Safety as the Foundation for Everything
with Dr. Gillian Boudreau
04/05/2023
Often as OTs and SLPs we skip right to teaching our Autistic clients new skills. But what about their feelings of felt safety while they are with us? What work do we need to do so that we can show up calm and connected and ready to support our Autistic kids to feel truly safe before they are ready to learn? Psychologist and school psychologist Dr. Gillian Boudreau talks us through this essential and often over-looked first -step to supporting our Autistic clients.
Show Notes
- Join the waitlist for the LPT Continuing Education Summit
- Learn more from/about Gillian at her Website and Instagram: @CalmConnectionPsychology
- More opportunities to learn from Gillian at:
- Vermont Higher Ed Collaborative: on-demand three-part webinar called ‘Healthy Power in Schools‘ co-presented with Joelle van Lent
- PINE Program (Program for Inclusion and Neurodiversity Education)’s online summit presentation, Less Stress, More Bandwidth (more about fear/power) (April 26-28, 2023)
- Paula Tursi, yoga teacher/counselor, and blogs like anxiety (& our nervous systems), and the importance of breath (for our nervous systems)
- Kristin Neff’s website,org
- Parenting Program ‘Circle of Security‘ & specifically their “Shark music” video (which relates to adult self-awareness & self-compassion)
- Revisit Episode 42 with Corrie Price for supporting teachers’ well-being in inclusive preschool settings
- Join in the conversation about this episode on Facebook: Learn Play & Thrive: Autism Resources for Professionals