'Herding Snails' Advanced PDA Workshop for professionals
About
Do you work with or support a child or young person who seems to resist everyday tasks—no matter how small—and becomes overwhelmed by even the gentlest of requests?Are you constantly grasping for ways to respond to and support the child, young person or their cares and parents.
You are not alone—and there is a way forward.
Join us for 'Herding Snails' an advanced PDA Workshop, a practical and research and evidence based workshop designed for therapists, educators, support workers working with or supporting a child or young person who has extreme demand avoidance, often associated with Autism (especially PDA profiles), ADHD, ODD, anxiety, trauma, rare chromosome disorders, Down Syndrome, and mental health conditions.
Herding Snails is an advanced, practical two-day workshop.
If PDA 101 explains what it is,
this workshop focuses on how to actually do it.
This is not theory.
This is real-life application.
Using the metaphor of 'Herding Snails' we will delve into
- what PDA support actually looks like in real life
- how to reduce demand without removing support
- how to read behaviour as protection
- how to work proactively rather than reactively
- how to identify early signs of escalation
- how to build environments, routines, communication styles, and supports that create movement
- how to respond across home, school, therapy, and community settings:
IMPORTANT – TWO-DAY WORKSHOP
This workshop runs across both days (1 & 2 June).
Attendance on both days is required.
Day 1 - builds understanding and reframing.
Day 2 - focuses on application and implementation.
This workshop is not designed to be attended as a single day.
Who this is for
- teachers and educators
- therapists and all allied health professionals
- support workers, therapy assistants, learning support officers, teacher aids and OOSHC workers.
- emergency service personnel
- coaches, extracurricular instructors e.g dance, drama, archery
Catering Included:
A protein rich, low carb substantial afternoon tea will be served from 3:30pm to refuel us after out busy day.
All dietary requirements will be catered for.
Please include details when booking.
Accommodation is available on-site at Quest East Burwood
A special conference rate is available.
Book directly with Quest Burwood East
Bobbi Cook’s Herding Snails workshop
* on-site parking
* park across the road
* accessible rooms available
Prerequisite (Important)
This is an advanced workshop.
You must have prior knowledge of PDA through:
- previous workshops
- training
- reading
- PDA 101 (recommended)
A PDA 101 recording link will be provided once your registration has been received.
This is not a “what is PDA” workshop.
This is a 'how to and what to do' workshop.
$387 per person (2-day workshop)
Strictly limited to 48 participants
Once full → waitlist opens
You cannot herd a snail through force.
You can only create the conditions that make movement possible.
Location
Quest East Burwood
315 Burwood Hwy , East Burwood VIc 3151
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'Herding Snails' Advanced PDA Workshop for professionals
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