$699
The challenge of connecting with children who are hard to reach and managing big behaviors continues to trend upward. For those still struggling with these impacts in the classroom day after day, Connecting with Children Who are Hard to Reach provides fresh insight and new strategies for reaching and teaching challenging children— particularly those impacted by trauma and toxic stress, whether from the pandemic years or other circumstances.
Improve achievement and wellbeing for your entire class by discovering evidence-based, field-tested practices for building the connections that lead to cooperation; understanding and responding to challenging behavior; cultivating lasting behavior change and healing; and managing your own anxieties, grief and frustrations surrounding big behaviors.
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$699
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Location:
- Orlando, FL
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Facilitators:
- Elizabeth Montero-Cefalo
- Mara Spencer
Meet Your Facilitators
Elizabeth Montero-Cefalo
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Elizabeth Montero-Cefalo is a talented trainer and speaker with 25+ years of experience working with children who present varying exceptionalities. Her classroom was recognized as a Conscious Discipline model classroom by Dr. Becky Bailey and the Miami-Dade County Public School District. Elizabeth’s commitment to Conscious Discipline and her ability to share her expertise with others led to her role as Certified Instructor. Elizabeth graduated from the University of Miami with a master's in early childhood special education.Mara Spencer
Tallahassee, Florida
Mara’s career in education started in 2003, as a lead teacher in classrooms of 2-4-year-old students. Later, Mara became an Assistant Director, developing curriculum for children ages 18 months to five years. She first heard Dr. Bailey speak at an NAEYC Conference in 2006 and immediately began reading all she could and implementing Conscious Discipline at her school. A few years later, Mara attended a Conscious Discipline Summer Institute (CD1) and realized they had barely scratched the surface! She has been to CD1 every summer since. After attending CD2 in 2016, Mara began training parents in her school and community.More Information About This Event
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Location & Hotels
Location
The Connecting with Children Who are Hard to Reach Workshop will be hosted at the:
Wyndham Lake Buena Vista
1850 Hotel Plaza Blvd
Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830Hotel
Use this link to reserve your room at Wyndham Towers
- Special rate is available until October 21, 2024 – limited rooms are available so don’t delay booking!
Use this link to reserve your room at Wyndham Gardens
- Special rate is available until October 21, 2024 – limited rooms are available so don’t delay booking!
Event Parking:
- Gated self-parking onsite – $22/night (+ tax)
Airport & Transportation
- Orlando International Airport (MCO)
- No shuttle available
- Uber and Lyft available
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About the Area
Local Food Options
- Joffrey’s Coffee Shop – onsite
- Oasis – onsite
- Sundial Café – onsite
- Rainforest Café
- Earl of Sandwich
- The Polite Pig
- The Boathouse
- Raglan Road Irish Pub
- Chef Art Smith’s Homecoming
- Blaze Pizza
- Planet Hollywood
- Chicken Guy!
- Jaleo
- House of Blues
Shopping & Attractions
- Disney Springs
- Shopping and dining
- Movie theater
- Bowling
- Disney World
- Sea World
- Universal Studios
- I-Drive, Icon Park
- The Wheel at Icon Park
- Museum of Illusions
- Sea Life Aquarium
- Madame Tussauds Orlando
- Shopping and dining
- I-Drive, Pointe Orlando
- WonderWorks
- Cuba Libre
- Improv Show
- Main Event Orlando: bowling, gravity ropes, games, billiards, laser tag
- Shopping and dining
- Orlando Vineland Premium Outlets
- Shopping and dining
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Policies & Procedures
Event Confirmation
Seating is limited. Please make sure the contact information you provide when you register is truly the best way for us to reach you prior to the event. If you have not received your confirmation prior to start date, it is your responsibility to contact Conscious Discipline. We recommend that you do not purchase non-refundable airfare until you receive an email confirmation from Conscious Discipline. Conscious Discipline assumes no responsibility for travel arrangements made prior to written confirmation of your acceptance as an attendee. Have your order number available and ready for onsite registration. You are required to check in and have a name badge to enter the session. By registering for a Conscious Discipline event, you are agreeing to the terms and conditions detailed below and includes a publicity photo release.
Onsite Ticket Purchasing and Walk-Ins
Walk-ins and onsite ticket purchasing is discouraged at our events. We will not allow entry to any event that is sold out or has a wait list. Payment in full is required prior to entry to the event. The registration fee for walk-ins is the event registration price PLUS a 20% administration fee.
Cancellations
All cancellation requests must be received in writing via email to [email protected]. A full refund minus $100 processing fee will be available up to 30 days prior to the event. Refunds are not provided 30 days or closer to the event. No shows to our events are not eligible for a refund. Please reach out to [email protected]. for more information. In the unlikely event that one of our events is cancelled, registrants will be refunded paid event tuition only. We will not reimburse registrants for flights or any other travel cost. It is the registrants responsibility to cancel any and all travel reservations made for the event, including hotel reservations. Conscious Discipline reserves the right to substitute speakers at any event.
Workshop Substitutions
Attendees of Conscious Discipline events may substitute another person for their seat at no extra charge up to 30 days prior to the start of the event. Substitutions made after that time are subject to a $25 processing fee. For individual registrations, you will contact our Customer Care team to change the name on your ticket. For team registrations, log into your account to access the team created for the event under My Account. Once there you can remove/cancel members and add new members. Substitutions must me made and confirmed prior to onsite arrival. PLEASE NOTE: Within 30 days of the event, a $25.00 administration fee will be incurred and invoiced after the event per substitution and you will need to call or email us to be able to substitute someone.
