The Neuroscience of Better Behavior: What to Say, Think, and Do to Help Children Behave and Learn Better

Exploring the neurocognitive underpinnings of learning and behavior allows us to evaluate and discuss what makes children behave as they do, how adults impact children's behavior, and the ten actions you can take today to enhance communication, collaboration, and compliance. This content-rich web conference will provide collaborative techniques for clinicians, parents, and teachers to use with children who are challenged with conditions such as anxiety, ADHD, depression, EFD, and SPD. Rated as one of the Top 100 Docs to "listen to" on Twitter, Dr. Kenney will share brain-based activities that can be used with children and parents immediately to help families develop skills to raise calm, competent, and ethical children.

Dr. Kenney will discuss:

• Eight myths about misbehavior
• How we are caught in “The Discipline Trap”
• Skill deficits vs. willful non-compliance
• How we cannot consequence children into new skills
• The alerting-to-calming continuum
• Enhancement of collaboration through movement rhythm and timing
• Ways to limit internal chaos and increase self-regulations skills for better social adaptability
• Five cognitive, limbic, and motor activities you can use today to enhance learning and behavior

This web conference is intermediate instructional level and designed to help clinicians:

1. Utilize the research conducted on the development of young brains from 2–12 years of age;
2. Apply motor-based interactive strategies to therapy practice;
3. Explore how the limbic brain, cerebellum, and the frontal lobes behave when changes occur;
4. Apply research that is not often reviewed in psychology that directly applies to daily clinical work (e.g. OT, functional psychology, physical education, neuroscience);
5. Explore the role of rhythm and timing in treatment.

If you have any questions or concerns about this web conference, or would like more information, please contact us here.

Event Reviews from Members

Dr. Kenney provided lots of added resources and examples throughout the workshop. She incorporated current brain research into suggested therapeutic approaches with children. I particularly enjoyed learning about the added interventions that can augment standard psycho-therapeutic approaches. - Catherine Gruener, LCPC, NCC

I loved her theoretical-based, practical, and common-sense approach on how to deal with children. I loved when she said at the beginning "You as a parent need to discipline yourself" (meaning self regulation). - Cristina Fandino EdD, MEd

Continuing Education (CE) Information

Two CE credits will be provided by GoodTherapy.org for attending this web conference in its entirety.

GoodTherapy.org is also an Approved Education Provider by NAADAC, The Association for Addiction Professionals (provider #135463). Of the eight counselor skill groups ascribed to by NAADAC, this course is classified within counseling services.

GoodTherapy.org is an NBCC-Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEPTM) and may offer NBCC-approved clock hours for events that meet NBCC requirements.

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GoodTherapy.org, SW CPE is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #0395. 

To receive CE credit hours for an archived event, you will need to complete a survey as well as a 12 or 15-question exam, verifying that you listened to or watched the event in its entirety. Archived CE events generally are considered "homestudy" by licensing boards.

Registration Information

Premium or Pro Membership with GoodTherapy includes access to this web conference at no cost. Not yet a Premium or Pro Member? Mental health professionals can attend this live web conference for $30.95 or access the homestudy recording for $15.50.

If the event is canceled by GoodTherapy, registrants who purchased the event will be notified and the charge for the event will be refunded

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