Webinar - 10 September, 2024

Supporting Students with Oppositional Defiant Disorder

The recording of this webinar is available in the Professional Development library, under Additional Needs & Disability.

Dr Jo Winther is a clinical psychologist (PhD) with over 30 years’ experience in Juvenile Justice, Disability and Mental Health. Jo is a team leader in the Mental Health Services unit at the Royal Children’s Hospital, and also consults privately.
During this live web event, Jo will define Oppositional Defiant Disorder, explain how it is different to PDA, how the condition is assessed and how it might present in the classroom, along with some strategies for working with students with oppositional behaviour.
Webinar - 12 May, 2020

More Assistive Technology for Students with Disability

The recording of this webinar is available in the Professional Development library, under Additional Needs & Disability.

Jeff Souter (Statewide Advisory Visiting Teacher, Assistive Technologies, Department of Education
and Training) returns to explore more assistive and inclusive technologies being used in schools to
help students engage with their curriculum. An understanding of these technologies enables teacher
aides to effectively support learning for students with a range of disabilities and additional needs.

Suitable for teachers and teacher aides
Webinar - 8 October, 2024

Understanding Pathological Demand Avoidance

The recording of this webinar is available in the Professional Development library, under Additional Needs & Disability.

Sarah Lovett, founder of Our PDA Kids, is an Accredited Social Worker specialising in supporting children with pathological demand avoidance. Her knowledge and skills are coupled with a lived experience; Sarah is a proud autistic woman with a PDA profile, and is the mother of twins who are also autistic PDAers.
In this webinar, Sarah will share:

  • How PDA and autism differ
  • How to support students in a dysregulated state
  • Equalising behaviour, and 
  • Strategies to support the PDA student
Webinar - 8 June, 2021

How to avoid and manage meltdowns in students

The recording of this webinar is available in the Professional Development library, under Additional Needs & Disability.

Louise Griffiths, a teacher at Mount Evelyn Christian School, works in The Butterfly Centre, a specialised classroom for students who live with Autism Spectrum Disorder or who have survived trauma. In this webinar Louise will share her extensive experience working with children and young people who are prone to meltdowns, and how she coaches the education support team at her school to:
•    avoid or minimise the likelihood of meltdowns in students
•    minimise the risk of a student running or injuring themselves or others in the midst of a meltdown
•    support students to recover from the experience of a meltdown
•    reduce the likelihood of students experiencing another meltdown in the future.

Suitable for parents and educators working with students of any age.
 
Webinar - 12 November, 2024

A Whole School Approach to Supporting Students with PDA

The recording of this webinar is available in the Professional Development library, under Additional Needs & Disability.

Sarah Lovett, founder of Our PDA Kids, is an Accredited Social Worker specialising in supporting children with pathological demand avoidance. Her knowledge and skills are coupled with a lived experience; Sarah is a proud autistic woman with a PDA profile, and is the mother of twins who are also autistic PDAers.
In this webinar, Sarah will share:

  • Flexible accommodations for students in the PDA space
  • School wide strategies to support students
  • How to work effectively with PDA families
Webinar - 11 May, 2021

Building school capability to support students with hearing loss

The recording of this webinar is available in the Professional Development library, under Additional Needs & Disability.

Zoe Molgaard is Head of Special Education Services at Tagai State College in the Torres Strait, where the most prevalent disability is hearing impairment. In this webinar, Zoe shares her significant expertise building school staff capability to support students with hearing loss. You will learn about:
    •    The impact of hearing loss and hearing impairment on learning
    •    Factors that lead to chronic ear disease
    •    The causes & impacts of ear disease for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander children
    •    Strategies to prevent ear disease
    •    Adjustments and strategies to support students with hearing loss/impairment 

This webinar is suitable for all P-12 educators