ACT offers various programs for parents and caregivers, including a five-week course on overcoming restrictive eating, an 11-week mindfulness and compassion course, and a three-day Managing Distressed Behavior course, all aimed at providing effective strategies and support for families of Autistic children.
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Managing Distressed Behaviour for Parents & Caregivers: Using Low Arousal Approaches
This in-person course, presented by ACT in partnership with Studio 3 Canada, is designed to emphasize practical, non-confrontational approaches for assisting individuals experiencing significant distress and exhibiting challenging behaviors. Parents and Caregivers discover how to create calm, supportive environments using a low arousal approach, benefiting both individuals who exhibit distressed behaviour, and their caregivers. The courses are led by certified instructors.
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Day 1
Understanding the nature of aggression expressed by people with learning difficulties; your reactions and tolerances to behavior of concern; understanding causes of behavior of concern; an introduction to the: Low Arousal Approaches (including interaction, defusing and distraction strategies); an introduction to debriefing (why it is necessary and how to do it).
Day 1 of Managing Distressed Behaviour for Parents & Caregivers is held according to demand.
Day 2
The second day of the course combines gentle physical skills with the knowledge gained on the first day. We feel very strongly that physical skills are the last resort and no matter how gentle they are, we would prefer not to use them at all. However, there are times when they may be necessary and so it is best to be proactive than having to react without preparation.
Day 1 training is a prerequisite for Day 2.
Day 3
The third day of the course allows plenty of time for practicing the approaches and physical skills together. The last element of the course is learning to walk a client, who is in crisis, around in a supported and safe way, interrupting the sequence of the behaviour.
Day 2 training is a prerequisite for Day 3.