This one-day presentation will focus on evidence-based strategies for working with oppositional and defiant students. The presentation will highlight prevention and therapeutic management strategies, considering the needs of students with social and emotional challenges or disabilities. Attendees will learn techniques for preventing and diffusing outbursts, developing long-term coping skills, and receive a toolbox of strategies. Participants will have an opportunity to practice developing a competing pathways plan for a defiant student. The event will be held on March 19, 2009 at the MAISD Conference Center in Muskegon, Michigan.

1. BREAKING DOWN THE WALLS: PART II
Working with Oppositional & Defiant Students:
Highlighting Prevention & Therapeutic Situational Management Strategies
Presented by Steven Vitto, M.A. MAISD Behavior Specialist,
Certified Crisis Intervention Instructor &
Certified Therapeutic Crisis Intervention Instructor
With special guest, Nancy Hammond
Certified Beyond Consequences Trainer
& adoptive parent
Administrators, School Counselors , K-12 Educators and Parents
This day long presentation will focus on evidenced based strategies for working with students who present oppositional
and defiant behavior. While considering the needs of students with social maladjustment (Attachment Disorder,
Oppositional Defiant and Conduct Disorder) and students with disabilities that manifest in anger management challenges
and defiance, strategies will be presented for preventing and diffusing outbursts and developing long term coping
strategies and replacement skills. Each participant will receive a handout and a CD containing a toolbox of strategies for
oppositional and defiant students. Each participant will have an opportunity to perform a competing pathways planning
exercise on a defiant student.
Thursday, March 19, 2009
8:30 a.m.- 3:30 p.m.
(Registration begins at 8:00 a.m.)
MAISD Conference Center
630 Harvey Street
Muskegon, Michigan
Cost $35.00 (Please call for special parent price)
Lunch will be provided
SB-CEU credit available. An additional $10.00 fee applies.
Register online at: www.muskegonisd.org
Registration Deadline: Monday, March 9, 2009
For more information contact Latesha Johnson at (231) 767-7277 or ljohnson@muskegonisd.org
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