Cultivate Calmness, Concentration and Coping Skills
Spark joy and grow learner's abilities to develop calmness, concentration, and attentional control to build focus for learning. Learn how to integrate mindfulness-based practices as part of the daily routine while nurturing social-emotional skills.
Speaker
Padmaja is the founder and president of a nonprofit, Parent Engagement for Active Child Enrichment (PEACE). PEACE coaches and guides families, particularly those from marginalized populations, to enable and enrich children toward a productive academic and life trajectory. She is a globally engaged educational consultant and author with expertise in the fields of early childhood & special education. Driven by an intense commitment to maximize learning outcomes for children with special needs, she inspires educators through webinars, onsite coaching, & workshops at conferences. Padmaja has graduate degrees in Political Science, Special Education, and Educational Diagnostics. Enriched with diverse professional experience, she has authored a number of books. Autism, significant and multiple disabilities, early childhood, executive function, paraeducators, and special ed legal compliance are the focus topics of her books. Learn more at www.infinitepossibilities-sped.com.
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Who this course is for
Every minute is written for working clinicians, educators, and families. You walk away with real-world tools to try with your next learner, not abstract theory.
Speech-Language Pathologists
Occupational Therapists
Behavior Specialists
Educators
After this course
What you’ll walk away with.
You leave with concrete skills and frameworks you can apply in your next session, classroom, or family visit, not just ideas to think about later.
Earn your CEUs
Attend the full course and pass the post-session assessment at 80% or higher. Your 0.1 ASHA CEUs are reported to ASHA when you opt in on the assessment.
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You’ll be able to
Identify strategies to teach students with diverse learning and/or behavioral needs.
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You’ll be able to
Identify ways to incorporate highly motivating and engaging activities to strengthen concentration, calmness and coping skills.
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You’ll be able to
Identify ways to incorporate mindfulness-based activities as part of the daily routine to strengthen learner focus and attentional control for learning.
The full 1 hour
Your learning path.
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Introduction ? Why - Cultivate Calmness, Concentration and Coping Skills
5 minutes - 2
Building Learner's Emotional Literacy and Competence
20 minutes - 3
Calming Strategies ? Mindfulness Practices (Breathing and Movement)
20 minutes - 4
Positive Affirmations and Self-Soothing
5 minutes - 5
Summary, Conclusion and Q & A
10 minutes
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Pass the assessment
Complete the short post-course assessment with 80% or higher to confirm mastery.
CEUs reported to ASHA
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