Description
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Scott D. Walls – Oppositional, Defiant & Disruptive Children & Adolescents: Non-Medication Approaches for the Most Challenging Behaviors
- Faculty:
- Scott D. Walls
- Duration:
- 6 Hours 16 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Copyright:
- Apr 28, 2020
Description
Children and adolescents with ODD, ADHD, Asperger’s, anxiety, mood, and disruptive disorders provide constant clinical and parenting challenges. Watch this recording and learn new, effective non-medication strategies for your clients’ most challenging behaviors including:
- Tantrums
- Running out/away
- Noncompliance
- Nagging
- Refusing to work/help
- Yelling/screaming
- Bullying
- Panic/anxiety reactions
- Lack of follow-through
- Not following directions
You will walk away with immediate strategies for out of control behaviors and techniques for emotional regulation along with long-term treatment strategies to help kids at home and school. Scott Walls is a clinical expert and has worked with the most challenging kids both in clinical and school settings. Through the use of case studies and action-oriented handouts, you will leave this program with solutions to turn your most challenging kids around.
Handouts
| Manual – Oppositional, Defiant & Disruptive Children and Adolescents (1.75 MB) | 123 Pages | Available after Purchase |
| Illinois Educators Self-study Instructions (28.5 KB) | Available after Purchase | |
| Illinois Educators Evaluation Form (1.2 MB) | Available after Purchase |
Outline
Behaviors that Make Us Crazy
- Tantrums
- Running out/away
- Noncompliance
- Nagging
- Refusing to work/help
- Yelling/screaming
- Bullying
- Panic/anxiety reactions
- Lack of follow through
- Not following directions
Disorders
- Oppositional Defiant Disorder
- ADHD
- Mood disorders
- Anxiety disorders
- Attachment issues/disorder, conduct disorder, autism spectrum disorders
Assessment – The Functions of Behavior
- Fear-based (Fight, Flight, Freeze, or Submit)
- Escape
- Attention
- Sensory
- Pain
- Control
Mental Health Disorder or Behavior Problem
- The power of skilled observations
- The interview
- Comparison to the group
- The FBA – Incredibly powerful assessment tool
- The art of choosing a diagnosis (if you have to at all!)
Limitations of the Research and Potential Risks
Treatment Strategies Part I
- Proactive
- Behavior plans
- Motivational incentives
- Set the stage for success
- Remember the initial goal
- Appropriately address the functions of the behavior
- Reactive
- Corrective measures
- It’s like playing chess in a tornado
Treatment Strategies Part II
- Specific Strategies for the Following Behavioral Challenges:
- Tantrums
- Running out/away
- Noncompliance
- Nagging
- Refusing to work/help
- Yelling/screaming
- Bullying
- Panic/anxiety reactions
- Lack of follow through
- Not following directions
Treatment Strategies Part III
- Specific Strategies for the Following Disorders:
- ODD
- ADHD
- Mood disorders
- Anxiety disorders
- Working with unsafe behaviors
Treatment Strategies Part IV
- Special Populations & Circumstances
- Asperger’s disorder
- Divorce, separation
- Abuse and neglect
- Parent misbehavior
- Foster care
Faculty
Scott D. Walls, MA, LIPC, CCMHC Related seminars and products: 2
Scott D. Walls, MA, LIPC, CCMHC, is a mental health counselor in private practice in Lincoln, NE, and has previously spent 15 years with the Lincoln Public Schools as a behavior specialist and psychotherapist. Scott has provided therapy and consultation services for hundreds of children, teens and families in the Lincoln area. In addition, Scott has provided numerous trainings for teachers, administrators and case management staff for various agencies. He is also the author of Oppositional, Defiant & Disruptive Children and Adolescents (PESI, 2016) and Behavior Management Skills Guide with Deb Rauner (PESI, 2015).
Scott co-founded a domestic violence group for female offenders and was a practicing therapist and case manager supervisor for a special project in Lincoln that offered treatment for torture and trauma survivors for refugees and immigrants. In addition to his duties as a therapist and consultant, Scott is the founder and owner of the Lincoln Karate Clinic, Inc. This karate school offers specialized karate lessons for children ages 4-7 and youth ages 8 and up. The karate school is well known for providing unique classes that incorporates Stranger Danger lessons, and Scott’s personally developed antibullying program entitled: “The 4 C’s of Bullying.”
Scott enjoys providing information to students and participants in a relaxed learning environment and makes every attempt to give participants practical and down to earth educational information.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Scott Walls maintains a private practice. He receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc.
Non-financial: Scott Walls is a member of the National Board for Certified Counselors.
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