Anxiety is a part of everyone’s life. We fear business deadlines, public speaking, and more. Some of our learners fear common things like toilets or fingernail clipping, or more unique things, like JOANN Fabrics. Left untreated, inability to cope with these stressors can become debilitating. Students are unable to go to the mall. Parents are afraid to take their children to birthday parties. Quality of life is significantly limited. In this workshop, I will explain why traditional methods fail in teaching students to cope with stressors and will teach you an alternative approach that has produced dramatic improvements with dozens of students.

By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

  1. explain why traditional approaches to calming tend to be ineffective
  2. identify potential target stressors for their students/children
  3. arrange and conduct a “calm count”

About the Presenter

Steve Ward
Steve Ward, MA, BCBA has been working in the field of Behavior Analysis since 1995, and is currently co-owner of Whole Child Consulting, LLC. Steve has been consulting to teams around the world, addressing everything from early communication and physical aggression to vocational opportunities and inclusion in college courses. Steve authored What You Need to Know about Motivation and Teaching Games: An In-depth Analysis, The Inventory of Good Learner Repertoires, and Teaching Good Learner Repertoires and co-authored Teaching Advanced Learner Repertoires, Another 21 Games: This time, it’s personal…, and 2,100+ Inexpensive Ideas for Play and Intrinsic Motivation. These publications reflect Steve’s passion not only for what students learn, but also for the manner in which they learn it. Steve specializes in teaching learner repertoires, including social repertoires, incorporating knowledge from a variety of perspectives and remaining at all times behavioral in his own perspective.

Course information

  • Title: Anxiety? ABA has something for that!
  • Presenter: Steve Ward MA
  • Date: Saturday, February 8th, 2025
  • CEUs: 2 Learning
  • Time: 9:00 AM Pacific
  • Duration: 1 hour and 40 minutes
FREE!
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