What Does Your Body Know? Teaching Individuals with IDD to Recognize Internal Warning Signs`
Presented by Tricia Lund
What You’ll Learn & How It Applies to Your Practice Research suggests nearly three-quarters of individuals with autism have significant difficulty reading their own internal body signals unless those signals are extreme — and if a learner can’t recognize that something is wrong inside, no safety skill we teach will trigger in time. Patricia Lund will introduce interoception (the ability to sense and interpret signals from inside the body), explain why it’s a foundational skill for abuse prevention, and give you practical starting points for weaving body awareness into the safety skills training you’re already doing
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100% would recommend this CEU to other professionals in their field (4 responses)
“This was actually my favorite CEU from your library so far because it really highlighted an important and often overlooked area that should be more aware of, especially since we can teach safety awareness.”
— Melissa U.“I used to do investigations for a non-profit organization for OPWDD/OMH services in NY. We had a team that would gather statements when any instance of abuse was reported. It's so difficult to sort through at times. Some individuals would be known to make frequent allegations, but obviously every time it needs to be investigated. Sometimes they have a skewed perception of what might be mistreatment or abuse, or there are behavioral issues related to making allegations. There is an agency in NY called the Justice Center that oversees all the reports of abuse and the outcomes of the investigatio”
— Lee D.“It would have been helpful to have video examples of the skills that were described being taught and examples of the visuals that were discussed provided.”
— Christina F.“Awesome topic - I have had some training in this topic area, but this training presentation had so many great, practical ideas to teach, reinforce, and support the development of interoception skills; I appreciate the way the presenters applied this to safety skills and supporting learners in being able to advocate for themselves”
— Kaelie C.“Great topic!”
— Monica F.“This was excellent.”
— Deirdre T.
About this CEU
What You’ll Learn & How It Applies to Your Practice Research suggests nearly three-quarters of individuals with autism have significant difficulty reading their own internal body signals unless those signals are extreme — and if a learner can’t recognize that something is wrong inside, no safety skill we teach will trigger in time. Patricia Lund will introduce interoception (the ability to sense and interpret signals from inside the body), explain why it’s a foundational skill for abuse prevention, and give you practical starting points for weaving body awareness into the safety skills training you’re already doing
What you'll learn
- 1Learning Objectives
- 2Participants will define interoception and explain its relevance to abuse prevention for individuals with IDD.
- 3Participants will identify at least two reasons why individuals with IDD may experience difficulty recognizing internal warning signals.
- 4Participants will describe at least two practical strategies for incorporating body awareness into existing safety skills training.
Concepts in this CEU
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