Week of Oct 7th
- Transforming Toxic Stress: Mindfulness Skills for Educators and their Students
Transforming Toxic Stress: Mindfulness Skills for Educators and their Students
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10/08/2018Course Description: Students today are faced with a constant stream of pressures from school, family, and peers – pressures they feel are never-ending in the 24/7 digital age. The strain of information overload and emotional overwhelm leads to increased distractibility and disorganization, anxiety and depression, anger and aggression. In short, our students – especially those with special needs – are experiencing toxic levels of chronic stress. And if we’re honest, so are we. Mindfulness skills – the ability to focus our attention here and now, without judgment – can help us cope with toxic stress in real-world, real-time ways. Mindfulness is the gateway skill to emotional resilience and well-being – for students and teachers alike. In this introductory workshop, you’ll learn ways to develop a personal mindfulness practice to help manage your own work and life stress. Then you’ll learn practical ways to be more mindful at school, allowing you to remain more calm and compassionate with your students. Finally, you’ll learn some basic steps to teach your students mindfulness skills that they can use to deal with their daily stress at school, and beyond. Seating is limited.
Cost: $75 (Includes lunch, materials and ACT 48 processing.)
Registration closes October 1, 2018
Lycoming College - Wertz Center, Jane Schultz RoomWilliamsport, PA 17701United StatesUnderstanding the Impact of Trauma on Child & Adolescent DevelopmentUnderstanding the Impact of Trauma on Child & Adolescent Development
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10/08/2018Presented by Christopher Moser, L.S.W., C.S.O.C.
Adverse Childhood Experiences are a significant risk factor to physical and mental health in society. Often the psychological effects of trauma are common however the neurological and developmental impact on human development are less understood. Becoming a trauma informed professional is essential to promoting health, healing and wellness in children and adolescents. Developing a greater awareness and understanding of trauma informed practices helps to promote healthier development, a greater sense of empathy and greater success when managing maladaptive emotional and behavior issues. This professional seminar examines the psychobiology of trauma, how the trauma experience can lead to developmental, neurological, social and behavioral impairment on in children and adolescents. It also offers critical insights to increase success when implementing interventions and developing behavior modification strategies.
Learning Objectives
• To understand and identify trauma symptomology in children and adolescents.
• To understand the impact trauma has on brain development and neurological functioning.
• To understand how trauma impacts the social, emotional, physical and behavioral functioning in children and adolescents.
• To gain awareness of interventions to effectively manage trauma responses in children and adolescents.
• To differentiate trauma related responses from other mental health symptomology.Cost: $75 (includes lunch, ACT 48 processing & materials)
Registration closes on 10/01/2018
33 Springbrook DriveCanton, none 17724USA570-673-6001 - School-Wide Positive Behavior Support System - Team Training for Tier One Intervention
School-Wide Positive Behavior Support System - Team Training for Tier One Intervention
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10/11/2018This training details the steps in establishing Tier One interventions in a School-Wide Positive Behavior Support System. The first day will include an overview of SWPBS, discussion of the Self Assessment Survey, establishing an Office Discipline Referral form, and establishing your building wide expectations. During day two teams will complete a building matrix, begin to write lesson plans to teach their expectations, and establish an acknowledgement system. On day three, teams will finalize their acknowledgement plan and clarify office vs. classroom based consequences, and establish procedures for discouraging inappropriate behavior. PARTICIPANTS SHOULD REGISTER AS A TEAM TO ATTEND. Lunch is provided. All three meetings (October 11, November 7 & December 6) take place in the Williamsport Office.
COST: $45.00
Registration closes on October 4, 2018
BLaST IU 17 - Williamsport Office2400 Reach RoadWilliamsport, PA 17701US570-323-8561