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ODD, ASD, ADHD & Mood Disorders: Over 50 Behavior-Changing Techniques for Children & Adolescents


Average Rating:
   41
Speaker:
Jennifer Wilke-Deaton, MA, LPA
Duration:
Full Day
Format:
Audio and Video
Copyright:
Feb 15, 2017
Product Code:
POS012210
Media Type:
Digital Recording - Also available: Digital Recording
Access:
Never expires.


Description

It’s guaranteed… this recording will guide you through focused, clear and successful methods for treating children. You will walk away with evidence-based techniques that will not only re-energize your practice but also help your clients to:

Decrease:

  • Aggression
  • Distractibility
  • Impulsivity
  • Over-Activity
  • Sensory Sensitivity
  • Irritability/Temper Tantrums
  • Hopelessness
  • Panic/Anxiety

Increase:

  • Effective Communication
  • Self-Control
  • Coping with Environmental Change & Transitions
  • & Transitions
  • Task-Focus & Persistence
  • Empathy & Remorse
  • Respect
  • Social Skills

Jennifer Wilke-Deaton, M.A., L.P.A., national speaker, expert and author will teach you more than 50 techniques that can quickly improve the lives of children and adolescents with ODD, ASD, ADHD and mood disorders. Learn how to troubleshoot and adapt techniques for preschool through high school aged kids through real-life case studies, video/audio clips, reproducible client-friendly worksheets, and step-by-step directions for every intervention. Jen’s passion, caring, humor, and time-tested approaches will make this day of learning fly by! You will leave invigorated and empowered to treat the top childhood disorders.

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This online program is worth 6 hours CPD.



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Jennifer Wilke-Deaton, MA, LPA, is a licensed behavioral health therapist working in a private practice setting in Richmond, KY. Jen has more than 20 years of experience working with crisis management, psychological testing, inpatient/outpatient treatment, groups, families, and the court system. A tireless and passionate advocate for children and families, she developed a parent training program recognized by the Governor’s Commission for the Treatment of Children & Families and Kentucky’s Child Protective Services.

Jen helped create a regional children’s crisis stabilization unit, children’s advocacy center, and an intensive after-school program for behaviorally challenged youth. She has published numerous books and media products, including Parenting Better Children: An 8 Week Skills Training Guide To Reach, Teach & Empower (PESI, 2014), Awareness In Focus: Modern Guided Imagery Techniques for Immediate Practice (CD Baby, 2016), Awareness in Focus By Kids For Kids: Modern Guided Imagery Activities for Immediate Practice (CD Baby, 2013), and The Mandala Workbook: Activities Across the Lifespan (Media Integrated Applied Psychology, 2013).

In addition to delivering her nationally recognized training programs for PESI and keynote presentations, Jen regularly speaks on mental health issues and child abuse for Morehead State University, Eastern Kentucky University, and National Public Radio; as well as psychological evaluations for the Department of Disability Determinations and the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation. Jennifer consults regularly for private/state foster care organizations, social services, schools, psychiatric hospitals, Head Start programs, in-home therapy programs, disability determinations, and case management services.

Her specialties are in the areas of child abuse, PTSD, DBT, behavioral disorders, anxiety, autistic spectrum, and attachment. Jen shares time-tested, real approaches from the trenches, using humor, energy and passion for an engaging and effortless day of practical learning.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Jennifer Wilke-Deaton has employment relationships with the University of Kentucky and Hundley Psychological Services. She receives compensation as a guest speaker. Jennifer Wilke-Deaton receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Jennifer Wilke-Deaton has no relevant non-financial relationships.


Objectives

  1. Utilize clinical strategies to reduce the frequency, duration and severity of behavioral episodes that challenge therapists, educators, professionals and parents.
  2. Implement both proactive and reactive strategies for oppositional, defiant and disruptive behavior in children and youth.
  3. Discriminate between the clinical presentation of behavioral episodes & psychiatric symptoms to inform treatment.
  4. Communicate how a skilled observation of behavior informs your treatment approach.
  5. Develop clinical skills for establishing a therapeutic rapport to overcome treatment resistance in children and adolescents.
  6. Effectively develop a behavior intervention plan and safety plan across all settings including home and school.

Outline

Behaviors that Make Us Crazy

  • Tantrums
  • Running out/away
  • Noncompliance
  • Nagging
  • Refusing to work/help
  • Yelling/screaming
  • Bullying
  • Panic/anxiety reactions
  • Lack of follow through
  • Not following directions

Disorders

  • Oppositional Defiant Disorder
  • ADHD
  • Mood disorders
  • Anxiety disorders

Assessment

  • The Functions of Behavior
    • Fear based (Fight, Flight, Freeze or Submit)
    • Escape
    • Attention
    • Sensory
    • Pain
    • Control
  • Mental Health Disorder or Behavior Problem
    • The power of skilled observations
    • The interview
    • Comparison to the group
    • The FBA-Incredibly powerful assessment tool
    • The art of choosing a diagnosis (if you have to at all!)

Treatment Strategies Part I

  • Proactive
    • Behavior plans
    • Motivational incentives
    • Set the stage for success
    • Remember the initial goal
    • Appropriately address the functions of the behavior
  • Reactive
    • P.C.P.
    • Corrective measures
    • It’s like playing chess in a tornado

Treatment Strategies Part II

  • Specific Strategies for the Following Behavioral Challenges:
    • Tantrums
    • Running out/away
    • Noncompliance
    • Nagging
    • Refusing to work/help
    • Yelling/screaming
    • Bullying
    • Panic/anxiety reactions
    • Lack of follow through
    • Not following directions

Treatment Strategies Part III

  • Specific Strategies for the Following Disorders:
    • ODD
    • ADHD
    • Mood disorders
    • Anxiety disorders

Treatment Strategies Part IV

  • Special Populations & Circumstances
    • Asperger’s Disorder
    • Divorce, separation
    • Abuse and neglect
    • Parent misbehavior
    • Foster care

Target Audience

Case Managers, Counselors, Teachers/Educators, Marriage & Family Therapists, Nurses, Occupational Therapists & Occupational Therapy Assistants, Psychologists, Social Workers, Speech-Language Pathologists, and other Mental Health Professionals.

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Total Reviews: 41

Comments

Hayley A

"Exceptional presenter. I'm very thankful for her expertise and this CE. Thank you again."

Vicki S

"Excellent! Jennifer was engaging, knowledgeable and approachable. A+++"

Angela N

"Thank you Jennifer, very important and useful information. "

Rebecca B

"Wonderful presentation with so many useful strategies."

Shazia S

"Jennifer is an excellent speaker who stayed on topic and gave concrete examples and demonstrations for use. "

Virginia D

"she was an excellent presenter. The best so far in this ADHD package. "

Roseanne L

"very informative and useful"

Maren B

"The speaker was extremely engaging and knowledgable! I love that she was modeling techniques throughout the entire session, without overtly pointing them out all the time. I would absolutely take another course with her as the facilitator."

Norma H

"Exceptional Presenter !!"

JUNE K

"very excellent, knowledgable presenter"

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