Reactive to Responsive: The Regulation Revolution

is a partnership professional training series hosted by Grant Consulting & Coaching & Umbrella ND

A 3-part professional training series combining research with real-world application (9 CE credits available)

Learn Protection, Intervention, and Connection strategies for supporting Autistic and ADHD individuals across clinical, workplace, educational, and family settings. This training teaches nervous system-based approaches—not compliance tactics—that work for anyone, anywhere.

Led by:

• Dr. Kelli Grant (sociologist, Safe and Sound Protocol practitioner)
• AJ Locashio (educator, interpersonal communications strategist)

What You'll Learn:

Workshop 1: Foundation + Protection Shift from pathology to neurodiversity frameworks. Recognize dysregulation in clients, team members, students—and yourself. Create protective environments through sensory and systemic modifications.

Workshop 2: Intervention Distinguish capacity from ability in real-time. Practice intervention scenarios for communication breakdowns, executive function support, and dysregulation. Master crisis prevention and de-escalation techniques that preserve autonomy.

Workshop 3: Connection + Integration Facilitate genuine belonging and authentic connection. Build a tailored action plan for your role and setting. Transform resistance into opportunities for change. Sustain the work without burnout.

Who Should Attend:

• Therapists, counselors, social workers
• HR professionals and workplace managers
• Educators and school staff
• Medical providers and case managers
• Anyone supporting Autistic and ADHD individuals

"Respond over react" is a core concept from AJ Locashio's Self-Advocacy Survival Guide (SASG) framework. At its heart, it recognizes that when our nervous system feels unsafe or overwhelmed, we tend to react — often in ways that don't reflect our values or serve the people we're trying to support or work alongside. Responding, by contrast, comes from a regulated nervous system and allows for thoughtful, intentional action.

This concept runs throughout the full series as a shared thread between AJ's SASG work and Dr. Grant's PIC Method. Both frameworks are grounded in the understanding that nervous system regulation isn't a "nice to have" — it's the foundation for meaningful connection and effective support of Autistic and ADHD individuals.

Info: Training 1: Foundation + Protection (3 hours) | Shift your framework - Understand neurodiversity as social experience, not a pathology | Recognize dysregulation - Recognize dysregulation in your clients, team members, students—and yourself | Protective environments - Create protective environments through sensory and systemic modifications | Application - Apply strategies immediately in your specific role and context

Info: Training 2: Intervention | CapacAbility - Distinguish capacity from ability in real-time support decisions | Practice intervention - Practice intervention scenarios: communication breakdowns, executive function support, dysregulation | Crisis prevention - Learn crisis prevention and de-escalation techniques that preserve autonomy | Timing & repair - Intervention timing and post-conflict repair

Info: Training 3: Connection + Integration (3 hours) | Belonging & connection - Facilitate genuine belonging and foster authentic connection | Action plan - Build a tailored action plan for your role, setting, and available resources | Resistance to opportunity - Transform resistance into opportunities for change | Sustainability - Sustainable practice and burnout prevention

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Host or Publisher Umbrella ND