Beyond the Behavior: Bridging the Supportive Gap with the Families We Serve
Dates: April 30, 2024
Meets: Tu from 12 N to 1:30 PM
Location: Zoom Webinar
Zoom - No Charge: $0.00
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How can we, as caregivers, educators, health care professionals, child welfare professionals, and society, walk beside and support families who are living with and raising children with behavioral health diagnoses? This session looks at how we can support the families we engage with, particularly the parent or guardian, to address and provide resources they may need to address their child’s behavioral diagnosis and needs.
How can we turn the fear, anxiety, and challenges of a diagnosis into a mentality of empowerment for caregivers? Ms. Giles will discuss what support looks like, the different types of resources available, and why caregivers, educators, child welfare professionals, and healthcare professionals need to be equipped to support families and walk with them as they navigate through misconceptions and difficulties that they will face. We can work together to triumph over fear and prevent adverse outcomes by being proactive and responsive!
Continuing Education Hours: 1.5
Notes:
| Fee: | $0.00 |
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| Hours: | 1.50 |
Zoom Webinar
Angeletta Giles
Angeletta Giles' greatest accomplishment is being a mom to Londyn, who was diagnosed with autism in 2012 at age 4. Since the diagnosis, Angeletta has founded PAAK-Parent Advocates for Awesome Kids as well as Autism Overcomers, a program where she has mentored and empowered individuals, parents, and families all around the world who are impacted by the autism diagnosis. Angeletta and Londyn’s journey has been featured in publications including Autism Speaks, Savvy Magazine, and Arkansas Children’s Hospital. In March 2020, Giles released her book, "Take Authority Over Autism," which encourages parents not to be focused on the label of autism but rather on the awesomeness of their precious child and their identity beyond the diagnosis.
Giles has two Masters of Science degrees: Instruction, Curriculum, Leadership, and Applied Behavior Analysis. She is also a BCBA-Board Certified Behavior Analyst and is pursuing her doctorate in Clinical Behavioral Health with a focus in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. She is also a Certified Brain Injury Specialist exam, where she utilizes her certification to integrate behavior analysis with traumatic brain injuries, cerebral palsy, and spina bifida diagnoses, to name a few. Angeletta has been honored to serve on various statewide and national advocacy councils, including the Arkansas Department of Special Education State Advisory Council for Disabilities and the National Family Advisory Council for the Autism Treatment Network. Giles represented Arkansas via the National Family Advisory Council for the Autism Treatment Network and gave remarks at the national meeting in 2014. Angeletta lives in Arkansas with her beautiful daughter and autism overcomer, Londyn, and their fur baby, Cali.
