Day 1 of the conference features Dr. Tracey Marks, a forensic psychiatrist and YouTube sensation, who will discuss her work in building strategies for managing stress, anxiety, and improving executive functioning. Dr. Marks’ book, Why Am I So Anxious?, is available now on our website. Following Dr. Marks, Michelle Garcia Winner, MA, CCC-SLP, CEO and Founder of Social Thinking, will talk about her newest work, a graphic novel for teaching executive functioning (available late 2024), and will share some of her favorite tips and tools for supporting executive function foundations for tweens and teens.

90-minute keynote and Q&A with Dr. Tracey Marks, MD

Title: From Anxiety to Resilience: Building Emotional Toolkits for Kids and Their Support System

Description:

Do you feel like your child's anxiety is becoming too much to handle? Or are you an educator or therapist searching for effective techniques to help anxious children? This talk has been created to provide both children and their adult caretakers (parents, educators, and therapists) with a set of emotional tools to manage anxiety and develop resilience.

Leave with:

• Actionable strategies to empower anxious children and their champions.
• Confidence to create a calmer and more resilient future for the children in your life.
• Resources for further learning and support.

Let's equip ourselves and our children with the necessary tools to thrive and not just survive.

90-minute talk and  Q&A with Michelle Garcia Winner, MA, CCC-SLP

• Title: Tips for Teaching Executive Functioning and Self-Reflection: Building Awareness of “What to do” and “How I’m Doing Over Time.”
• Description: Social and organizational competencies rely on solid to strong executive functioning. In this talk we’ll explore a practical definition of executive functioning and ways to support teaching these concepts. We’ll share some tips and/or strategies that we have found to help students/clients get things done they don’t want to do. This short talk will touch upon fostering social curiosity, promoting organizational know-how, encouraging social problem solving, rallying one’s motivation, building metacognitive awareness, and teaching self-reflection of one’s own success. We teach these concepts through the lens of a new graphic novel for teens and a story-based visual teaching tool.

Who Should Attend

The Social Thinking Methodology is used by a wide variety of professionals, including speech-language pathologists, special and general education teachers, social workers, counselors, clinical and school psychologists, occupational therapists, behavior specialists, and school administrators to name a few. It’s also used by family members and caregivers across settings.

Objectives for Dr. Tracey Mark's Keynote: From Anxiety to Resilience: Building Emotional Toolkits for Kids and Their Support System

Participants will be able to:

1. Describe how to recognize and understand anxiety in children.
2. Explain the crucial role adults play in fostering a supportive environment.
3. State one or more practical tools for emotional awareness, self-regulation, and coping skills in children.
4. State one or more strategies for building resilience and fostering independence in kids.
5. Describe the essential self-care and stress management techniques for adults supporting anxious children.

Objectives for Michelle Garcia Winner's Keynote: Tips for Teaching Executive Functioning and Self-Reflection: Building Awareness of “What to do” and “How I’m Doing Over Time.”

Participants will be able to:

1. Explain one or more strategy teach executive functions through student-friendly lessons and visuals.
2. Describe what is meant by mental time travel as it relates to social executive functioning.
3. Participants will explain how to foster peer engagement through teaching the visual teaching framework of add a thought, ask a question, supportive comment.

Agenda (times listed are in Pacific):

From Anxiety to Resilience: Building Emotional Toolkits for Kids and Their Support System

• 9:00-9:05 AM Disclosure, introduction
• 9:05-9:35 AM Recognizing and understanding anxiety in children and fostering a supportive environment
• 9:35-10:05 AM Exploring tools for emotional awareness, self-regulation, building resilience, and independence.
• 10:05-10:30 AM Essential self-care for adults and Q and A

10:30-10:40 AM Break

Tips for Teaching Executive Functioning and Self-Reflection: Building Awareness of “What to do” and “How I’m Doing Over Time.”

• 10:40-10:45 AM Disclosure, introduction
• 10:45-11:15 AM Exploring executive functions, motivation, mental time travel, and self-reflection tools.
• 11:15-11:55 AM Building visual strategies across younger and older students and tips for teaching social metacognition.
• 11:55-12:10 PM Q and A

Please join us for our highly anticipated 17th Annual Global Providers' Online Conference—two days (3+ hours per day) of innovative ideas, practical strategies, and hands-on tools centered on this year’s theme: Self-Regulation and Stress Management: Empowering Kids and Adults with Practical Tools and Strategies. Keynotes and Social Thinking connections will address three vital areas where social learning support can make a powerful impact on the well-being and success of students.

This 2-day livestream conference will explore several unique perspectives on how we—as educators, therapists, and parents—can empower learners to thrive (not just survive) in the social world at school, at home, and when online. We will discuss ways to build the social learning potential of all students while also protecting and promoting well-being. Each day will begin with 90 minutes with internationally renowned keynote speakers sharing practical tools from their points of view and expertise. Keynotes will be followed by 90 minutes of meaningful connections and new tools and thinking from Social Thinking® Methodology experts.

Access this 2-day livestream conference for one low price of $59 to $69 per day. All presentations will be recorded and available with a 30-day replay for registered attendees. Each course/day registration includes access to both the livestream and the recorded replay!

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We are proud to provide access to continuing education credit for:

• Speech-Language Pathologists (livestream and recorded)
• Educators (livestream and recorded)
• ...and others!

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