Creating a Loving Home as Foster Care Providers
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Erin and his wife Lisa found themselves contemplating a life-changing decision. In this episode, Erin dives into their journey in becoming foster parents to two young children at a time in their lives they were finding a sense of normalcy within supporting a child with Williams Syndrome - a syndrome impacting both physical health and developmental aspects - as well as the challenges that come with becoming a new parent.
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Meeting Basic Human Needs: COVID-19
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Jessica Swain-Bradway is the executive director for NWPBIS (North West Positive Behavior Intervention Supports) and has a great deal to offer in the way of meeting basic needs at a time it is most critical. Jessica and Torri dive into a conversation about how to best support ourselves and one another during these unprecedented times. We also talk about the importance of relationship and connection between school supports and home.
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End the Stigma: Autism and Cannabis
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Torri interviews Rhonda Moeller, co-founder of the nonprofit organization WPA4A (Whole Plant Access for Autism). WPA4A is focused on educating families and medical cannabis industry professionals about the science behind & benefits of cannabis for autism. WPA4A has grown to be an amazing support group, giving a place for families to share access to information and connect on just about anything autism-related. Cannabis as medicine has the potential to raise the quality of life for everyone involved.
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Inclusion Practices: Building Community
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Torri interviews Jason Hobson, the Director of Student Services in Estacada, about his work & perspective around inclusion and creating a sense of community for families who often experience isolation. They discuss inclusion practices that Jason's district have implemented, and how this can increase the level of community collaboration involved in educational systems. It is through conversation that we can bring more awareness. Questions or comments? Contact Torri by email at [email protected] or via LinkedIn
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A Chat with the Founders of BEHCA
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Learn more about the founders of BEHCA, Torri Wright & Michael Krol, as they talk about the development of BEHCA. This process opened their eyes to learning more about each other's worlds and fascinating discoveries of human behavior.
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Shifting Perspectives on Poverty and Behavior
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What are the links between generational poverty and human behavior? Throughout her career, Dr. Donna Beegle has worked hard to shift perspectives around poverty; urging everyone to look beyond the surface and understand there is a culture, system structures, and common variables, creating recurring barriers that keep people from pulling themselves out of poverty.
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Coming to Terms: Advocacy
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In this episode, Torri covers Advocacy; the ins-and-outs of what it can look like for both parents and professionals to connect to services, gain school supports, seek community awareness and engagement, and feel an overall sense of belonging. Being an advocate is more than fighting for “justice”; it is about supporting caregivers at different stages of their journey--providing resources or simply being part of their tribe or community of support. #SeeBeyondBehavior
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Accessing DD Services
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Host Torri Wright speaks with Toi Gibson to get an insider's view on accessing social services & supports for your child with a diagnosed intellectual or developmental disability.
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Neurodiversity in the Workplace
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Neurodiversity exists everywhere--even at work. In fact, toxic office environments can manifest when people don’t recognize their staff, fellow colleagues, outside partners, etc. may be wired to think or act differently than they do. On this episode, host Torri Wright speaks with Lori Eberly, LCSW, executive coach, author, and owner of Radius ECD to explore neurodiversity in the workplace, and how it can impact both relationships and quality-of-life. Learn more about Lori's work at https://radiusecd.com
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Coming to Terms: Neurodiversity
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Coming to Terms are shorter bonus episodes to help define and demystify the unique language of the behavior space.
info_outlineBehavior consultant and author Torri Wright provides a unique glimpse into the world of complex and challenging behavior.
Over the past 20 years, she has worked as a special education teacher, behavior consultant, author, and business owner. In that time, she has witnessed countless situations where people fixate on bad behaviors. They often make assumptions, instead of taking a few steps back to see what the function of the behavior is or simply what it might be communicating.
From her experiences within group homes to the corporate world, and everything in between, she can confidently say that behind every behavior is a purpose. And it’s up to us to move beyond tick marks and journaling, to identify patterns. We need to decode what the behavior - good or bad - is trying to tell us.
The word behavior itself is an action that is observable and measurable. Undesirable behavior creates a resistance, discomfort, or even unsafe situations for the individual and those around them. The internal workings of where and why behavior occurs is a complicated mapping within the human process. Rarely, does challenging or undesirable behavior occur due to a single, isolated event.