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Oct. 21 and Nov. 18 ~ Promoting Positive Discipline and Handling Challenging Behavior - Parts I and II |
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As a parent, have you struggled with your child’s:
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Sensory-seeking behavior — spinning, bumping, throwing
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Seemingly ignoring others
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Extremely introverted behavior
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Extremely rigid behavior or demands
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High activity level
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Difficulty with transitions
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Difficulty sharing or turn-taking
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Meltdowns
Parents of children with disabilities often request assistance from professionals to help them with a range of behavioral issues such as these. Parents, as the resident expert on their child and as their child’s first teacher, are in a unique position to participate in the behavior intervention process. In this two-part workshop, with guest speaker Cynthia Landes, MPH, MA, ET/P, being held at Lanterman on Mondays, October 21 and November 18, 2013 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., parents will learn how to:
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Use descriptive, fact-based language to describe their child’s behavior
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Create a behavior log to help identify patterns
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Utilize limit-setting and consistent discipline strategies
Contact the Koch-Young Resource Center at 213.252.5600 or kyrc@lanterman.org for more information. Reserve your space before Friday, October 18, 2013. NO CHILDREN PLEASE.
Register online via Eventbrite for Part I on Oct. 21
Register online via Eventbrite for Part II on Nov. 18
(must attend part 1 in order to attend part 2)
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View flyer for more information |
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Oct. 21 ~ Day Program Transition: A Life of Purpose |
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Individuals with a dual diagnosis (chronic mental illness and an intellectual disability) who were denied normative childhood experiences are likely unprepared for the world of work. The childhood experiences of delivering newspapers, selling raffle tickets for a school fund raiser or operating a lemonade stand all serve to teach critical work adjustment skills. The challenge for adults with a dual diagnosis is further exacerbated by spending years in an anormative institutional environment. When combined with the chronic symptoms of their disabilities, employment and volunteering are seldom seen as reasonable options.
In this pragmatic presentation, being held on Monday, October 21, 2013 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the California Endowment Center for Healthy Families and Communities, Dr. Tom Pomeranz drives home the point that “work” or expenditure of meaningful effort is the great equalizer. Pomeranz will share best practice examples of how organizations have designed meaningful work experiences, for this population, through cottage industries, micro-enterprises, mobile work crews and alliances with community businesses. Most importantly this session provides attendees with the tools to transition programs from a train then place paradigm to a train in place paradigm; a program focused on teaching the skills in the environment where they are to be exercised. |
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Register online via Eventbrite |
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Oct. 25 and 28 ~ Fall Playgroups for Children 2 to 5 Years of Age - Session 2 Starts |
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Quality play time with parents can lead to improvements in skills such as communication, engagement, sensory awareness, cognitive ability and creativity. Each session of the parent-child playgroups typically runs for six weeks and will provide caregivers with play strategies and tips for engaging children with special needs to make playtime more fun and meaningful as well as exposure to a variety of play mediums and ideas for low-budget activities that can be done at home. Caregivers will also get expert advice and answers to questions from therapists who will visit the group.
Sessions are conducted in English and Spanish concurrently for various age ranges between 2 and 5 years of age and at various days and times to accommodate the needs of the community.
Program made possible by a contribution from the Fred and June MacMurray Foundation.
Upcoming playgroup sessions are as follows:
Fall Friday Afternoon Session 2
Fridays, October 25, and November 1, 8, 15, 22, and December 6, 2013
2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
at Lanterman
Register online for Friday afternoon session 2
Fall Monday Afternoon Session 2
Mondays, October 28, and November 4, 11 and 18, and December 2 and 9, 2013
2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
at Lanterman
Register online for Monday afternoon session 2
For more information on the sessions, and to register, contact Toy Program Coordinator Lisa Anand at 213.252.8348 or lanand@lanterman.org.
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All Rights Reserved |
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