Video
Instructional Level: Intermediate

Accreditation Information:

Course Outline:

Hour 1

  • What are tantrums/meltdowns?
  • Tantrums and Meltdowns: Causes
    • Sensory Overload
    • Sensory Issues
    • Flexibility
  • Preference for Constant and Immediate Gratification/Temporal Concepts
    • Can’t Express Their Needs
    • Transitions
  • Discover Specific Triggers: What is the Cause
  • Early Stages
  • Preventing the Meltdown

Hour 2

  • Strategies to Manage and Ease Transitions
  • Managing and Easing Transitions
  • Visual Schedules/Social Stories
  • Strategies For Managing Difficult Behavior: Charts
  • Prevention: Teach Verbal Skills
  • Calming Activities
  • Tantrums and Meltdowns In the Moment
  • Yoga for Kids.

Author

Adina Soclof, MS., CCC-SLP

Fool-Proof Ways to Manage Temper Tantrums and Meltdowns: Helping Parents Cope

Fool-Proof Ways to Manage Temper Tantrums and Meltdowns: Helping Parents Cope

2 Hours Instructional Level: Intermediate
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Description:

Children with special needs are prone to meltdowns and tantrums for a variety of reasons. It maybe due to immature sensory processing; they may feel overloaded with sensations. Motor planning issues can cause inflexible and black-and-white thinking. Compromised language impacts on their ability to grasp temporal concepts like “later” or “tomorrow,” interpret cues for when activities are being changed and impairs their sequencing skills. Therefore, struggles will ensue during transitions (moving from one activity to another) and when their needs are postponed or temporarily withdrawn. This causes them to move into fight/flight, freeze, or defensive rage, a “sensory collapse” (Naish, 2018). Furthermore, children with SN may be triggered more quickly than normally developing children. Their reactions may be far more intense, and they may take longer to calm down.

Skills and techniques are needed to help parents and professionals prevent and manage these episodes.

Full Course Description
Children with special needs are prone to meltdowns and tantrums for a variety of reasons. It maybe due to immature sensory processing; they may feel overloaded with sensations. Motor planning issues can cause inflexible and black-and-white thinking. Compromised language impacts on their ability to grasp temporal concepts like “later” or “tomorrow,” interpret cues for when activities are being changed and impairs their sequencing skills. Therefore, struggles will ensue during transitions (moving from one activity to...

Goals & Objectives:

Course Goals:

This course is intended to help students understand these dynamics to help be better equipped to anticipate, prevent, and manage meltdowns

Learning Outcomes

Upon the completion of this course, the learner will be able to: 

  • Identify causes of meltdowns and tantrums
  •  Select methods to aid in prevention of meltdowns and tantrums
  • Identify techniques to help parents reduce their child’s frustration through emotional regulation skills
  • Recognize a step-by-step program to manage meltdowns in the moment when they do occur.

 

Goals & Objectives:

Course Goals:

This course is intended to help students understand these dynamics to help be better equipped to anticipate, prevent, and manage meltdowns

Learning Outcomes

Upon the completion of this course, the learner will be able to: 

  • Identify causes of meltdowns and tantrums
  •  Select methods to aid in prevention of meltdowns and tantrums
  • Identify techniques to help parents reduce their child’s frustration through emotional regulation skills
  • Recognize a step-by-step program to manage meltdowns in the moment when they do occur.

 

Disclosures:

SEMINAR-ON-DEMAND 

"Seminar-On-Demand" course are streamed on your web browser if the online version if purchased. Our SODs are optimized for the most current versions of Safari, Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox. All SOD courses are mobile ready.

Contact Hours: 2 contact hours in length (check your state’s approval status in the state specific course catalog for your profession).

Target Audience: Physical Therapist, Physical Therapist Assistant, Speech Language Pathologist, Nurse, Nursing Home Administrator, Social Worker, and Activities Professionals.

Instructional Level: Intermediate.

Criteria for Completion: A score of 70% or more is considered passing. Scores of less than 70% indicate a failure to understand the material and the test will need to be taken again until a passing score has been achieved.

If you require special accommodations, please contact Colibri Healthcare Support by visiting our Contact Us page (https://www.homeceuconnection.com/contact-us/) or by using the chat functionality. 

ACHA CE Approved Provider 

This course is offered for 0.20 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate level, Related area).

Please note - ASHA reporting closes at the end of each month, with completions reported around or after the 15th of the following month.

Personnel Disclosure:

Financial – Adina Soclof is employed by the Hebrew Academy of Cleveland and receives a salary. She receives payment from HomeCEU for the presentation of this course.

Nonfinancial - no relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.

No relevant conflicts of interest exist for any member of the activity planning committee.

Content Disclosure: This course does not focus solely on any specific product or service

Cancellation Policy: For activity cancellation, returns, or complaint resolution, please contact us by email help@homeceu.com or by phone at 1.800.55.4CEUS (2387). We have a 100% satisfaction guarantee. Refunds will be issued for courses that have not been completed (exam not taken), or for any course that has been rejected by your board of approval. Webinar attendance must be canceled 24 hours before the scheduled start time.

Disclosures:

SEMINAR-ON-DEMAND 

"Seminar-On-Demand" course are streamed on your web browser if the online version if purchased. Our SODs are optimized for the most current versions of Safari, Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox. All SOD courses are mobile ready.

Contact Hours: 2 contact hours in length (check your state’s approval status in the state specific course catalog for your profession).

Target Audience: Physical Therapist, Physical Therapist Assistant, Speech Language Pathologist, Nurse, Nursing Home Administrator, Social Worker, and Activities Professionals.

Instructional Level: Intermediate.

Criteria for Completion: A score of 70% or more is considered passing. Scores of less than 70% indicate a failure to understand the material and the test will need to be taken again until a passing score has been achieved.

If you require special accommodations, please contact Colibri Healthcare Support by visiting our Contact Us page (https://www.homeceuconnection.com/contact-us/) or by using the chat functionality. 

ACHA CE Approved Provider 

This course is offered for 0.20 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate level, Related area).

Please note - ASHA reporting closes at the end of each month, with completions reported around or after the 15th of the following month.

Personnel Disclosure:

Financial – Adina Soclof is employed by the Hebrew Academy of Cleveland and receives a salary. She receives payment from HomeCEU for the presentation of this course.

Nonfinancial - no relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.

No relevant conflicts of interest exist for any member of the activity planning committee.

Content Disclosure: This course does not focus solely on any specific product or service

Cancellation Policy: For activity cancellation, returns, or complaint resolution, please contact us by email help@homeceu.com or by phone at 1.800.55.4CEUS (2387). We have a 100% satisfaction guarantee. Refunds will be issued for courses that have not been completed (exam not taken), or for any course that has been rejected by your board of approval. Webinar attendance must be canceled 24 hours before the scheduled start time.