
Managing Distressed Behaviour – Day 1 & 2 Training in Surrey
Managing Distressed Behaviour – Day 1 & 2 Training in Surrey


Level: Beginner to Advanced
For: Parents, caregivers, family members, professionals, autistic youths and adults
January 25 & February 8, 2025, 9:30 am – 3:30pm
Presented by Allison Balfour & Julie Grundy
This in-person introductory course is designed to emphasize practical, non-confrontational approaches for assisting individuals experiencing significant distress and exhibiting challenging behaviors.
Training will be in-person at the Surrey Campus of Kwantlen Polytechnic University, in the Maple Building, room 2810 (view campus map). This course is facilitated by a certified instructor.
Catering will be provided during the training sessions.
Questions about the event? Please email Allison Balfour at [email protected]
Day 1 Session details: A Framework for Understanding Distressed Behaviors
January 25, 9:30 am – 3:30 pm
- Legal issues and the role of policies
- Qualitative differences in the nature of violence
- Carer’s levels of tolerance and reactions to distressed behavior
- Causes of distressed behavior
- An Introduction to Low Arousal Approaches (including interaction, defusing, and distraction strategies)
- An introduction to debriefing (why it is necessary and how to do it)
- Coping with distressed behavior
- Managing versus changing behaviors
Day 2 Session Details: Gentle Physical Skills and Restraint Reduction
February 8, 9:30 am – 3:30 pm
- Group Participation Exercises
- The Principles of Non-aversive Physical Skills
- Physical Avoidance Skills
- Non-physical and Physical Low Arousal Skills in Practice
- Roleplay – Defusing skills
- The Acceptability of Physical Restraint Procedures
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