These slides were developed for the Eastern Education Show in June 2023.
Here’s the session overview:
Behaviour that Challenges: Understanding, Responding, Supporting
Take a fresh perspective on behaviour that concerns, distresses or challenges by stepping into the shoes of the child with Pooky during this keynote talk. You will learn how to respond calmly during crisis moments before getting curious about the ‘Why’ behind behaviour. This is crucial because without the ‘why’, we might get the ‘what next’ wrong. We will explore a wide range of ‘what next’ strategies for sustainably supporting children and enabling them to support themselves and we will end by considering how to turn the moments when it all goes wrong into opportunities for role modelling and relationship building.
If you were there, I hope these are a helpful aide-memoire. If not, I hope they make enough sense without me to be useful. If you’d like to download them, you can do so via this page on slideshare.
Further Resources
Here are some further resources you might find helpful to build on the session:
- DOWNLOAD | Getting to Why – Ideas for Asking and Listening
- DOWNLOAD | Anxiety – Feeling Safe Activity
- DOWNLOAD | 4 Domains of Safety Worksheet
- VIDEO | Listening – Why you should walk and talk not stare and scare
- VIDEO | How to be an Adult Who Makes Children Feel Safe
- VIDEO | Feather Breathing
- PODCAST | How to Appear Calm When You Don’t Feel It
- DOWNLOAD | Mood Changing Playlists Prompts
- DOWNLOAD | Behaviour Change Plan
- 6 In 60 | Self-Soothe Ideas
- 6 In 60 | Emotional Regulation at School for Autistic Students
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