulting firm, and the Director of Behavioral Health Services for a non-profit organization. Shannon has spent most of her career advocating for our most vulnerable citizens, particularly those with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Passionate about her work, Shannon works to assist vulnerable members of the community with finding their voice and living their lives to fullest. She currently resides in Baltimore County, with her daughter, Sharise, and their two dogs.

Details

Dates:
May 21st, 2024
Time:
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Event Category:
Training Program

Venue

Virtual
10270 Old Columbia Rd.
Columbia, MD 21046

A cancellation notice is required five business days in advance for a refund. To request a cancellation, please send your request to registration@mdworks.com. This payment is not deductible as a charitable contribution but may be deducted as a business expense. Please provide notice of accommodations needed two weeks in advance.
Courses have individual attendance requirements to receive a certificate. Please inquire with the trainer before missing any classes.
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