2 CEs for Educators, LPCs, LMFTs, Social Workers, Psychologists, Organizers. Can’t attend? Register to receive the recording & watch on dem
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About the Workshop
Dealing with defiant or challenging children can leave those around them feeling depleted and overwhelmed. Their strong reactions and explosive behavior can cause parents and schools to accommodate them instead of helping them learn better coping skills. Many parents and educators end up overreacting or “walking on eggshells,” but over time, these approaches backfire.
In this workshop, parents, educators and mental health professionals will learn practical, proactive and highly effective approach to working with difficult youth. Participants will learn to use relationships more positively to shape good behaviors. Methods to help children develop better frustration tolerance and coping skills will be taught. These approaches will encourage the child to increase flexibility, decrease explosiveness, and accommodate to others instead of others accommodating to them. Kelly will use role-play, handouts, and humor to illustrate the technique of applying a respectful yet persistent approach to creating change with challenging children and adolescents.
About the Speaker
Kelly Evon Smith, M.S. has been with the Mesquite ISD for the last 30 years as their Behavior Specialist. Ms. Smith observes approximately 350 children yearly for the district. She regularly consults with teachers, counselors, administrators and parents while creating individualized behavior intervention plans to be implemented in the classroom and at home. She co-recorded I’ve had it with that Kid! for parents and educators using a simple but effective tools for changing misbehaviors to good behaviors. Kelly states that all of the behavior techniques that she recommends to others have been tried and proven successful on either her husband with ADHD or her own children or grandchildren.
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