THE OPPOSITIONAL AND DEFIANT CHILD
WORKING WITH THE CHILD WHO DOESN’T ACT OUT --
BUT DOESN’T ACT RIGHT!
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2004
The Old Capitol Inn; Jackson, Mississippi
Sponsored by
The University of Mississippi Office of Professional Development and Non-Credit
Education & The University of Mississippi Department of Social Work
Workshop Focus:
This workshop is designed to assist educators, administrators, counselors
and allied health care professionals in working with one of the most emotionally,
behaviorally and academically problematic youngsters today -- the OPPOSITIONAL
& DEFIANT CHILD.
Participant Benefits:
- More harmony in working with this youngster, less wasted time.
- Satisfaction in influencing long-term change.
- Increased confidence and compliments in dealing effectively with
this child.
Intended Audience of this Workshop:
Special education/regular education teachers, child care professionals,
counselors, administrators, school nurses, special education assessment
personnel, special education supervisors/directors, drug awareness specialists,
social workers and allied health care professionals.
Workshop Description:
Healthy youngsters know when it is important and appropriate to comply
with the requests and directives of authority figures. The oppositional
& defiant child, however, compulsively orchestrates his own misery
with his continual testing of limits and an ongoing repertoire of noncompliant
behaviors. This workshop will take an intensive look at this disorder
and how to deal with it, focusing on behaviors of procrastination, pouting
and stubbornness, obstructionism and forms of intentional inefficiency,
such as "forgetting" and chronic episodes of missing or incomplete
school work. This workshop involves a lecture methodology, with planned
activities and group "brainstorming". A professionally prepared
and newly revised 40-page workbook will be utilized.
NOTE: This workshop acknowledges the fact that there can be a connection
between the oppositional & defiant youngster and a dysfunctional family
system. This connection can involve drug/alcohol abuse or dependency,
as well as other compulsive disorders. For this reason, this workshop
is an excellent one for professionals working in the field of drug/alcohol
awareness.
Workshop Objectives:
Listed below are a few of the objectives of the workshop:
- Pinpoint 15 of the most commonly displayed oppositional and
defiant behaviors.
- Understand the 2 primary ways that this behavior is maintained.
- Know why this youngster often attempts to disguise his feelings
and his behavior.
- Avoid the 7 most commonly employed "No-Lutions"--
intervention strategies that simply do not work.
- Identify the 3 reasons why oppositional and defiant behavior
develops in the first place.
- Explain how this behavior relates to ADHD.
- Employ constructive confrontation to redirect oppositional
and defiant behavior.
Workshop Agenda
| 8:00 - 8:30 a.m. |
REGISTRATION |
| 8:30 - 10:00 a.m. |
Introduction |
| 10:00 - 10:15 a.m. |
BREAK |
| 10:15 a.m. - Noon |
The “Why” of Noncompliance |
| 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. |
LUNCH (provided) |
| 1:00 - 2:15 p.m. |
Intervention |
| 2:15 - 2:30 p.m. |
BREAK |
| 2:30 - 4:00 p.m. |
More Interventions |
If you would like to have overnight accommodations, a
block of rooms has been reserved at The Old Capitol Inn. Please call the
hotel to make your reservations. The telephone number for the Inn is 601-359-9000.
Identify yourself as a participant with our workshop in order to obtain
a room from our block.
Your Workshop Speaker
James D. Sutton, Ed.D., is an educator, psychologist, and author who,
since 1972, has been intensely involved in the lives of young people.
He began as a classroom teacher, and now addresses the needs of young
people as a consulting psychologist, noted writer, and speaker.
Dr. Sutton has authored numerous books, guides, and cassette training
programs for child service professionals, his most recent being a book
for parents and educators titled If My Kid’s So Nice . . . Why’s
He Driving Me Crazy? As evidence of his platform skills, Dr. Sutton was
granted Professional Member status into the prestigious National Speakers
Association. He has been granted candidacy status for Certified Speaking
Professional -- the highest earned designation possible for a professional
speaker.
In addition to consultation, Dr. Sutton does about 80 speaking engagements
per year. He has conducted similar workshops for educators and counselors
at 33 other universities, including Syracuse, the University of North
Carolina, University of Colorado, University of Oklahoma, Texas Tech University,
Louisiana State University, University of Missouri, Brigham Young University,
Penn State University, University of Arizona, and Florida State University.
Needs Addressed by this Workshop:
Jenny is an example of this particular sort of youngster. She frustrates
the dickens out of her teacher. She is on the brink of serious trouble
in school; not so much for what she is doing, but for what she is NOT
doing. Although she is clearly bright and capable, Jenny is doing little
in her studies. She is never prepared for class, and homework is rarely
ever completed and turned in. Things aren’t any better at home.
She often jokes around but, at the core Jenny seems quite unhappy. In
a congenial spirit of noncompliance, this youngster warms herself at the
fires of resentment and misery. Essentially oblivious to her own nature,
she destroys her positive outcomes. She is in serious trouble–AND
SHE DOESN’T EVEN KNOW IT.
General Information
OPEN ENROLLMENT: A registration form is provided in this brochure
for your convenience. To ensure enrollment for the workshop, please complete
the registration form and return it along with your payment to the address
listed on the form. To register by fax, please complete the form and include
your Visa or MasterCard number, expiration date and signature. The fax
number is 662-915-5138. Registrants will receive additional information
with their written confirmation from the UM Office of Professional Development
and Non-Credit Education office. PRE-REGISTRATION IS ENCOURAGED.
CANCELLATIONS: Refunds will be given as follows:
- Three business days prior to the workshop, registration fee less
a $15 administrative charge.
- Two business days prior to the workshop, materials and registration
fee less $25 OR transfer the registration fee to someone else in your
organization or to an upcoming workshop.
- No call, no show will receive materials only, no refund. In the unlikely
event a workshop is canceled, registrants will be notified and issued
full refunds.
ACCOMMODATING SPECIAL NEEDS: If you require special assistance
relating to a disability, please contact Jonnie Fitch at 662-915-7158
prior to the workshop.
CREDIT: This course offers .6 CEU Credits
or .72 SWU hours of credit.
The University of Mississippi is an EEO/AA/TITLE VI/TITLE
IX/SECTION 504/ADA/ADEA employer. |
