Up-skill with a Videos on Demand Series
CRU has re-released our Video on Demand Collections so that they are now free to access!
- Series One: Responding Well to Challenging Behaviours
These three on-demand videos provide practical insights and tools, so that people can be supported with compassion, collaboration and respect. They are a useful resource for families, friends and paid supporters and can also be used for training and development. - Series Two: Sensory-movement Differences and Diversity
This series of two webinar recordings provides practical insights and tools so that people with autism and other sensory and movement differences can be better supported to live more independently.
1. Responding Well to Challenging Behaviours
Based on the two-day Responding Well to Challenging Behaviours workshop facilitated by Ann Greer, we present a Webinar Series which aims to encourage participants to understand more about the situations in which people with ‘challenging behaviour’ find themselves and explore how they can best respond to support the person. Ann Greer, a parent from regional Queensland, is a behavioural support consultant who is passionate about ensuring people with disabilities get the best opportunities to live the good life. Her son is her greatest teacher. They are a useful resource for families, friends and paid supporters and can also be used for training and development.
Session 1: Understanding the Basics: This content is grounded in the developmental model – Ann encourages understanding behaviour as a form of communication and shares techniques for responding without the need for consequences and punishments.
Session 2: Strategies for Responding Well: Ann explores how to de-escalate and co-regulate behaviour by observing event settings, behavioural ‘whispers’, and triggers. Ann encourages the use of neutral language, paying attention to non-verbal behaviour and avoiding making assumptions.
Session 3: When Behaviours are not 'Behaviours' at all: Behaviours can easily be misunderstood, and the underlying causes can be missed. Ann highlights the importance responding to specific conditions and experiences. For example, OCD, anxiety, epilepsy, movement differences, gut health, pain, and past experiences can all impact on what might be viewed as ‘challenging behaviour’.
Bonus Content: Q&A Session & Interview featuring Rodney Mills.
2. Supporting people with sensory and movement differences and diversity
This collection was previously part of CRU's Video's on Demand collection, however we are now excited to share them for free on our YouTube Channel. Building on the work of Anne Donnellan and Martha Leary, this series provides practical insights and tools so that people with autism and other sensory and movement differences can be better supported to live more independently.
Session 1: Builds an understanding of the diverse ways people experience the world and how this knowledge can be used to develop learning and behavioural approaches that are both collaborative and successful. The second video explores ways people with autism and their supporters, can use video technology to address skill development, maintenance of skill, transition planning, employment, support staff training, and self-advocacy. All of this with an emphasis on supporting independence.
Session 2: Explores ways people with autism and their supporters, can use video technology to address skill development, maintenance of skill, transition planning, employment, support staff training, and self-advocacy. All of this with an emphasis on supporting independence.
Session 1: Understanding the Basics
This content is grounded in the developmental model – Ann encourages understanding behaviour as a form of communication and shares techniques for responding without the need for consequences and punishments.
Session 2: Strategies for Responding Well
Ann explores how to de-escalate and co-regulate behaviour by observing event settings, behavioural ‘whispers’, and triggers. Ann encourages the use of neutral language, paying attention to non-verbal behaviour and avoiding making assumptions.
Session 3: When Behaviours are not 'Behaviours' at all
Behaviours can easily be misunderstood, and the underlying causes can be missed. Ann highlights the importance responding to specific conditions and experiences. For example, OCD, anxiety, epilepsy, movement differences, gut health, pain, and past experiences can all impact on what might be viewed as ‘challenging behaviour’.
Bonus Content
- Q&A Session: Ann responds to a range of common scenarios and questions that she gets asked during workshops and consultations. Click here to open this video (34mins)
- Ann Greer in conversation with Rodney Mills. Rodney is a presenter, consultant, and trainer with lived experience of autism. He shares how his life has changed since having a means of communication, and since his ‘behaviour’ is better understood and supported. You’ll also hear from Rod’s mum, Helen, and one of his communication partners. Click here to open this video (16mins)
Contact CRU to access the videos!
These videos are available on request at no cost. Simply fill in the contact form requesting access to the relevant On Demand Collection and we will send you an email linking you to videos.