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Managing Distressed Behaviour for Parents, Families and Caregivers
Managing Distressed Behavior for Parents, Families and Caregivers
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Level: Beginner to Advanced
For: Parents, caregivers, and family members
Saturday, June 1 @ 9:30 am – 3:30 pm PDT
Presented by Allison Balfour, Sharon Power, and Heather Lavigne
This in-person course is designed to emphasize practical, non-confrontational approaches for assisting individuals experiencing significant distress and exhibiting challenging behaviors.
Attend this program to learn:
- 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
Training will be in-person at the Langley campus of Kwantlen Polytechnic University. The courses will be facilitated by certified instructors. The program has a 12-person capacity.
Questions about the event? Please email Allison Balfour at [email protected]
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