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AEP Connections, LLC [email protected] www.aepconnections.com (920)-224-4794 –phone (920) 482-1270 - fax

Solutions and Strategies for Understanding and Helping Students with Social, Emotional, Regulation, and Behavior Challenges

(IncludingAutism,Asperger’sSyndrome,PDD-nos,Anxiety,AttentionDeficits,&BehavioralIssues)

January 31-February 1, 2019 Minneapolis, Minnesota

January31,2019–Ross Greene, Ph.D.Collaborative & Proactive Solutions: Moving From Power and Control to Collaboration and Problem Solving

This is the empirically supported model Dr. Ross Greene described in his influential books -The Explosive Child, Lost at School, Lost & Found, and Raising Human Beings. The CPS model (Collaborative & Proactive Solutions Model) has transformed thinking and practices in countless families, schools, inpatient psychiatry units, and residential and juvenile detention facilities throughout the world, and has been associated with dramatic reductions in adult-child conflict, challenging behaviors, disciplinary referrals, detentions, suspensions, seclusions and physical, chemical, and mechanical restraints. The model represents a significant departure from discipline-as-usual: it focuses on solving problems rather than on modifying behavior, emphasizes collaborative rather than unilateral solutions, encourages proactive rather than reactive intervention, de-emphasizes diagnostic categories, and provides practical, research-based tools for assessment and intervention. Participants in this workshop will leave with an understanding of the underpinnings of the model, its refinements over the past 8-10 years, and practical assessment and intervention tools that can be brought back to and used in these diverse settings.

First Segment • * Key Themes/Key Questions * Why are challenging kids challenging? Explanations for challenging behavior

* When are challenging kids challenging? The clash of two forces Second Segment

• * Identifying lagging skills and unsolved problems: The ALSUP * Keeping track: The Problem-Solving Plan Third Segment

• * Overview of the The Plans * Plan B: The Empathy Step: Drilling for Information and Other Topics Fourth Segment

• * The Define Adult Concerns step: How is the Problem Affecting the Child and/or Others? * The Invitation step: Reaching Realistic and Mutually Satisfactory Solutions * Special Topics: * Implementation in Systems: Start Small * Plan B with Kids and Language Processing and Communication Delays * How are the Skills Trained?

This is a practical strategies seminar! During this full day training extensive recommendations designed for specialists and classroom teachers, to help students succeed in the academic environment, will be provided. Participants will take home numerous useful tools and creative ideas to use the very next day!

Regular-education teachers (as well as special education teachers and support staff) will find the information presented invaluable. Strategies presented will allow regular education teachers to utilize approaches within their own classroom.

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of the seminar, participants will be able to:

• Describe how different explanations for the interpretations of challenging behavior in kids can lead to dramatically different approaches to intervention, and why conventional reward and punishment procedures may not be effective for many challenging kids

• Identify and assess the various cognitive skills that are central to adaptively handling life’s social, emotional, and behavior challenges

• Identify and prioritize unsolved problems precipitating challenging behavior • Describe the three basic mechanisms by which adults handle unsolved problems and unmet expectations in kids

(Plans A, B, and C) and what is accomplished by each, and the three steps or “ingredients” of Plan B • Describe how to effectively implement Plan B to solve problems, teach skills, and reduce the frequency and intensity

of challenging behavior




January 31-February 1, 2019 Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota

February1,2019–Elizabeth Sautter, M.S., CCC-SLP

Make Social Regulation Stick! Practical Strategies and Tools to Build Social and Emotional Competence in Students (with Autism, ADHD, PDD-nos, Anxiety, Attention Deficits, & more) Social Regulation (Kuypers and Sautter, 2011) is the ability to adjust one’s level of alertness and modify how emotions and behaviors are revealed in order to meet social goals. Our world is filled with complicated situations that can be sticky to navigate—both emotionally and socially. It’s important to realize that within these situations, regulating emotions/behaviors and managing social communication go hand in hand. Understanding this connection helps in two basic ways: first, to zoom out, broaden the lens and look at the whole child and situation at hand, and second, to zoom in on the child’s specific challenges or delays and focus on working as a team to put together practical applications that work for each child.

This presentation— geared to educators, therapists, and other professionals who work with individuals with social cognitive, executive functioning, communication, and emotional regulation challenges—provides the glue that makes social learning stick! An overview of the components of social regulation (e.g., sensory processing, emotional regulation, executive functioning, joint attention, expressive and receptive language, pragmatic language, and perspective taking) and commonly used curricula/frameworks will be provided. With a focus on the whole child, the roles of everyone involved and how to be mindful T.E.A.M.S will be reviewed, with reflection on how to create a partnership and integrate school and home. The majority of the presentation will focus on practical strategies, tools, and concepts that can easily be used the next day to support social regulation in all aspects and environments of a child’s life. Participants will learn to embrace teachable moments using new and time-tested strategies in order to create a successful social regulation lifestyle.