Liability / Media Release
I agree that no filming, video or live capture of any kind is allowed at this event. I hereby release, discharge, and hold harmless Conscious Discipline, its employees, independent contractors, administrators, agents, assignees and anyone who it may be claimed liable from injury or damage. This is a binding and voluntary release for all injury, accident or death for both person and property. I assume all risk for travel, attendance, and participation in the event. By registering and attending any Conscious Discipline event, I AGREE and indicate that I understand the terms and conditions stated here. I give permission for myself to be videotaped, audiotaped and photographed. I understand that Conscious Discipline (DBA of Loving Guidance, Inc.) of Oviedo, Florida will own the video / audiotapes or photographs (the "media") and any works which may utilize the media, including the irrevocable right to edit, broadcast, print reproduce the works and to offer the works for sale to the public. This also includes the right to copyright and the right to license others to use the Media in connection with the works. I agree that the Content may be combined with other images, text, graphics, film, audio, audiovisual works; and may be cropped, altered or modified. I agree that I have no rights to the Content, and all rights to the Content belong to the Conscious Discipline and Assigns assigned by Conscious Discipline. I acknowledge and agree that I have no further right to additional consideration or accounting, and that I will make no further claim for any reason to Conscious Discipline and Assigns. I acknowledge and agree that this release is binding upon my heirs and assigns. I agree that this release is irrevocable, worldwide and perpetual, and will be governed by the laws (excluding the law of conflicts) of the state of Florida. Because Conscious Discipline is sensitive to the privacy of those appearing in the Media, there will be no credits given to myself in the Media or the works or derivative works utilizing the media in whole or in part. I also agree that I will not receive any payment for appearing in the Media, or the works or derivative works using the Media. I waive, on my own behalf, any rights or interest in and to the Media and any works utilizing the Media, and will have no claim of any kind against Conscious Discipline, it's executors, licensees, successors or assignees based on the exercise of any rights granted here under or for the use of the Media, or works containing it. I further waive, on behalf of myself, the right to inspect and/or approve the products of Conscious Discipline that utilize the Media, including any works and written copy that may be created in connection therewith. I hereby warrant I am of full legal age, have full legal authority and am otherwise competent to sign this Release, and by registering and attending, I further warrant that I have read and understand all of these terms. Conscious Discipline also reserves the right to substitute speaker(s) at any event.
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Scholarships
Scholarships
The Conscious Discipline Institute Scholarship covers tuition fees and course materials for one Institute. Travel, accommodations, meals and any special discount packages are not covered. If you have registered for the 2024 Institute and you are selected to receive a scholarship, your registration fees will be refunded. Scholarship recipients may be asked to write a brief article and/or record a video testimony about your experience to be used for informational and promotional purposes. Prior scholarship recipients are not eligible. Scholarships are not transferable.Helper Positions
Helpers are an essential part of our team. They contribute to the success of our workshops by sharing their wonderful gifts. To apply for a helper position, you must be a graduate of the Conscious Discipline Institute. Helpers are typically selected in the following order: Conscious Discipline Certified Instructors, Conscious Discipline Certified Instructors, Advanced Institute Graduates, Institute Graduates. Institutes often sell out before we select our helpers. If you would like to attend the institute at full tuition even if you are not selected as a helper, register separately before helpers are chosen by submitting the standard registration form and payment. If we select you as a helper, we will refund your tuition. -
Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
Continuing Education Units (CEUs) Attendees of the Conscious Discipline Institute are approved to earn four (4) CEUs through Concordia University Wisconsin (CUW) for full attendance and participation in all aspects of the Institute including small group work and breakout sessions. Attendees who wish to obtain CEUs must apply through CUW at https://continuinged.cuw.edu/conscious-discipline.html. The Institute course code is EDGP 5108.
Here's What You'll Learn:
Big Idea
Children who are hard to reach and those with big behaviors require consistent, responsive caregiving and specific interventions for self-regulation and connection. Explore evidence-based and trauma informed strategies to help challenging children succeed at Connecting with Children Who are Hard to Reach
Who Should Attend
This workshop is designed to provide educators who teach children of any age with effective, research-based strategies to build relationships and improve behavior under uniquely challenging circumstances.
Your Facilitators
Certified Instructor Elizabeth Montero-Cefalo, who has extensive experience in special education, will guide you through actionable strategies to connect with children who are hard to reach.
Workshop Materials
All attendees will receive access to training materials to print in advance of the event or download digitally to follow along on a tablet or e-reader.
Transform chaos and stress into cooperation and connection.
Connecting with Children Who are Hard to Reach integrates brain research, trauma responsive practices and interventions proven to reach the most challenging children in order to provide the healing and skillsets they need to succeed.
WORKSHOP HIGHLIGHTS:
- Understand why some children resist connection.
- Examine family stressors and their impact on children.
- Learn how to reduce anxiety and frustration during challenging times for both yourself and children.
- Discover how to build relationships with Children Who are Hard to Reach and provide a felt sense of safety through consistent, responsive caregiving.
- Learn why consequences often fail with chronically aggressive children, and how and why connection leads to lasting behavior changes.
- Explore the Conscious Discipline Brain State Model so you can better understand children’s behavior and which responses will be most helpful.
- Equip yourself with immediately-usable strategies to help children develop impulse control and increase cooperation.
- Learn to adapt Conscious Discipline strategies like I Love You Rituals, Baby Doll Circle Time and noticing for all, especially children with trauma.