I was honoured to speak with the amazing Guy Stephens, founder of the Alliance Against Seclusion & Restraint about what’s new in human rights advocacy for autistic & developmentally disabled students.
AASR has a groundbreaking new program, Reframing Behaviour, in partnership with the Crisis Prevention Institute, rolling out across America–neuroscience-based training for educators to eliminate seclusion & stop the traumatization of our special ed students.
Listen to the podcast by playing the audio file below, or on streaming sites like Spotify, ApplePodcasts, Pandora, etc
Read the podcast transcript below the audio file.
Transcript: NCP_Transcript_Guy Stephens
Bio
Guy Stephens is one of the best-known parent advocates in our community. Through his work at AASR, he has been helping to inform changes in policy and practice to reduce and eliminate the use of restraint and seclusion in schools and other settings. Guy promotes trauma-informed, neuroscience-aligned, collaborative approaches to working with kids–and in just a few years he’s led AASR to become a leader in the field, presenting their work across North America with groundbreaking education for educators, as well as toolkits for parents. Guy also currently serves on the board of directors for The Arc of Maryland and PDA North America.
Links
Reframing Behaviour: Neuroscience-based Training for Educators
More about the Reframing Behaviour program
Alliance Against Seclusion & Restraint: Parent Guide