This is a practical strategies seminar! During this interactive training, participants will take away functional ideas and tools (applicable for K-12th grade) to use right away to support self-regulation and social communication (i.e. social regulation).

Learning Objectives: 1. Identify and define the aspects involved with self-regulation (sensory processing, emotional regulation, executive

functioning). 2. Identify and define the aspects involved with social communication (joint attention, receptive and expressive

language, pragmatic language and perspective taking). 3. Understand the connection between self-regulation and social communication (i.e.. social regulation). 4. Understand the importance of collaboration and develop insight into how to build mindful T.E.A.M.S to support the

whole child. 5. Review specific curricula used to support social regulation. 6. Learn how mindfulness trains the brain to build pathways for social regulation. 7. Learn numerous practical tools and resources to support each area of social regulation (sensory processing,

emotional regulation, executive functioning, joint attention, receptive and expressive language, pragmatic language, and perspective taking).

8. Reflect on the importance of parents and educators caring for themselves as co-regulators.

Who Should Attend? Special Education teachers, Speech and Language pathologists, OT’s, counselors, regular education teachers, administrators, psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, TAG teachers, PT’s, principals, nurses, parents, and anyone who works with someone on the autism spectrum, ADHD, bi-polar, or other learning disabilities. This conference is open to anyone who wishes to attend. Please contact AEP Connections with questions.

This is a two-day event. Day one and day two are complimentary to each other and each day is independent of the other.

Registration for one day only is accepted.

If you have questions or concerns, please email: [email protected] or call (920) 224-4794

Professional Development Offered:

1) Graduate Credit Option – 1-3 Credits through Concordia University. Cost will be about $238 per credit. Register for credits at conference. A syllabus will be available at www.aepconnections.com when details are finalized.

2) ASHA CEUs- each program (day) is offered for .6 ASHA CEU’s (Intermediate level; professional area). Full attendance and a completed evaluation required for satisfactory completion of ASHA CEU’s. A total of 1.2 CEU’s is available for this two-day conference.

3) Certificate of Attendance - 6 hours each day for a total up to 12 clock hours for both days. 4) NBCC- “AEP Connections, LLC is an NBCC-Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEPTM) and may offer

NBCC-approved clock hours for events that meet NBBC requirements. The ACEP solely is responsible for all aspects of the program.” ACEP Number: 6680

5) ASWB- “AEP Connections, LLC (# 1332) is approved as a provider for social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) www.aswb.org through the Approved Continuing Education (ACE) Program. AEP Connections, LLC maintains responsibility for the program. ASWB Approval Period: (1/27/15-1/27/16). Social workers should contact their regulatory board to determine course approval for continuing education credits. Social workers participating in this course will receive 6 continuing education clock hours.” License #1332

6) AOTA-Approved provider of continuing education by the American Occupational Therapy Association for 6 contact hours (0.6 CEUs) for one day, 12 contact hours (1.2 CEUs) for both days. Intermediate level. Occupational Therapy Process: Assessment, Intervention. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products or clinical procedures by AOTA. AOTA provider#9435

7) IBCCES - International Board of Credentialing and Continuing Education Standards. Provider# CE143465 8) Illinois CPDU’s – currently working on accreditation for 2018. Will post when updated.

If you require special assistance, please contact AEP Connections to inform them of your special needs by emailing: [email protected]

If you have questions or concerns, please contact: Lisabeth at [email protected] or (920) 224-4794









Speaker Biographies and Disclosures:

Ross W. Greene, Ph.D. is the originator of the innovative, research-based model of intervention now known as Collaborative & Proactive Solutions (CPS) as described in his influential books The Explosive Child, Lost at School, Lost & Found, and Raising Human Beings. Dr. Greene served on the faculty at Harvard Medical School for over 20 years, and is now on the faculty of the Department of Psychology at Virginia Tech and on the Faculty of Science at University of Technology Sydney in Australia. He is also the Founding Director of the non-profit Lives in the Balance (www.livesinthebalance.org), which aims to disseminate the CPS model through no-cost web-based programming: advocate on behalf of behaviorally challenging kids and their parents, teachers, and other caregivers; takes a strong stand against the use of corporal punishment at home and school, the use of restraint and seclusion in schools and restrictive therapeutic facilities, and the use of detention, suspension, and expulsion in schools, preschools, and daycare settings; and encourages the use of non-punitive, non-adversarial interventions. His research has been funded by the Stanley Research Institute, the National Institutes of mental health, the U.S. Department of Education, and the Maine Juvenile Justice Advisory Group. He lectures and consults extensively to families, general and special education schools, inpatient psychiatry units, and residential and juvenile detention facilities throughout the world, Disclosure: Financial: Ross Greene, Ph.D. receives an honorarium for his presentation with AEP Connections, LLC. Dr. Greene is a paid autism trainer and also receives royalties for the books that he has written. Non-financial: Dr. Greene has reported no conflicts of interest, financial, or non-financial relationships regarding this presentation.

