Critical Skills to Manage Overwhelming Frustration, Regulate Emotional Reactivity, and Curb Impulsivity
- Speaker:
- Jed Baker, PhD
- Duration:
- 2 Hours 01 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Copyright:
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Nov 14, 2025
- Product Code:
- POS150419
- Media Type:
- Digital Seminar
Description
Individuals with challenging behaviors are often caught in a cycle of discipline—seclusion, exclusion, and even restraints—that can lead to lasting negative outcomes.
Parents, educators, and therapists are frequently overwhelmed by these behaviors and unsure how to respond in ways that truly support growth and long-term change.
This seminar will decode the underlying causes of behavioral outbursts and offer practical strategies to both calm and prevent them. You’ll learn to:
- Remain calm in the midst of behavioral storms
- Partner with the clients to identify the triggers behind meltdowns
- Set up effective prevention plans to reduce outbursts
- Teach critical emotion regulation and coping skills
Credit
Speaker
Jed Baker, PhD Related seminars and products
Jed Baker, PhD, has been the director of the Social Skills Training Project, an organization serving individuals with autism and social communication problems, for 30 years. He has directed social skills training in numerous school districts and consulted with schools nationwide to develop programs. He writes, lectures, and provides training internationally on the topic of social skills training and managing challenging behaviors.
He is an award-winning author of 10 books, including Social Skills Training for Children and Adolescents with Aspergers Syndrome and Social Communication Problems; Preparing for Life: The Complete Handbook for the Transition to Adulthood for Those with Autism and Aspergers Syndrome; The Social Skills Picture Book; The Social Skills Picture Book for High School and Beyond; No More Meltdowns: Positive Strategies for Managing and Preventing Out-of-Control Behavior; No More Victims: Protecting those with Autism from Cyber Bullying, Internet Predators & Scams; Overcoming Anxiety in Children and Teens and School Shadow Guidelines. His work to develop social skills and reduce bullying has also been featured on ABC World News, Nightline, The CBS Early Show, and the Discovery Health Channel.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Jed Baker is a director of a social skill training project in private practice and has an employment relationship with Rutgers University. He receives royalties as a published author. Dr. Baker receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Jed Baker has no relevant non-financial relationships.
Additional Info
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Objectives
- Evaluate factors that impact a client’s ability to incorporate behavioral modifications to improve overall occupational engagement.
- Identify the common feelings young people experience which lead to social-behavioral challenges.
- Choose prevention plans for managing social-behavioral challenges in order to improve social participation and quality of life.
Outline
- 7 common triggers to frustration and anxiety in young people with social-behavioral challenges
- Tools to facilitate distress tolerance
- Provider self-regulation techniques and co-regulation strategies
- Prevention plans for managing social-behavioral challenges
- Limitations of the research and potential risks
Target Audience
- Psychologists
- Psychotherapists
- Speech-Language Pathologists
- Teachers/School-Based Personnel
- Occupational Therapists
- Occupational Therapy Assistants
- Licensed Clinical/Mental Health Counselors
- School Administrators
- Social Workers
- Case Managers
- Marriage & Family Therapists
- Nurses
- Addiction Professionals
- Dieticians
- Nursing Home/Assisted Living Administrators
- Physical Therapists
- Physical Therapy Assistants
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