Supporting Children with Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities & Co-Occurring Mental Health Conditions

Presenters - Leslie Fierro & Laura Buckner

June 11, 2018 from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm

HEB ISD Pat May Center ǀ 1849 Central Drive Building B ǀ Bedford, TX 76022

“Challenging behavior” is consistently the number one challenge special education teachers report facing in the classroom... with 72% reporting they felt unsatisfied with their teacher preparation in classroom management. (Rethink, 2014)

Children with disabilities are at greater risk for traumatic experiences, which can impact their success in the classroom.

SAFE’s Disability Services Program staff, in partnership with The Hogg Foundation for Mental Health and The National Child Traumatic Stress Network, is offering this free 1-day training for classroom teachers, school counselors and other educational staff to:

 

• increase understanding of the impact of trauma such as medical trauma, bullying, abuse and neglect on children with Intellectual and/or other Developmental Disabilities (IDD)
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• explore new options for thinking about and responding to emotional and behavioral challenges in the classroom setting

CPEs for Texas Educators & CEUs for LMSW, Psychologist & LPCs are available for this event.