Addressing Severe Behavior Safely
August 11, 2020
Hosted by Germaine Seufert
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Episode Description
Addressing Severe Behavior Safely is key to working with individuals who may have trauma histories and or language delays and are using dangerous and aggressive behaviors to meet their needs. These behaviors may have been building over time or may be unique and "just show up." By using a Practical Functional Assessment and Trauma Informed Behavioral Analysis, parents, providers and community members can reduce children's involvement with Child Protection, Jail or Prison, use of Chemical Sedation, and Suspensions or Expulsions from school settings. Having less injury to self and others creates happier and more stable homes for families to live and grow in. These skills are Preventative and Proactive and can be used by any level of person.
More Than Special
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More Than Special is for parents, caregivers and professionals to discuss topics relevant to having a child with special needs or helping advocate for an individual who has intellectual or developmental differences. Whether an acquired delay, like a brain injury, or one from birth, like Down syndrome, or one with questionable cause, like autism or ADHD, helping individuals navigate multiple systems with ever changing rules or laws, is difficult. Special Education, Health Insurance, Housing, Stress and Burnout, Injustice and Discrimination are real issues for anyone in the special needs community. Join us for an open conversation about these and many more topics, on the VoiceAmerica Variety Channel.
Germaine Seufert
Germaine Seufert is a Licensed Counselor in Colorado who has been the Director of an Autism Intervention agency for the past eighteen years. In this time, matters of her clients’ health, happiness and wellness have changed over time with laws being created and implemented, resources coming and going, passionate individuals causing change for the good, research being conducted and overall awareness and acceptance increasing worldwide. Keeping up with this change and knowledge has been one of Germaine’s key interests to being able to be a resourceful and helpful individual for clients and community members. She now brings this wealth of knowledge to you. In her eighteen years of clinical experience, Germaine has advocated for children’s needs and the needs of those who are unable to advocate for themselves, through participating in legislation, learning about laws that impact decisions and regularly involving herself in making impactful and meaningful change in her community.
Episode Directory
October 2020
September 2020
August 2020
- 8/25/2020: The Importance of Mentoring and Social Involvement Listen Now
- 8/18/2020: Special Education Law Review (for Parents and Care Givers) Listen Now
- 8/11/2020: Addressing Severe Behavior Safely Listen Now
- 8/4/2020: Introduction to More Than Special Listen Now
