PEPSA: Helping Children Cope with Big Emotions -Parents

The Roadmap to Regulation: Helping Children Cope with Big Emotions

Presented by: Laura K. Sibbald, M.A., CCC-SLP, ASDCS, CYMHS

Hosted by: FAU CARD

Participants: Parents

Healthy coping skills promote a calmer state of mind and allow for participation in a variety of desired activities, without the worry of anxiety taking over. While it may seem relatively simple for a child to employ a technique such as deep breathing, this is frequently not the case, and can lead to high levels of frustration for family members. This session will explore a targeted roadmap to identifying and regulating emotions. Participants will build a toolbox of evidence-based strategies focused on co-regulation, emotional vocabulary, self-awareness, and problem solving.

Participants will be able to:

• Attendees will differentiate between co-regulation and self-regulation strategies

• Attendees will be able to implement strategies to increase emotional language and self-awareness in neurodiverse individuals

• Attendees will consider critical elements to support functional problem solving in neurodiverse individuals

About the Presenter

Laura K. Sibbald, MA, CCC-SLP, ASDCS, CYMHS is coauthor of the Trauma-Informed Social-Emotional Toolbox for Children & Adolescents (PESI, 2020) and the Parenting Toolbox (PESI, 2018). She was an invited speaker and moderator at PESI’s 2021 Autism Symposium, where she also had the privilege of interviewing Dr. Temple Grandin in the key note Different… Not Less. She is an active member of MSHA and ASHA committees, and is currently the chair of the Alumni Advisory Council for the Speech-Language Hearing Science Department at George Washington University. Laura graduated from GWU in 2011 with a Master's in speech-language pathology.

About FAU CARD

The FAU Center for Autism and Related Disabilities (CARD) provides expert consulting, training and support, at no charge, for people with autism and related disabilities, their families and the professionals serving them. FAU CARD’s goal is to optimize the potential of the individuals we serve by helping them become valued members of their communities, enabling them to learn, work, communicate and socialize. If an accommodation(s) for a disability is required, please call 561-297-2055 or e-mail us at CARD@fau.edu, a minimum of 5 working days in advance of the date of the event. As a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization, we have had to rely on the community for support. Help us provide free support and assistance to people with autism and related disabilities. To donate to FAU CARD visit: http://coe.fau.edu/centersandprograms/card/donate.php