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Trauma Processing with Neurodivergent Youth: Adaptive strategies to support communication, sensory needs, cognition and more


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Speaker:
Aditi Mehra
Duration:
6 Hours 21 Minutes
Format:
Audio and Video
Copyright:
Jan 16, 2024
Product Code:
POS059512
Media Type:
Digital Recording
Access:
Never expires.


Description

Each child’s path to healing is as unique as their fingerprint.

But when kids with autism, ADHD, and developmental delays are also facing trauma, the way forward can seem impossible to find.

Communication impairments. Concrete thinking. Sensory needs.

It can start to feel like a puzzle you’ll never solve. A door you can’t unlock.

Often, the trauma gets overshadowed by the more visible needs, becoming an unseen barrier preventing progress.

Watch Dr. Aditi Mehra, occupational therapist and trauma expert, to gain the specialized knowledge to provide the comprehensive support these children need:

  • Easily adapt ACT, EMDR, and CBT approaches based on each child’s unique needs
  • Differentiate trauma-related behaviours from disability-related behaviours
  • Skillfully apply communication strategies, sensory techniques, cognitive resources, and assistive technology within trauma treatment
  • Actively engage kids of all abilities

Return to work tomorrow with dozens of tools for your toolbox, including an extensive resource list for worksheets, social stories, visual supports, art therapy, and sensory activities you can implement immediately.

Purchase today for this crucial training to help the most vulnerable children on their path to healing.

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All members of the PESI, Inc. planning committee have provided disclosures of financial relationships with ineligible organizations and any relevant non-financial relationships prior to planning content for this activity. None of the committee members had relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies or other potentially biasing relationships to disclose to learners.  For speaker disclosures, please see the faculty biography.



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Dr. Aditi Mehra, is a pediatric occupational therapist with a Doctorate in health sciences who is leaving an indelible impact across diverse therapeutic settings. Dr. Mehra serves as adjunct professor at Lewis University and is the director at the esteemed Chicago Fit Learning Lab. Dr. Mehra has over 25 years of experience working with children and teens with ASD, ADHD, learning disorders, and other neurodevelopmental conditions. She is passionate about improving trauma-informed care and cultural competency across therapeutic settings. In addition to her work as an occupational therapist, Dr. Mehra holds a certification in behavior analysis and has obtained certificates in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Trauma-Focused ACT. She provides continuing education presentations for various allied health groups in her community and across the nation.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Aditi Mehra has an employment relationship with Northern Illinois Association and receives compensation as a continuing education content creator and presenter. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Aditi Mehra has no non-financial relationships.


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Objectives

  1. Identify the significance of trauma-informed care when working with children with special needs, including its impact on their well-being, development, and therapeutic outcomes.
  2. Identify the impact of trauma on the brain and its unique impact on the behaviour of neurodivergent children.
  3. List practical techniques and interventions to recognize trauma in children with disabilities and differentiate it from their disability-related behaviours.
  4. Choose effective strategies for implementing trauma-informed care for children with developmental differences and their parents/ caregivers.
  5. Examine trauma-informed strategies and interventions within the scope of counselling, psychology, social work, and occupational therapy to improve function in children with disabilities.
  6. Utilize strategies to protect the mental health of clinicians when working with clients with special needs and complex trauma to promote overall health and wellbeing.

Outline

Neuroscience and Resilience

  • Signs of trauma in neurodivergent children
  • Trauma-related behaviours vs disability-related behaviours
  • Impact of neurodivergence on trauma processing
    • Communication impairments
    • Sensory processing disorder
    • Physical disabilities
    • Medical needs
    • ASD-related behaviors
  • Brain change through EMDR, ACT, CBT, somatic therapies
  • Limitations of research and potential risks

Navigate Communication Challenges

  • Apps and tech to support 2-way communication
  • Psychoeducation using social stories and video modelling
  • Visual supports for emotion identification
  • 5 art therapy techniques to communicate without words
  • Defusion techniques for non-verbal children
  • Case study: CBT for autistic teen engaging in self-harm

Meet Sensory Needs

  • Create a sensory-friendly space
  • Quick & easy calming sensory strategies
  • Sensory routines for emotional regulation
  • In-session use of proprioceptive and vestibular strategies
  • Interoception: its BIG role in emotions
  • Left-right stimulation strategies
  • Case study: Play therapy to address trauma in child with FAS

Move Beyond Physical Limitations

  • Modifications for play therapy techniques
  • Positioning to support interaction
  • Help kids set value-driven goals despite disability-related challenges
  • Deal with disability-related identity issues
  • Assistive technology in trauma work
  • Case study: EMDR with child with CP and history of abuse

Engage the Hard-to-Engage Child

  • Movement before mindfulness
  • Capitalize on routines and rituals
  • Play-based trust-building strategies
  • Puppets, sand trays, and doll houses
  • Case study: ACT with autistic child in foster care

Support Cognitive Processing

  • Strategies to build sense of self
  • Dramatic play for perspective-taking
  • Resources for emotional identification and processing
  • Visual supports for understanding and acceptance
  • Building psychological flexibility through role-play
  • Case study: CBT and child with Down syndrome

Build the Child’s Dream Team

  • Co-regulation strategies for caregivers
  • Support attachment
  • Routines-based intervention for the home
  • Interdisciplinary collaboration for success

Target Audience

  • Counsellors
  • Occupational Therapists
  • Occupational Therapy Assistants
  • Psychologists
  • Social Workers

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