Taming the wolfEmily Lee

IH Cordoba

Taming the WolfTaming the WolfHow to understand and work with special kids with How to understand and work with special kids with

challenging behaviourschallenging behaviours

Session 1Session 1Understanding the nature of Understanding the nature of

the wolfthe wolfWhat is BESD?What is BESD?

How does BESD How does BESD manifest itself?manifest itself?

Why does it Why does it happen?happen?

How do kids with How do kids with BESD feel?BESD feel?

How do parents How do parents feel?feel?

Session 2Session 2Adapting as a teacher: Adapting as a teacher:

Demonstrating empathy for the Demonstrating empathy for the wolfwolf

How do parents How do parents feel (cont.)?feel (cont.)?

How do we, as How do we, as teachers, feel?teachers, feel?

Challenging our Challenging our own feelings and own feelings and reactionsreactions

Identifying Identifying triggers, triggers, behaviours and behaviours and consequencesconsequences

Session 3Session 3Practical approaches: How to tame Practical approaches: How to tame

the wolfthe wolfTeaching kids to Teaching kids to

positively positively express emotionsexpress emotions

Breaking down Breaking down defensive defensive barriersbarriers

Session 4Session 4Practical approaches: How to tame Practical approaches: How to tame

the wolf (Cont.)the wolf (Cont.)Reducing and Reducing and

removing triggersremoving triggers

Developing a Developing a nurturing nurturing classroomclassroom

Promoting empathy Promoting empathy skills and effective skills and effective peer supportpeer support

Some success Some success stories!stories!

How the course will work How the course will work and who is it for?and who is it for?

4 weeks4 weeks

4 online live 4 online live sessionssessions

4 weeks of forum 4 weeks of forum taskstasks

Everyone!Everyone!

Questions?Questions?