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• September 26, 2017 (Inactive)
• Polly Hays

Rage to Reason:  Behavioral Intervention for the Treatment of Explosive Behavior in Children with Emotional Disorders

Rage to Reason is a new workshop for teachers and professionals who work with children and adolescents with Emotional Disorders who exhibit explosive behavior.  This behavior often occurs when asked to follow a direction, do school work, or are told "no".  The training includes an understanding of the deficits that cause explosive behavior and teaches professionals to work with students to follow directions without refusals and meltdowns;  Rage to Reason also teaches both social and coping skills.  This workshop is designed for those children who have average to above average cognitive skills and some ability to reason and understand problem solving.  These children may have a diagnosis for Bipolar, ODD, ADHD, Anxiety Disorder, OCD, RAD, DMDD, PTSD, Autism Spectrum and other Emotional Disorders; although students may not have a diagnosis - just explosive behavior.

About the Presenter:

Amy Buie, MEd, BCBA, LBA, has over 25 years of experience working in the field of Applied Behavior Analysis.  She is the CEO of Learning Momentum, an agency specializing in the treatment of children with emotional disorders who have challenging behavior.  She is also the founder and organizational consultant for The Center for Autism Education, a not-for-profit agency working with both children and adults with developmental disabilities.  Amy teaches course work at the University of Missouri-St. Louis in the field of Autism and Behavior Studies.  She presents at workshops and conferences across the Midwest.  She is the author of  Behavior Mapping, Teaching Appropriate Behavior to Children with Autism and Related Disorders and Rage to Reason.  Her area of expertise is teaching reinforcement based strategies and working with children in both the school and home setting who have significantly challenging and explosive behavior due to an Emotional Disorder or Anxiety.