(Zoom link will be emailed to registered participants.)
Intended Audience: School psychologists, Mental health professionals, Administrators, Teachers, Paraprofessionals
Students grappling with perfectionistic tendencies are being observed at increasing rates in the classroom setting. They can become paralyzed by their inability to tolerate anything that isn't "just right." These students can hold such high expectations for themselves that they develop rigid, highly inflexible thoughts and standards. These expectations create a myriad of challenges including procrastination, work avoidance, self-criticism, emotional outbursts, and a strong desire for control. Perfectionism can present and overlap with anxiety, depression, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), eating disorders, and cognitive rigidity. This presentation will focus on complex, neurodiverse profiles and how to assess for and design appropriate intervention strategies for students who demonstrate perfectionistic tendencies, inflexible thinking, and emotional distress.
Participants Will:
Learn how to identify perfectionism
Learn how to assess students with complex, neurodiverse profiles
Learn intervention strategies for working with inflexible thinking patterns
Presenter: Kristin N. Moore, Psy.D., Clinical Psychologist(In partnership w/ the Diagnostic Center North; held jointly with SE SELPA)
