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WEBINAR: UNDERSTANDING STRESSFUL BEHAVIOUR IN AUTISTIC STUDENTS - 3 Week Series

WEBINAR: UNDERSTANDING STRESSFUL BEHAVIOUR IN AUTISTIC STUDENTS - 3 Week Series

 

 

The course is in 3 parts as outlined below:

1)      Stressful behaviour: A deep look at behaviours that may occur due to stress and distress. The participants will look at the low arousal approach to stressful behaviours, the communication underlying stressors and strategies for helping students achieve a sense of regulation.

2) Preventing the Meltdown: Understanding and preventing distressed behaviour. A deeper look at the low arousal approach to managing stressful situations.

3) PDA. Understanding Pathological Demand Avoidance and extreme demand avoidance and autistic learners.

Facilitator Shaun Greville teaches in the Esker Centre, Ballinamere. Shaun completed 5 years secondment to the SESS and latterly the NCSE. He fulfilled the roles of Advisor and Assistant National Coordinator for the autism team with a focus on in-school support for teachers and both in-school and external CPD regarding autism. He has been teaching autistic students for over 20 years and creating and providing training for staff and parents in third level colleges of education, post primary, primary and special schools. He also provides support groups for teachers and parents of autistic students. He is a co author of the Good Practice Guidelines for Schools for teaching autistic students.

 

Course Details

Course Date 05-11-2024 5:00 pm
Course End Date 19-11-2024 6:00 pm
Cut off date 05-11-2024 7:00 pm
Capacity 50
Individual Price €10.00
Speaker Shaun Greville
Select Hours 3
Location ONLINE (via ZOOM)