Heather Forbes begins a 5-Week ONLINE Course to go with her new book. I am part way through the book and can see how this is valuable information for both myself and B…. I am always open to learning new ways to help him go forwards, this book is another in her series of how to make life manageable for kids with trauma histories.
Wednesdays: January 16 – February 13, 2013
Join Heather T. Forbes, LCSW beginning Wednesday evening, January 16, 2013, for the 5-week ONLINE “Beyond Consequences Classroom” course. (Listen to the Test Drive here for more information on this course!)
Based off of Heather’s new book, Help for Billy, this course will guide both parents and educators on how to create a learning environment for children with trauma histories or any child exhibiting negative and difficult behaviors.
This course will focus on the following school issues:
How to Smooth School-Related Transitions
How to Reduce Homework Battles
What Yelling Does to a Child’s Nervous System
How to Create an IEP That Helps a Child Regulate
What it Takes to Build the Parent/Teacher Relationship
What Being Flexible Means Rather Than Being Rigid
How to Awaken a Child’s Internal Sense of Motivation
Why Reactive Responses Create More Negativity
How to Break the Negative Cycle in the Classroom
How to Support Teachers Effectively
How to Make the Playground a Positive Experience
What is Driving a Child’s Negative Behaviors
How to Create the Beyond Consequences Classroom
Why to Replace Time-Outs with Time-Ins
Why External Controls Are Ineffective
How to Engage a Resistant Child in Relationship
Why Emotional Safety Increases Academic Success
How to Close the Gap in Social Skills Deficits
What Awakens a Child’s Internal Control System
How to Create Emotional Safety in the Classroom
How Teachers Can De-Escalate Behaviors Immediately
How to Effectively Replace Punishment with the Relationship