Workshops & professional learning
Practical, engaging workshops for educators, services and parent communities that translate child development, neuroscience and behaviour into strategies people can actually use.
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Professional development designed to help educators understand what may be happening underneath behaviour and translate that understanding into practical classroom and early-learning support.
Explore how the developing brain shapes behaviour, regulation, communication and learning, and what this means for the adults supporting children.
Understand how ADHD, autism and other neurodevelopmental differences can influence attention, regulation, sensory processing, communication and executive functioning. Explore why certain classroom demands may be difficult and how practical accommodations can support participation and independence.
Explore how stress, anxiety and experiences of overwhelm can influence a child's nervous system, behaviour, participation and sense of safety.
A tailored service combining observation of children, educator practice and the learning environment with a written report and a professional development session for the team.
Schools, kindergartens and early learning services can bring From the Start learning directly to their parent community. Workshops feel supportive, practical and easy to understand, with information parents can use in everyday family life.
Choose a topic that best reflects the needs of your parent community.
Raising Regulated Children
Understanding emotional regulation, co-regulation and what adults can do during big feelings.
Understanding the Brain Behind Behaviour
Why children behave the way they do and what may be happening underneath.
Executive Functioning in Everyday Life
Why getting started, remembering instructions, transitions and routines can be unexpectedly difficult.
Supporting Neurodivergent Children
Understanding ADHD, autism, sensory needs and executive functioning through a strengths-based lens.
Connection, Boundaries & Relationships
Supporting children with warmth and connection while still maintaining clear boundaries.
Starting School & Managing Transitions
Supporting children through change, separation, new routines and unfamiliar expectations.
A connected series of three parent sessions that allows families to build their understanding over time rather than trying to cover everything in one evening. The series can be tailored around the needs of your community.
Possible structure
Includes
A structured relationship-based parenting program supporting parents and carers to better understand children's emotional needs and strengthen secure parent-child relationships.
Parent workbooks and handouts are provided for every participant.
A tailored professional learning and implementation partnership for Queensland kindergarten and early learning services. Designed to help services turn professional learning into consistent everyday practice across educators, families and the learning environment.
Short recorded sessions for parents and educators are being developed, so you can learn whenever it suits you.
Recorded webinars and video learning will cover topics such as big feelings, ADHD and executive functioning, and behaviour as communication. There are no dates yet.
Depending on the workshop selected, sessions may include:
Customised sessions can also be developed around the needs of your team or community.
Professional learning and organisation-based program fees are quoted on enquiry and are exclusive of GST where applicable. Travel outside the local service area may incur additional costs, which will be discussed before booking.
You do not need to choose a title first. Tell us who it is for and what they are navigating, and we can recommend a session or tailor one to your needs.