Preschool Expulsion
Description
Webinar Length: 60 minutes
Presenter: Sara Johnson, LCSW
Target Audience:
- Direct care providers (e.g., caseworkers, childcare providers, court advocates, early interventionists, medical/mental health professionals, and teachers)
- Supervisors / agency leadership
Objectives:
- Discuss basic factors that contribute to early childhood exclusionary discipline and the disparities within it
- Identify strategies to support teachers and caregivers in order to prevent preschool expulsion and caregiver burnout
- Identify strategies to promote pro-social skills and emotion regulation in young children, as well as de-escalation techniques to decrease aggression and risk of preschool expulsion