Outline
DSM-5® Updates & Making Effective Treatment and Academic Goals for:
The Brain-Behavior Connection
Proven Treatment Techniques for ODD
Proven Treatment Techniques for ASD
- ODD/CD
- ASD
- ADHD
- Anxiety/Depression
- Trauma
- Substance Abuse
The Brain-Behavior Connection
- Executive Functioning
- Auditory Processing
- Emotion Regulation
- Sensory-Motor
- Limitations of the research and potential risks
Proven Treatment Techniques for ODD
- Environmental support to increase autonomy
- Self Regulation to decrease arousal states
- Reverse aggression and inattention caused by technology and video games
- Promote healthy brain function with structured daily living practices
- Reduce power struggles and anger through CBT and validation techniques
- Foster positive peer involvement & altruism
- …and more
Proven Treatment Techniques for ASD
- Group and individual techniques for developing social skills of:
- Improved prosody
- Appropriate eye contact
- Awareness of personal space
- Effective use of gesture and posture
- Redirection from pre-occupational interests
- Coping with transitions
Proven Treatment Techniques for ADHD
Proven Treatment Techniques for Anxiety/Depression/Trauma
- Reduce excessive movement and climbing
- Improve executive functioning and attention to detail
- Develop an effective teaching/learning environment
- Promote fluid task shifting
- Develop “whole-brain” problem-solving skills
- Boost sensory regulation
- Effectively advocate for seating assignment, home/classwork planning, and task fatigue
- …and more
Proven Treatment Techniques for Anxiety/Depression/Trauma
- Inoculate anxiety in high-pressure situations with behavioral tools
- Facilitate anxiety control and decrease escapism at school and home
- Reverse lethargy and withdrawal through CBT techniques
- Increase distress tolerance skills utilizing sensory tools and imagery
- Nurture mindfulness skills and prevent hopelessness and worthlessness
- Prioritize worries for mindfulness practice through narrative activities and engagement of acceptance and commitment
- Create hands-on tools for decreasing sensory sensitivity
- Teach body awareness
Objectives
- Utilize over 50 proven techniques for working with kids with behavioral issues, high-functioning ASD, ADHD and mood disturbance.
- Recommend how to promote “whole brain” change in children with verbal processing and auditory learning issues.
- Develop tools for daily mindfulness and self-regulation practice.
- Apply strategies to develop life skills for a wide variety of emotional disturbances and behavioral problems.
- Implement strategies for treating intolerance, anxiety and impulsivity.
- Dissect how to reduce power struggles & anger through CBT and validation techniques.
