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56 Sussex Crescent SW
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APRIL 10 & 11, 2015
HALIFAX NS
CONFERENCE
Featuring Speakers...
Leah Kuypers, OT
The Zones of Regulation
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Problem Solving: A Step-by-Step Process
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Friday, April 10
The Zones of Regulation
LEAH KUYPERS, OT
This presentation provides teachers, therapists and parents
with hands-on knowledge on the nature of self-regulation
and strategies for improving self-regulation and emotional
control in individuals of all ages. The presentation
addresses topics such as: the brain’s involvement, typical
development, sensory processing, emotional regulation, and
executive functioning. Audience participants will learn an
explicit, stair-stepped method and tools to guide individuals
in utilizing The Zones framework across situations and
environments to regulate sensory needs, impulses, and
emotional states to social demands. Visuals and student
work samples are highlighted to illustrate numerous
learning activities. A variety of tools (sensory supports,
calming techniques, and thinking strategies) are explored to
help individuals recognize their internal emotions, sensory
needs, and thinking patterns in each zone, when shifting
from one zone to another, and then to self-regulate within
zones. Participants explore ideas on how to teach, when,
why, and how to use tools effectively.
The Zones of Regulation presentation also incorporates core
concepts from Michelle Garcia Winner’s Social Thinking®
framework to help teach individuals about perspective
Saturday, April 11
KERRY MATAYA
taking so they better understand how being in the different
zones impacts the thoughts and feelings of other people
around them.
Leah Kuypers, OT earned a BS in Occupational Therapy
from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a Graduate
Certificate in Autism, and a MA in Education from
Hamline University in St. Paul, MN. She has practiced as
an OT/autism specialist in school and clinical settings,
specializing in self-regulation and social learning, and has
worked with students of all ages and challenges, including
anxiety, ADHD, and ASD. Leah created The Zones of
Regulation®, a curriculum designed to teach
self-regulation, and is author of the book by the same name
(2011, Social Thinking Publishing). In addition to working
with students, she provides trainings and consultation to
parents and professionals, and offers workshops on the
Zones to groups across the country and Canada.
She currently resides in Minneapolis, MN with her
husband, son, daughter and dog. To have fun, Leah loves
traveling, playing with her children, hiking, skiing and
most anything outdoors.
Problem solving is a skill that we all need and a skill that
many of us take for granted. Most of us do not even
realize that we are scanning our surroundings, considering
all of our options, or moving on to the Plan B if Plan A
did not work. If you work with a high functioning
individual with ASD, this workshop is for you.
This presentation will offer ideas to help teachers,
counselors, service providers, and parents identify the
need for increased collaboration and teamwork to provide
a step-by-step framework for the development of problem
solving skills across all contexts, including home, school,
and community. Furthermore this presentation will
include topics such as how to correctly identify the root
cause of outward behavior and how to understand the role
of problem solving in the development of social skills and
the prevention of bullying and meltdowns. Because
executive functioning skills are involved in development
of problem solving skills, goals for development in this
area will be discussed as well.
Problem Solving: A Step-by-Step Process for
Success
Kerry Mataya, M.S.Ed. is the creator and visionary
behind Bridgeway Services providing intervention based
services including school consultations, summer camps,
after-school social groups, and individualized
programming for high functioning individuals with ASD.
With a Master’s in Education with emphasis in Autism
and Asperger Syndrome from the University of Kansas,
Mrs. Mataya holds many contracts with school systems
for individualized teaching, social skills programming,
executive functioning skill development, behavior
support, and academic support. Most recently, Mrs.
Mataya authored Successful Problem-Solving for
High-Functioning Students with Autism Spectrum
Disorders and is currently working on additional projects
that systemize learning for students with ASD.
Mrs. Mataya has presented at numerous conferences and
workshops around the United States. She is also involved
with Asperger Connection, a small non-profit organization
that provides funding to improve the quality of life for
high functioning individuals with ASD.
Register Before March 25, 2015 To Receive Early Bird Pricing
Registration Deadline For This Conference Is April 2, 2015
Learn practical skills that can be immediately implemented into
existing curriculum and training programs, at home or in school.
CONFERENCE DETAILS
THE AUTISM AWARENESS CENTRE
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Sessions, session materials, and refreshment breaks.
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Cancellation Policy
Cancellations must be in writing and received prior to
March 25, 2015. There will be a $50 administration fee
applied to all cancellations until March 25th. No refunds
will be issued after March 25, 2015.
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