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Gentle
Teaching - Positive Approaches to Challenges of Behaviour and Learning
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Dan Hobbs
Dan
Hobbs is an education specialist who travels extensively throughout the U.S,
Canada & Europe teaching parents, teachers, and the varied professionals in
the field of disability, positive approaches to challenges of behaviour and
learning. Dan has written and produced books, articles, and videotapes on the
topics of Gentle Teaching, but has spent the majority of his time providing
¡°hands on¡± training to parents and practitioners in education and social and
health services. He has worked in the field for over twenty-five years and is
the brother of a person with severe disabilities. He lives in Nebraska
with his wife and five Children.
What will be
presented?
This workshop presents the participants with an overview of the
values, goals, and strategies that comprise the Gentle Teaching approach. Gentle Teaching is a multi-faceted approach
that allows the practitioner to learn and grow with people with
significant behaviour
challenges/learning. Videotapes are used to illustrate the process. A primary
aim of the workshop is to provide parents, teachers, and Health Service
professionals with ¡°how to¡± methods and concepts.Who should
attend?
The workshop is designed to assist individuals who live with,
teach, or in some way support individuals with a wide range of disabilities,
the ideas, and methods discussed are appropriate and useful in all human relationships. This is not a
method for manipulating people with disabilities, but rather a way of living
and learning with all people.
Who should attend?
The workshop is designed to assist individuals who live with, teach, or in some way support individuals with a wide range of disabilities, the ideas, and methods discussed are appropriate and useful in all human relationships. This is not a method for manipulating people with disabilities, but rather a way of living and learning with all people.
The Participants will learn:
Specific non-aversive strategies for defusing distractive, disruptive, and destructive patterns of behaviour;
Values, goals and strategies that support the development of a mutually fair and valuing relationship with individuals who alienate themselves from others;
Proactive strategies for facilitating, supporting and empowering meaningful forms of participation and interaction;
To identify and avoid teaching postures and practices that facilitate and support challenging behaviour;
To identify, select, and communicate
strategies that value intervention.
Timings
The seminar will take place on Tuesday 13th and Wednesday 14th May 2008.
This is a two day course.
Registration: 9.00 a.m. for 9.30 a.m.
Morning Sessions: 9.30—12.30 p.m.
Afternoon Session (Day1): 1.15—4.30 p.m.
Afternoon Session (Day2): 1.15—4.30 p.m.
Coffee and biscuits will be available but no lunch is provided.
Please bring your own are limited shops nearby.
This seminar is sponsored by Life of Your Own, a charity which supports people with disabilities to live in their own homes in the community. The cost to delegates is £60 per head to include coffee and tea. Please complete the application on the reverse of this form and return it with your payment to:
Life of Your Own,
Suite 1, Rauter House, Sybron Way, Crowborough, TN6 3DZ
How to find
Crowborough Athletic Football Club
Crowborough Community Stadium
Alderbrook Recreation
Alderbrook Close
Crowborough
TN6 3DJ
There is free parking available at the seminar.
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