Anatomy Of a Meltdown: Fight, Flight, or Freeze

Description

What is the difference between a tantrum and a meltdown? What strategies are most effective when dealing with tantrums and meltdowns?

In this workshop, we’ll take the perspective that all behavior has meaning. It’s easy to get overwhelmed, frustrated, and even angry when a child is having a meltdown. It’s not pretty and it’s not easy to live through for anyone! Utilizing a sensory processing perspective to help us understand what triggers a child’s meltdown, we’ll discuss the stages of a meltdown and how to determine what to do and how to help the child when a meltdown is occurring. By understanding the felt experience of what happens to the body when feeling under attack and helpless, child development professionals may be able to adapt the environment and support the child during and after a meltdown.

Location Erikson Institute
451 N La Salle Dr
Chicago, IL 60654
Date 10/19/2018 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM (Check in 9:30 AM)
Sponsor Erikson Institute
Trainer Jennifer Rosinia, Ph.D., OTR/L
Contact Matthew Zaradich (312) 893-7171 mzaradich@erikson.edu
Principles 1. Support families
2. Active participation
3. Collaborative relationships
4. Specific IFSP goals
5. Comprehensive plans
6. Periodic monitoring
8. Quality services
Credit Hours 1.5 - Atypical Development
1.5 - Intervention
Cost 100
Status Closed