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Too many children face barriers that prevent them from fully participating in essential activities. Yet, most schools aren’t taking proactive steps to address this challenge. But we can!
Join our webinar series to explore effective strategies and practical tools that empower children who learn differently.
Together, we can create opportunities for every child to thrive!
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The Self-Determined Child: Empowering Neurodivergent Youth
Throughout our lives, most of us have the ability to make choices about the things that matter to us. Yet in many schools, young students have limited opportunities to select their activities, and neurodivergent children face even greater challenges in making choices about their learning.
Empowering children to take the lead in their own educational journey is essential for fostering meaningful participation and engagement. When children can choose their activities, they become more invested and motivated, leading to enhanced engagement and greater achievement of their goals. Let's explore practical strategies to embed choice making into our sessions with children to transform their learning!
This webinar is AOTA approved and provides .1 CEU.
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6 Webinars
Captain Me
Each one hour webinar costs $49 and provides 1 contact hour / .1 CEU.
The bundle give students a significant discount: all six webinars are offered for $199 and includes the entire Captain Me video series.
Handbooks Included!
The Self Determined Child webinars and handbooks are set up to make it easy for therapy practitioners and educators to learn the topics, use the reproducible pages to transform sessions into fun, motivating experiences, and obtain CEU credits.
Each handbook serves as a comprehensive reference guide for participants, providing practical strategies, key information, and detailed instructions related to each webinar. It acts as a takeaway resource to support seamless implementation of the concepts learned.
The handbook also includes the post-test and feedback form that participants can submit to obtain CEU credits and course completion certificates.
CEU Credits
The Self Determined Child Webinar Series is AOTA approved, with each webinar providing 1 contact hour / .1 CEU.
If a participant decides to take the bundle with all six webinars, they will receive 6 contact hours / .6 CEUs. These can be taken at any time and in any order desired. Some therapists and educators take the bundle on one day while they are at work, as part of their employer-approved professional development program.
For questions, contact amycoopersmithotd@gmail.com
Webinar 1
Self-Determination Activities of Daily Living
Dressing, hygiene, organization, and personal care—these are some of the activities of daily living (ADLs) considered important for a satisfying life. However, if a child is unable to complete daily activities because they have trouble making decisions or solving problems related to those tasks, the ADLs will be unattainable.
On the other hand, when clients learn “Self-Determination ADL” skills of goal setting, choice making, and problem solving, they increase their ability to tackle many of the other activities they need and want to do. In this one-hour webinar, we'll dive into easy-to-use, evidence-informed strategies to promote "Self-Determination ADLs” and help our youth achieve their maximum potential!
This webinar is AOTA approved and provides 1 contact hour/ .1 CEU.
Webinar 2
Overcoming Learned Helplessness
Are you noticing an increasing number of students showing signs of learned helplessness? Do teachers often come to you with concerns about students who seem disengaged or unmotivated?
Current research has revealed that many schools unintentionally foster learned helplessness, leading to significant challenges for our children.
This one-hour webinar provides specific, user friendly self-determination strategies aimed at overcoming learned helplessness to ensure that our youth achieve their maximum potential!
This webinar is AOTA approved and provides 1 contact hour/ .1 CEU.
Webinar 3
Self-Monitoring
One of the most powerful things we can do to succeed in life is to take charge of our own progress! Self-monitoring of progress stands as a pivotal skill for children, igniting autonomy, self-awareness, and goal attainment.
Through actively monitoring their progress, children gain profound insights into their strengths and challenges, thereby empowering their learning journey and personal growth. When children can monitor their own progress, they become more invested and motivated, leading to enhanced engagement and greater achievement of their goals.
Let's explore how self-monitoring of progress can transform children’s learning experiences!
This webinar is AOTA approved and provides 1 contact hour/ .1 CEU.
Webinar 4
The Calming Corner
Have you observed children experiencing meltdowns in the classroom who struggle to calm themselves? Recent research highlights that many children face challenges with emotional or physical dysregulation, hindering their ability to engage in learning and participate effectively in class.
So, what can we do about this? The answer lies in providing child-led self-regulation strategies that can be performed as a preventative measure. These strategies serve as a powerful antidote to dysregulation.
Join me as we learn how to set up a Calming Corner in the classroom with child-led strategies to empower students to take ownership of their emotions and energy, changing the trajectory of their educational experience!
This webinar is AOTA approved and provides 1 contact hour/ .1 CEU.
Webinar 5
Unlocking Potential With Role Play and Puppetry
Did you know that problem-solving skills are components of self-determination and are predictive of future satisfaction and success? Role play and puppets can make a big difference in the development of children’s problem solving skills, resulting in improved motivation, engagement, and participation.
Puppets are a great way implement role play to motivate and engage our younger students during sessions. Instead of a child becoming upset or feeling defensive about a problem, they take on the role of coach and supporter of the puppet! When a puppet is having a problem, there’s little embarrassment or negative reactions because we’re not talking to a child about THEIR problem.
It’s all about the puppet!
This webinar is AOTA approved and provides 1 contact hour/ .1 CEU.
Webinar 6
Promoting Autonomy Through Home Activity Programs
Do you ever wish that your students had more opportunities to practice the skills they’re working on?
Child-led Home Activity Programs are a powerful approach to increase children’s practice time, while also teaching them a life skill that will support their success. Child-led Home Activity Programs differ from traditional home exercise programs in several important ways. First and foremost, they are designed in partnership with the child. Through actively participating in the creation of the Home Activity Program, children gain profound insights into their strengths and challenges, thereby empowering their learning journey.
Let's explore how providing a Child-led Home Activity Program can transform their learning!
This webinar is AOTA approved and provides 1 contact hour/ .1 CEU.