Kathy Morris – Oppositional, Explosive and Disruptive Behaviors in the Classroom: Effective Strategies for Intervening Before, During and After a Meltdown
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- Faculty:
- Kathy Morris
- Duration:
- Full Day
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Copyright:
- Feb 26, 2020
Description
Outline
Functions of a Meltdown
- Tantrum vs. meltdown
- Stages of a meltdown
- Sensory issues vs. behavior issues
- Meltdown intervention video
Identify Triggers that Drive Challenging Behaviors Related to:
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)
- Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
- Learning disabilities
- Executive functioning deficits
- Anxiety disorder
- Depression
Sensory Strategies
- Easy-to-use sensory tools and apps to calm
- Overstimulation and sensory breakdowns
- Classroom structure for optimal learning
Executive Functioning Strategies
- Visual cues, music, and software designed to increase attention and focus
- High interest areas to strengthen motivation and engagement
- Visual reminders for routines and predictability
- Visual structures to promote organization
Self-Regulation Strategies
- Video modeling, t-charts, social stories, social scripts, emotions charts to develop self-control
- Tools that promote self-monitoring of behavior
- Power cards and visual checklists as powerful incentives to change behavior
Social/Emotional Communication Strategies
- Social scripts and social stories to develop social interaction
- Video modeling and role playing to demonstrate appropriate interactions
- First person stories for positive behavior changes and affirmations
Explosive Behavior Strategies
- Recognize the warning signs of a meltdown to prevent it
- Surprise cards, change of schedule cues, and transition markers to alleviate anxiety
- Visual cues to depict expected behavior
- Converting the verbal to a visual
Techniques for After the Meltdown
- Strategies for instructional consequences
- Chart appropriate/inappropriate behaviors
- Activities for reviewing behaviors when calm
- Cartooning to facilitate feedback
- Strategies for providing systematic feedback
- Reinforcement for communication strategies
- Identify feelings and review behavior
Hands-on Activities
- Demonstration video of child having a meltdown
- Appropriate and meaningful replacement behaviors for physical aggression
- Instructional consequences for a meltdown
Faculty

Kathy Morris, M.Ed., B.S. Related seminars and products: 8
Director/Owner
igivuWings
Kathy Morris, M.Ed., B.S., Ā has over 42 years of experience working with children and adolescents with severe behavioral difficulties, autism, ADHD, Ā executive dysfunction, and cerebral palsy. She has been a speech therapist, teacher for self-contained programs, resource teacher, and first grade teacher. Kathy’s business, Ā igivuWings, has reached families, educators, counselors, speech pathologists, occupational therapists, and medical professionals throughout the world.
Kathy was Ā a diagnostician/supervisor for all grade levels and Ā a LIFE Skills/autism/behavior/assistive technology consultant at a Texas education service center before leaving to start her own business. Ā A prolific speaker, Kathy has keynoted many national/international conferences. She provides technical assistance in classrooms across the US, Canada, and several international countries. Kathy is a frequent guest on a local news program promoting research-based techniques for working with children and adolescents with executive functioning deficits, ADHD, and Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Kathy was honored as Outstanding Educator for Children with Disabilities (1997) and a delegate for the President’s Commission on Special Education (2002).
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Ā Ā Kathy Morris maintains a private practice. Ā She has authored an audio product and a DVD product which are published by the Bureau of Education & Research. Ā She receives a speaking honorarium from Ā PESI, Inc.
Non-financial: Kathy Morris is the mother of adult children with autism spectrum disorders.
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