Event Details

Need help understanding the complex nature of behaviour and how to support those who engage in it?

This workshop focuses on common behaviours of concern that children in foster, kinship, and permanent care placements commonly exhibit.

Many children in placements have experienced disrupted attachments and as a result they may exhibit behaviours that can include tantrums, refusal, destruction of items or property, verbal aggression, self-injury, and physical aggression. The presence of these behaviours place considerable strain on the caregiving family and may lead to placement breakdown.

This  workshop delivers education on how trauma and disrupted attachment can lead to these behaviours and provides practical strategies to connect, respond, and manage challenging behaviour.

Presented by: Jenn Colechin.  Jenn is a Board Certified Behaviour Analyst (BCBA) and highly skilled clinician who utilised the science of behaviour analysis to guide assessment, strategies and implementation approached with a positive behavioural support and trauma informed practice lens.

Please note that Carer KaFÉ can cover the cost of babysitting while you attend a Carer KaFÉ training session.  You need to organise for an approved babysitter via your agency.  This needs to be organised and approved by Carer KaFÉ at least one week prior to the training session.