Elizabeth Sautter, M.A. CCC, is a licensed speech and language pathologist and co-director/co-owner of Communication Works, a private practice offering speech, language, and social support in the San Francisco Bay Area. She has worked with preschool to adult clients and their families since 1996 in private practice, schools, and hospitals, specializing in social communication, self-regulation, and executive functioning. She has co-authored two popular children’s books with Kristen Wilson, Whole Body Listening Larry at Home and Whole Body Listening Larry at School (www.socialthinking.com) and a resource book for social/emotional learning, Make Social Learning Stick! How to Guide and Nurture Social Competence Through Everyday Routines and Activities (aapcpublishing.com). Elizabeth has worked with Leah Kuypers in the clinic setting, supporting clients and running group therapy. They have presented and written articles together as well as developed curriculum with Terri Rossman. Elizabeth conducts trainings for parents/caregivers and professionals and is thrilled to join Leah as a collaborative speaker for The Zones of Regulation. On a personal note, Elizabeth’s relationships with her son, sister, and extended family members with special needs have made her work a lifelong endeavor. She lives with her husband, two sons, dog, and cat in Northern California.

Disclosure: Financial: Elizabeth Sautter receives an honorarium for her presentations with AEP Connections. Elizabeth is also a paid autism trainers. Non- Financial: Elizabeth Sautter has no non-financial relationships to disclose. She has reported no conflicts of interest, financial, or non-financial relationships regarding this presentation.

Please contact AEP Connections with any questions: [email protected]

Conference Location:

DoubleTree–Minneapolis/ParkPlace1500ParkPlaceBlvd.Minneapolis,MN55416

952-542-8063

AcourtesyblockofroomsisavailableattheDoubleTreeMinneapolisfor$125untilJanuary3,2017.PleaserefertoAEPConnectionswhenbooking

forgrouprate.

Daily Schedule: Ross Greene Ph.D.- Day One 7:00 – 8:00 AM - Registration8:00 – 9:30 AM – Behavior challenges; five key points; prevention, proactivity, and comorbidity9:30 – 9:45 AM - Break9:45 – 11:30 AM – Teaching the replacement behaviors; tips, tools and practical strategies 11:30 – 12:30 PM - Lunch-on your own12:30 – 2:00 PM – Specific strategies for anxiety, impulsivity and anger 2:00 – 2:15 PM - Break2:15 – 3:30 PM – Dealing effectively with meltdowns, blowups and after care

Elizabeth Sautter, M.S., CCC-SLP- Day Two 7:00 – 8:00 AM - Registration8:00 – 9:30 AM – Self-Regulation/Emotional Regulation & Executive Functioning 9:30 – 9:45 AM - Break9:45 – 11:30 AM – Social Communication11:30 – 12:30 PM - Lunch-on your own12:30 – 2:00 PM – Connections and Collaborations / T.E.A.M.S2:00 – 2:15 PM - Break2:15 – 3:30 PM –Specific Curricula used to support social regulation/Mindfulness

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CANCELLATION POLICY: More than 30 days before the first day of the conference: Full Refund, less a $25 processing fee. Less than 30 days, but more than 7 days before the first day of the conference: Credit towards a future conference or a substitute may be sent in your place, with prior approval by AEP Connections, LLC. Less than 7 days before the first day of the conference: No Refunds. AEP Connections reserves the right to substitute speakers in the event of a speaker cancellation. Our refund policy applies to all registration payments including those by purchase order.

RegistrationCost:EarlyBird(UntilDec.21,2019):1DayConference$1502DayConference $200RegularPricing(AfterDec.21,2019):1DayConference$1702DayConference $230

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Speaker Books Available for Pre-Order:

Day One Speaker Books: *The Explosive Child (Greene) - $15.00 *Lost At School (Greene) - $17.00 *Lost and Found (Greene) - $26.00 *Raising Human Beings(Greene) - $17.00

Day Two Speaker Books: *Make Social Learning Stick! How to Guide and Nurture Social Competence (Sautter) – $22.00 *Whole Body Listening at School (Sautter) - $20.00 *Whole Body Listening at Home (Sautter) - $20.00 *Whole Body Listeing Poster -$9.00

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