Session 2: Routines & Expectations: Setting Up for Behavioral Success
Sun, Feb 16
|Work and Play Center
Supporting Positive Growth: A Behavior is Communication Series is a free hybrid series offering trauma-informed strategies to understand and support behavior as communication for individuals with developmental disabilities.
Time & Location
Feb 16, 2025, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Work and Play Center, 444 North Hewitt Road, Ypsilanti, MI 48197, USA
About the event
Session 2: Routines & Expectations: Setting Up for Behavioral Success
When setting behavior expectations, we strive for clarity and consistency. This session will cover various tools and supports used to create an environment primed for behavioral success through routines, expectations, and modeling.
Supporting Positive Growth: A Behavior is Communication Series is a free, hybrid program designed for parents and caregivers of individuals with developmental disabilities of all ages. This series explores how behavior serves as a form of communication and offers trauma-informed strategies to support positive growth. Participants will learn relationship-based approaches to encourage connection and prevent challenging behaviors in home, school, and community settings.
The series is led by Melissa Smith, an educator, coach, and trainer specializing in positive behavior and social-emotional development. With a background in early childhood and public schools, Melissa shares her passion for relationship-based behavior change through training, advocacy, and consultation nationwide. Her trauma-informed strategies empower…