Description
When demands trigger distress.
3-Hour Workshop | $75 per person | Perth | Take-Home Resources | Certificate of Attendance
When even a reasonable request feels impossible
Some students experience everyday demands with an intensity that can be difficult for the people around them to understand. A simple instruction can lead to avoidance, negotiation, distraction, shutdown or escalation, particularly when the student feels their autonomy is threatened.
Repeatedly increasing the pressure can make the situation worse rather than better.
Look underneath the avoidance
This workshop explores Persistent Drive for Autonomy (often referred to as PDA) and the relationship between demands, anxiety, control and nervous-system responses.
We’ll consider what demand avoidance can look like in educational settings and why behaviour that appears oppositional may sometimes be better understood as a response to distress or loss of control.
Reduce the battle without removing every expectation
Supporting autonomy does not mean students never have to do difficult or necessary things.
We’ll explore communication, collaboration, flexibility, choice and ways of presenting demands that can reduce unnecessary escalation while keeping important boundaries in place. You’ll leave with more options for responding when traditional compliance-based approaches are making things harder.
Who is it for?
- Teachers
- Education Assistants
- Learning Support
- Student Services
- Wellbeing Staff
- Parents and Carers
- Homeschool Educators
- Tutors
- Anyone who is supporting a child or young person who experiences significant distress or avoidance around demands.
Are you a teacher?
This workshop is mapped to relevant focus areas of the Professional Standards for Teachers in Western Australia and may contribute towards your professional learning requirements.
APST Focus Areas: 1.1 | 3.5 | 4.3
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