Upcoming 4-Part Webinar Series
I am excited to share that I’ll be doing a 4-part webinar series this fall with AEP Connections. This is a great way to get comfortable with the concepts of declarative language and co-regulation, and to dive deep for greater application if you are ready. Each session builds upon the other, so it would be amazing if you can come to all 4 … but if you can’t, join the one or ones that speak to you! And, there is a 10% discount if you register for 2 or more sessions.
I’ll have lots of handouts, resources, and video examples to share. Can’t wait!
If you are a professional, AEP Connections is an approved continuing education provider for these associations.
Here is the line up, and you can visit AEP Connections for more details on each session.
October 10, 2023 - 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Each time we speak, we have the opportunity to choose our words. Speaking in a thoughtful way means that we are choosing words that will invite and empower individuals with social learning differences to feel connected, feel competent, and feel understood while learning and being guided outside their comfort zone. When we pause to think about what we say and how we say it, our learners in turn stop to think about what they say or do in response. In this course, participants will be shown a speaking style called declarative language that can be naturally used within social interactions to encourage connection and learning across areas of perspective taking, flexible thinking, problem solving and experience sharing.
October 17, 2023 - 6:30pm - 8:30pm
In Part 2 of this series, participants will learn about a teaching process called Guided Participation, which uses co-regulation to create authentic partnerships between the teacher and student, therapist and client, or caregiver and child (of any age!). When practicing co-regulation, the guide thoughtfully crafts competent, contingent roles for their student in an ongoing way, and responsibility is transferred over time, at a pace that is manageable for each learner. This leads to positive social connection, true reciprocity, and increased opportunities for engagement, growth, and continued learning.
December 5, 2023 - 6:30pm - 8:00pm
In Part 3 of this series, participants will learn that Declarative Language does NOT work every time you use it! This is expected. In this session, common reasons for breakdowns will be explored, along with tools to navigate these breakdowns in the moment. Several video clips will be shared to show what this dynamic process looks like in action.
December 12, 2023 - 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Part 4: Creating Positive and Successful Peer Interactions
In Part 4 of this series, participants will learn a framework for how to approach and think about peer interaction through this relationship-based lens using co-regulatory frameworks, hear examples of natural environment and more structured activity ideas, and ways to introduce and include our learners in competitive games so that they stay engaged and successful.
Hope to see you there!