Webinar: Supporting emotional regulation
Early Start Australia presents the panel discussion and Q&A about supporting regulation in children with autism.
What is emotional regulation and how do we manage it?
Emotional regulation has a crucial influence in a child’s learning, development and connection with their families and caregivers.
Supporting emotional regulation development can be one of the biggest challenges facing families in our over-stimulating world.
Join our multi-disciplinary panel of senior therapists working in our ESA Early Childhood therapy teams to learn more about supporting regulation in children with autism.
The panel will explore topics such as what regulation is and include an overview of sensory and neurological regulation.
You will learn practical strategies on how a parent can respond to immediately de-escalate their dysregulated child.
We’ll explore coaching parents to co-regulate and help them acknowledge their own triggers and help them build connection.
What you will take away from this session:
- Develop a practical set of strategies to add to your therapy toolbox
- How to calm a child in a session
- How to manage transitions in and out of the therapy room
- How to support regulation at home
- How to build attachment and connection in families to assist regulation
Our panellists include:
Shannon Hallet
Senior Occupational Therapist and Regional Manager
Shannon is a senior occupational therapist with 20 years’ experience across the private, NDIS and public sectors. As a rural and remote specialist, she is passionate about holistic service delivery and empowering people towards agency and self-determining outcomes. Shannon has brought the highest level of training and evidence-based practice into Early Start Australia, ensuring that children and families are accessing services second to none.
Erin Baker
Senior Counsellor and Team leader
Erin is a Senior Counsellor and Team Leader in Northern Tasmania who is passionate about education for parents and families on the topic of childhood emotional and social development. Erin offers trauma informed counselling and play based therapy, and parent coaching around supporting healthy connections, emotional regulation, confidence building and distress management, as a normal part of a child’s learning and development. She brings experience in the field of challenging childhood behaviour including symptoms of trauma, attachment and school avoidance and shares this knowledge with a multidisciplinary team dedicated to supporting children, young people and their families.
Heather Towner
Senior Speech Pathologist
Heather is a Senior Speech Pathologist, with training to provide orofacial myology services, at ESA Upper Mount Gravatt. She has a special interest in early intervention, caregiver coaching, augmentative and alternative communication and feeding. Heather is passionate about providing neurodiversity-affirming practice and advocating for her clients.
Samantha Chant
Senior Occupational Therapist
As the Senior Occupational Therapist at ESA Upper Mount Gravatt clinic, I am passionate about helping children achieve their full potential through engaging, child-centred therapy. With a focus on fine motor skills, self-care, regulation, and sleep, I strive to integrate therapeutic activities into each family’s daily routine, making therapy both practical and effective at home. I am committed to a trauma-informed, neuro-affirming approach, ensuring that each child’s unique needs are respected and supported. As the mother of a neurodivergent child with disabilities, I bring a personal understanding to my practice, enabling me to offer holistic and empathetic care. This lived experience has deepened my belief in the power of compassionate, individualised therapy for all children.
Who is this webinar for?
This webinar is for experienced allied health professionals or new graduates looking to enhance clinical skills.
We hope you can join us and benefit from this valuable opportunity for complimentary professional development.
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