Description

Children who are shut down may seem easier to parent than children who are explosive, but the truth is, they are hardest to reach. These kids often require more patience, more connection, and more felt safety than kids who are acting out. This workshop decodes these frustrating and elusive behaviors by exploring the neurobiology of behavior and the impact of trauma and toxic stress.

Some shutdown kids are watchdogs, acting like volcanoes (keeping it all inside). Some shutdown kids are possums. This training will help you distinguish between the two, as they often benefit from different interventions.

Attendees will leave with a toolbox full of practical strategies you’ll be able to implement immediately that will increase your confidence working with these hardest to reach kids.

Training Objectives:

1. Attendees will be able to apply the neurobiology of behavior to behaviors such as shut down, checked out, avoidant, and la-la land

2. Attendees will be able to identify the different levels of shutdown based on observable behavior

3. Attendees will use sensory-based strategies to increase safety, connection, and regulation in shut-down children