Feelings

Sensory-Based Intervention Groups

A. Jean Ayres, adaptive equipment, Ayres Sensory Integration, Comfort rooms, Coping Strategies, Environmental Adaptations, ESSA, Every Student Succeeds Act, Exercise, FAB Trigger & Coping Forms, Feelings, interoception, Lucy Jane Miller, Mindfulness, Movement brakes, Music, noise cancelling headphones, occupational therapy, physical therapy, Positive Behavioral Support, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder teens, SBIs, school occupational therapy, school physical therapy, school speech therapy, Sensory Integration, sensory mindfulness, Sensory Modulation, Sensory-Based Interventions, SISP, Specialized Instructional Support Personnel, Uncategorized /

Sensory-based intervention (SBI) groups can be useful in schools and clinical settings to improve sensory skills, behavior and learning.  SBIs are the guided use of sensory strategies to improve behavior by addressing specific sensory modulation or sensory discrimination challenges.  SBIs are commonly implemented in early intervention, school, and mental health settings through individual, group and consultative interventions. […]

Sensory-Based Intervention Groups Read More »

Body Awareness Intervention Improves Behavior

A. Jean Ayres, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorders, early trauma history, embodiment, Exercise, FAB Trigger & Coping Forms, Feelings, mental health and sensory processing intervention, Mildred Ross, Mindfulness, Movement brakes, occupational therapy, parental support, Physical Self-regulation, physical therapy, Positive Behavioral Support, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder teens, Pressure Touch, psychiatric and sensory processing, PTSD, School intervention, sensory behavior intervention, sensory behavioral intervention, Sensory Integration, sensory mindfulness, Sensory Modulation, Uncategorized, Winnie Dunn, Yoga /

Many adolescents and young adults with behavioral disorders (e.g., Autism Spectrum, Post Traumatic Stress, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Anorexia Nervosa) have body image challenges that negatively impact their behavior and social relationships. This is especially true for individuals who have developmental, mental health, and/or sensory processing challenges. Adolescents and young adults with body awareness challenges can

Body Awareness Intervention Improves Behavior Read More »

FAB Strategies® to Improve Self-Control

1 Comment / Autism Spectrum Disorder, Coping Strategies, early trauma history, Environmental Adaptations, Exercise, FAB Strategies, Feelings, Kindergarten, mental health and sensory processing intervention, Mindfulness, Movement brakes, Music, Physical Self-regulation, Positive Behavioral Support, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder teens, Praxis, Preschool, Pressure Touch, psychiatric and sensory processing, Sensory Modulation, Visual supports, Yoga /

FAB Strategies® are Functionally Alert Body Strategies that can be used by parents, teachers, as well as Occupational, Speech, Physical, and Mental Health therapists to improve youngster’s functional behavior.  FAB Strategies® were developed to guide transdisciplinary intervention for individuals with developmental, mental health, post traumatic stress disorder, and sensory processing challenges. FAB Strategies® combines developmental,

FAB Strategies® to Improve Self-Control Read More »

School Occupational Therapy for Developmental Trauma

A. Jean Ayres, Coping Strategies, early trauma history, Exercise, FAB Strategies, Feelings, Lucy Jane Miller, Mildred Ross, Mindfulness, Physical Self-regulation, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder teens, Pressure Touch, PTSD, Yoga /

School occupational therapists emphasis on therapeutic relationships, mental health, sensory processing, attachment, development, purposeful activity and self-regulation offer a unique contribution for improving the behavior of students with developmental trauma disorder. School behavioral problems related to developmental trauma are seen in students who have experienced early chronic abuse. Many students with developmental trauma difficulties have

School Occupational Therapy for Developmental Trauma Read More »

Brain Based Emotion Regulation Strategies

Autism Spectrum Disorder, Coping Strategies, early trauma history, Exercise, Feelings, Movement brakes, Music, Physical Self-regulation, Positive Behavioral Support, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder teens, Research, School intervention, sequential bimanual movement /

Brain based therapy applies current neuropsychology to developing emotion regulation strategies. Emotion regulation involves learning to non-aggressively express strong feelings. People initially process anger and other negative emotions unconsciously in the right cerebral hemisphere, but require cross-hemispheric communication involving the left cerebral hemisphere for conscious awareness, verbal expression and emotion regulation (Riggs et al., 2006; Shobe,

Brain Based Emotion Regulation Strategies Read More »

Movement for Mindfulness

1 Comment / Autism Spectrum Disorder, Coping Strategies, Exercise, FAB Trigger & Coping Forms, Feelings, Kindergarten, Mindfulness, Movement brakes, Physical Self-regulation, Positive Behavioral Support, Preschool, School intervention, Sensory Modulation, Yoga /

Mindfulness is the process of paying attention to what you are currently doing and feeling. Attention is a vital skill that is too often underemphasized, particularly when teaching young and developmentally challenged individuals. Movement strategies are useful for teaching mindfulness, self-control, and attention. Several useful movement strategies are listed below that can help young and developmentally challenged

Movement for Mindfulness Read More »

Movement Enhances Emotional Expression

Autism Spectrum Disorder, Coping Strategies, Feelings, Physical Self-regulation, Positive Behavioral Support, School intervention, Uncategorized /

Strategies combining movement with expressing feelings motivates students to improve their self-regulation skills. Movement activities that involve emotion expression are especially helpful for motivating students who have behavioral, developmental, trauma history and/or sensory processing challenges. Movement activities are fun and can easily be integrated into strategies to encourage the expression and understanding of feelings. A strategy

Movement Enhances Emotional Expression Read More »

Individualizing Coping Strategies to Improve Behavior

1 Comment / Coping Strategies, Exercise, FAB Strategies, Feelings, Positive Behavioral Support, School intervention, Triggers, Yoga /

The use of coping strategies is an evidence-based intervention that improves behavior.  It is commonly used in school positive behavioral support programs and mental health interventions to improve functional skills.  Coping strategies enable individuals to manage their strong feelings of sadness, anger, or anxiety with out violence or other functional difficulties.  Coping strategies are a

Individualizing Coping Strategies to Improve Behavior Read More »

Transdisciplinary School Strategies Enhance Inclusion

Feelings, Positive Behavioral Support /

It is common for early education classes to include undiagnosed special needs students.  While the students often eventually qualify for special education services their teachers need strategies to meet the immediate needs of these students within the regular classroom.  This is important for both the special needs students and the ability of all the other

Transdisciplinary School Strategies Enhance Inclusion Read More »

Verified by MonsterInsights