Managing Distressed Behavior - Day 1-Dec

Name: Managing Distressed Behavior - Day 1-Dec
Start: 2025-12-13T09:30:00-08:00
End: 2025-12-13T15:30:00-08:00
Location: Kwantlen Polytechnic University - Langley Campus

Schedule

Sat Dec 13 2025 at 09:30 am to 03:30 pm

UTC-08:00

Location

Kwantlen Polytechnic University - Langley Campus | Langley, BC

Practical, non-confrontational approaches for assisting individuals experiencing significant distress and exhibiting challenging behaviors.
About this Event

Managing Distressed Behavior

Join us at Kwantlen Polytechnic University - Langley Campus for a day packed with valuable insights and practical strategies.

Catering will be provided during the training sessions.

Questions about the event? Please email Allison Balfour at [email protected]

Level: Beginner to Advanced

For: Parents, caregivers, family members, professionals, autistic youths and adults

This in-person course, presented by ACT in partnership with Studio 3 Canada, is crafted to underscore practical, non-confrontational methods for both preventing and aiding individuals at risk of or encountering significant distress while displaying behaviours that may be challenging to support. Attendees will delve into an array of topics including an Introduction to Low Arousal Approaches, encompassing interaction, defusing, and distraction strategies, alongside an exploration of Debriefing: its necessity and techniques. Legal considerations and policy roles will be explained. Participants will gain insights into carers’ tolerance levels and responses to distressed behaviour, understanding the causes behind such behaviour, while acquiring strategies for effectively supporting and managing behaviours of distress.

Day 1 Session details: A Framework for Understanding Distressed Behaviors

December 13, 9:30 am – 3:30 pm

Legal issues and the role of policies
Carer’s levels of tolerance and reactions to distressed behavior
Causes of distressed behavior
An Introduction to Low Arousal Approaches (including interaction, defusing, and distraction strategies)
An introduction to debriefing (why it is necessary and how to do it)
Coping with distressed behavior
Managing versus changing behaviors

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