The CAPSES 2018 Spring Conference is the year’s key conference for California special education service providers. Sessions cover a wide range of subjects relevant to the current needs of nonpublic schools and agencies administrators, teachers, staff and direct service providers.
We encourage you to join us on May 4th, 2018 in Pasadena, California for an outstanding lineup of speakers. New sessions will be added, so be sure to check back often
Take advantage of price breaks for groups and early registration.
Today’s featured sessions:
BEHAVIORAL STRAND
A Neuro-behavioral Approach to Behavioral Issues
Janis Reid, LCSW, Hillsides Education Center, Pasadena, CA
When children are prenatally exposed to substances and experience early neglect and trauma, there are changes in the brain that affect learning and behavior. These disabilities are invisible, and profoundly affect the way the individual can respond to the environment and change behavior. Janis Reid, LCSW is the Senior Clinical Director at Hillsides and is a certified trainer in the neurobehavioral model to address brain-based behavioral challenges.
Janis Reid, LCSW is the Senior /Clinical Director of Residential Programs at Hillsides. She has 30 years of experience working in community mental health, including schools, child welfare, and residential. She is also the adoptive parents of a special needs child with brain-based disabilities. She has been teaching the neurobehavioral model for five years.
Self-Care for Sustainability & More Effective Behavior Management
Hala Khouri, MA, E-RYT, A Thousand Joys, Los Angeles, CA
Victoria Alvarado, A Thousand Joys, Los Angele, CA
Self-care becomes essential when working in high-stress environments especially when interacting with students who have or are currently experiencing toxic stress. When staff comes to work grounded and self-regulated, they are more effective, especially when implementing behavior interventions. Learn about stress’ impact on the mind and body, and a variety of self-care techniques (everything you will learn in this session can also be used with students). Hala Khouri and Victoria Alvarado are from A Thousand Joys, an LA-based nonprofit.
Hala Khouri, MA, E-RYT, has taught movement arts for more than 20 years. Her roots are in Ashtanga and Iyengar yoga, dance, somatic psychology, and the mystery of life itself. Creative movement and honest self-exploration have long been sources of tremendous healing for Hala, and her calling to share this with others has been clear to her since she began teaching at the age of 16. Hala earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology with a minor in religion from Columbia University and her master’s degree in counseling psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute. She is also trained in somatic experiencing, a technique that focuses on trauma’s impact on the body and mind, and ways to resolve it. Through A Thousand Joys, Hala works with social workers, educators and other direct service providers, educating them on the effects of vicarious trauma and offering them somatic tools to discharge and manage stress and create a culture of wellness.
Victoria Alvarado joined A Thousand Joys in 2009 as a project manager and facilitator. She now spearheads all of ATJ’s school-based activities, which includes curriculum development, transform program service delivery, coordination and oversight, program expansion and building community partnerships. As someone who has integrated self-care and wellness into her personal life, Victoria also sees the value of workplace wellness and assists schools and students in managing their stress. She is a certified yoga teacher and an energy healing practitioner. Victoria holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Archaeology with a minor in Anthropology from Boston University and a master’s degree in Archaeology from Columbia University.
