LIVE WEBINAR #2: "Did I Do That?!": Compassionate Social Coaching to Support Neurodiverse Campers Following Social Miscues, Challenging Behaviors, & Emotional Moments
You will receive the webinar link after you register on this site.
Friday, May 24, 2024
11:30am-1:30pm E.S.T.
This class teaches participants how to support neurodiverse campers during difficult moments. We all hope our behavior corrections teach social skills and avoid crushing campers’ self-esteem, but it takes a special touch! You will get answers to questions such as: What do I do when a camper provokes a power struggle? Why does my camper shut-down and how do I support them? What do I say when a camper hurts another camper’s feelings or when two campers are locked in an argument? How do I respond when a camper has big feelings? How do I turn these challenging moments into profound social learning opportunities? Join Mike in class #2 to find out!
You will receive the webinar link after you register on this site.
Friday, May 24, 2024
11:30am-1:30pm E.S.T.
This class teaches participants how to support neurodiverse campers during difficult moments. We all hope our behavior corrections teach social skills and avoid crushing campers’ self-esteem, but it takes a special touch! You will get answers to questions such as: What do I do when a camper provokes a power struggle? Why does my camper shut-down and how do I support them? What do I say when a camper hurts another camper’s feelings or when two campers are locked in an argument? How do I respond when a camper has big feelings? How do I turn these challenging moments into profound social learning opportunities? Join Mike in class #2 to find out!
You will receive the webinar link after you register on this site.
Friday, May 24, 2024
11:30am-1:30pm E.S.T.
This class teaches participants how to support neurodiverse campers during difficult moments. We all hope our behavior corrections teach social skills and avoid crushing campers’ self-esteem, but it takes a special touch! You will get answers to questions such as: What do I do when a camper provokes a power struggle? Why does my camper shut-down and how do I support them? What do I say when a camper hurts another camper’s feelings or when two campers are locked in an argument? How do I respond when a camper has big feelings? How do I turn these challenging moments into profound social learning opportunities? Join Mike in class #2 to find out!
Learning Objectives and Additional Information
Did you know that autism, ADHD, and learning differences are “invisible disabilities” and staff may expect neurodivergent campers to behave like mainstream neurotypical campers? Unconscious expectations (biases) can cause staff to have critical, punitive, or power-struggle reactions to the behavior of neurodivergent (ND) campers. Difficult moments and disruptive behavior are generally triggered when ND campers misunderstand social cues and unwritten social expectations, or due to overwhelming emotions. While it is important for staff to problem-solve to get the camper and bunk back on track, the ND camper needs coaching to help them learn how to better cope and prevent a repeat of the painful experience. To learn and grow from these challenges, they need caring adults to help them understand what happened, how everyone felt, what was expected, and how they can better get their needs met. In this workshop, discover “Jeopardy Social Coaching”, a compassionate way of talking a child through social challenges using familiar “wh- questions”. Join us to learn and practice practical question-based scripts that comfortably activate social learning. Targeted questions give the camper the treasure of activating their social mind. They are given the responsibility of thinking through social miscues, misunderstandings, unhelpful choices, and emotional moments You’ll learn questions to develop a child’s self-awareness, take responsibility for their behavior, make better choices, and develop empathy for others. Participants will learn how to use a structured problem-solving worksheet to guide a camper to bounce back from a larger emotional or behavioral conflict and make a coping plan for the future. Like the Phoenix, out of the ashes our neurodiverse campers will fly!
About the instructor:
Mike Fogel, MA, ATR-BC, LPC is a board-certified art therapist, licensed professional counselor, entrepreneur, and author with over two decades of clinical experience. Mike is an expert in treatment and advocacy for neurodiverse children with autism, ADHD and learning differences and also treats a wide range of childhood emotional-behavioral challenges at his private group therapy practice in Philadelphia, the Child and Family Art Therapy Center. Mike’s work is supercharged by heartfelt faith that every person has the innate capacity to heal, grow, and progress towards their vast personal potential. Camp is instrumental in that growth! Mike’s love for neurodiverse children propelled him to develop the comprehensive Art of Friendship Social-Coping Program® and curriculum, found Camp Pegasus, a therapeutic social skills day camp, and publish “The Social-Emotional Guidebook: Motivate Children with Social Challenges to Master Social & Emotional Coping Skills”. Mike passionately preaches that social skills are for everyone and that they represent the key to creating a compassionate, kind, and peaceful world. Let’s create a BetterWorld together!