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Nothing I Do Works! Understanding, Preventing, and Responding to Challenging Behavior
Presented by Barbara Kaiser, MA
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Course: #31152Level: Intermediate3 Hours
This course is designed to help people who are working with children with challenging behaviors by bridging the gap between research and practice. When you recognize that a child's challenging behavior is rooted in biological and environmental factors and not a desire to ruin your day, it becomes possible for you to figure out what the child needs to learn in order to succeed. You will learn to create a caring environment that recognizes and supports all children’s abilities and skills as a preventative measure to reduce challenging behavior. This course also recognizes that challenging behavior cannot always be prevented. This course will provide information and an opportunity to explore interventions that are research based and proven effective responses to a child's inappropriate behavior.

Prevention is the Best Intervention: Part 2: Nothing I Do Works!
Presented by Barbara Kaiser, MA
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Course: #30615Level: Intermediate1 Hour
This course continues the discussion regarding working with children with challenging behavior. No strategy works in a vacuum. The first step is to create a caring environment that recognizes and supports all children’s abilities and skills.

Responding Effectively to Challenging Behavior: Part 3: Nothing I Do Works!
Presented by Barbara Kaiser, MA
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Course: #30452Level: Intermediate1 Hour
Challenging behavior cannot always be prevented. This course, the third part in a the series, will provide information and an opportunity to explore interventions that are research based and proven effective responses to a child's inappropriate behavior.

Visual Supports
Presented by Kimberly Norris, BS, MEd
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Course: #30566Level: Introductory1 Hour
Visual supports are especially helpful to use with young children who have autism or who may have communication difficulties. This course will describe designing and utilizing visual supports in the early childhood classroom.

Understanding Yourself and the Child's Challenging Behavior: Part 1: Nothing I Do Works!
Presented by Barbara Kaiser, MA
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Course: #30451Level: Intermediate1 Hour
This course is designed to help people who are working with children with challenging behaviors by bridging the gap between research and practice. When you recognize that a child's challenging behavior is rooted in biological and environmental factors and not a desire to ruin your day, it becomes possible for you to figure out what the child needs to learn in order to succeed.

Five Steps to Create a Functional Behavior Assessment
Presented by Tara Warwick, MS, OTR/L
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Course: #30591Level: Advanced1 Hour
This course will walk participants through five steps for creating a functional behavior assessment. The steps described include: gathering background information, determining target behavior, collecting data, analyzing data, and creating a hypothesis.

Creating a Behavior Intervention Plan
Presented by Tara Warwick, MS, OTR/L
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Course: #30592Level: Advanced1 Hour
This course will walk participants through the steps of creating a behavior intervention plan. The plan will address the behaviors targeted in the functional behavior assessment.

Autism Basics
Presented by Kimberly Norris, BS, MEd
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Course: #30562Level: Introductory1 Hour
This course will examine autism through the lens of child development. The diagnostic criteria from the DSM-5 will be defined for the learner.

Safety Tips for Young Children
Presented by Tara Warwick, MS, OTR/L
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Course: #30588Level: Introductory1 Hour
The following presentation guides the participant through tips on how to prevent accidents and injuries in the car, home, and at play for young children. A special section will also be presented specifically for wandering in children with autism.

Behavior or Sensory? Understanding Challenging Behavior
Presented by Tara Warwick, MS, OTR/L
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Course: #30433Level: Intermediate1 Hour
The following course provides a framework for better understanding challenging behavior. Participants will learn how to identify target behavior, create a hypothesis, and create an intervention plan.