Assessment & Treatment of Regulatory, Emotional, & Sensory Deficits in Infants & Young Children

Date:

May 06, 2011

Location:

Details:

Presented by:  Georgia DeGangi, Ph.D., OTR, FAOTA

When:  Friday May 6, 2011
Where:  (Live Site) Traverse City, MI
            (Broadcast Site) The Guidance Center's CFE Building #2

This workshop will present an overview of the latest theory, research and treatment strategies for children with problems of self-regulation and mood disorders. A model of intervention will be descried that focuses on understanding the process deficits that underlie the child's regulatory problems. Specific emphasis will be placed on how regulatory problems impact the child's emotional life, relational dynamics including attachment to others, behavior, and adjustment to child care and preschool settings. View flier for further details.

Audience: Mental health and early intervention professionals

Note: Mental health and early intervention professionals without previous training in assessment and treatment of regulatory, emotional, and sensory deficits in infants and young children are recommended to attend both days, May 5 (see previous page) and 6.

Content: This workshop will present an overview of the latest theory, research and treatment strategies for children with problems of self-regulation and mood disorders. A model of intervention will be described that focuses on understanding the process deficits that underlie the child's regulatory problems. Specific emphasis will be placed on how regulatory problems impact the child's emotional life, relational dynamics including attachment to others, behavior, and adjustment to child care and pre-school settings. The presenter will introduce an intervention model that addresses the common types of regulatory problems in children emphasizing working through the caregiver-child and therapist or teacher child relationship. Participants will learn clinical assessments including formal and informal observations of self-regulation and parent-child interactions. Treatment techniques will focus on therapy approaches to foster self-regulation, sensory processing, attention, and interaction skills within the context of the parent-child relationship Principles of dialectical behavior therapy and sensory integration therapy are integrated into the therapeutic framework that focuses on relational dynamics, attachment, intrapsychic development, and family adaptation.

Workshop Goals: Upon completion of this seminar, participants will learn to:

• Recognize the interplay of constitutional and emotional factors in children experiencing a range of developmental challenges
• Identify symptoms of self-regulatory, sensory processing, attentional, communication, and interactional problems in infants and children using a range of assessments
• Assess parent-child interactions and emotional and self-regulatory needs using observational techniques
• Develop treatment strategies to address the constitutional and emotional needs of children who experience difficulties while incorporating techniques that meet the emotional needs of the family
• Understand the principles of dialectical behavior therapy in their application to children with emotional dysregulation