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Interoception, The Eighth Sense: Impact on Self-Regulation, Behavior, Language & Social Participation
During this training, participants will gain an in-depth understanding of interoception including the impact this sense has on the development of social-emotional skills and positive behavior. Additionally, participants will learn evidence-based strategies for improving interoception, including coverage of The Interoception Curriculum, a step-by-step framework for improving interoceptive awareness.

The 5 Keys to Successfully Supporting Behavior Regulation
Many times, the behavioral regulation needs of a person are only supported at the surface level resulting in many underlying needs that are often overlooked. Current behavior trends have an over-focus on compliance and external behavioral supports. This session opens with a discussion regarding the dangers of current behavior approaches. Additionally, participants will learn the 5 key areas that should be a support consideration for every single person: Finding the WHY, Communication, Sensory Needs, Predictability, and a Structured Approach to Emotional Understanding. This session is filled with practical evidence-based strategies as well as first-person accounts from individuals with autism, trauma and other conditions.

Emotional Regulation & Positive Mental Health: A Fresh, Evidence-Based Approach
Current emotional regulation supports tend to fall short for many individuals, resulting in high levels of anxiety, depression and sensory overwhelm which are pervasive into adulthood. This session provides a fresh, evidence-based approach that supports emotional regulation in line with current neuroscience and mental health research. A focus on interoception and promoting positive feeling emotions will be discussed. Many practical strategies will be shared.

Sensory Processing: Understanding and Supporting a Variety Needs
This session will provide participants with a strong, practical foundation of sensory processing including how to identify difficulties with sensory processing within all 8 senses. Practical solutions for supporting individuals with sensory differences are shared.

Interoception, The Eighth Sense: Through the Lens of an Autistic Adult (this powerful session is co-presented with an autistic adult--additional presenter fees may apply.)
One of the most overlooked foundations of independence and emotional well-being is interoception, our eighth sense. Many children and adults have differences in interoception and often times these differences go unnoticed. This session provides multiple personal accounts of what it is like to live with interoception differences, as well as insights on the real-life application of strategies for outsmarting and/or improving interoception challenges.

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