Becoming a Behavioural Detective - with Kim Barthel OTR
Understanding and Supporting Complex Behaviour
There is always a reason for the behaviour! This two-day workshop will provide an understanding of the integrated neurobiology of sensory processing and emotional/relational problems that can relate to “challenging behaviour”. Participants will be invited to forevermore become behavioral detectives, using clinical reasoning to look deeper than the surface actions we observe. By seeking to understand why people do the things they do, from a myriad of perspectives, we allow compassion into the equation. This alone changes the brain - and the mindset of clinical curiosity supports treatment strategies at home, at school, in the clinic or workplace, and in all levels of relationships.
This workshop invites participants to expand their focus away from “managing behaviour” to a lens of self-understanding. Why am I triggered by this person’s behaviour? How do I regulate my own nervous system in the presence of behaviours I experience as difficult? Through a blend of lecture, storytelling, video analysis and group discussions this day will be one to remember - both as professional development and personal empowerment.
What will we learn?
Developmental disabilities and the neurobiology of disregulation
To differentiate between sensory, emotional and cognitive contributions to behaviour
The impact of developmental trauma on regulation and social engagement
Supporting challenging behaviour through sensory and relationally-informed interventions
Self-awareness, self-regulation and self-care in our work
Open to anyone, including a wide range of therapists (OT SP, PT etc.) Psychologists, educators, early-childhood and group home staff, social workers, counsellors and parents/caregivers.
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