| DEA 15154 | 15 hours |
The course provides adults with the opportunity to develop a differentiated communication approach when working with challenging children. It identifies five psychological states that negatively affect a child’s behaviour, interpersonal skills, and ability to learn and it provides adults with the opportunity to develop communication strategies that are effective with each state. WEVAS® communication skills are used by adults to guide children out of these problem states into competent ones. The course meets the requirements set forth by WEVAS Inc. for certification in WEVAS®.
Please note, this course is only available via in-person delivery .
Objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Identify the five psychological states that produce negative behaviours
- Understand the differentiated communication approach
- Match communication strategies with the child’s psychological state.
- Expand the range and effectiveness of your communication with challenging children who are in these problem states.
Outcomes
- Understanding of concepts of “effective” and “ineffective” learning states
- Ability to assess and debrief about personal skills for dealing with ineffective learning states
- Development of skills to enhance classroom management and expand students’ effective learning states
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This course will be offered in a blended format. Blended courses combine live virtual meeting and lecture times with independent study. All courses will have a Nexus site and will open at 9:00am CDT on the first class day. Course outlines will only be posted to Nexus. All Zoom links will be posted to Nexus.