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