4-Part Series:
May 5, 2026 10:00 AM – Noon
Jun 9, 2026 10:00 AM – Noon
Jul 7, 2026 10:00 AM -Noon
Aug 4, 2026 10:00 AM – Noon
Presenter: Robyn Gobbel
Robyn Gobbel, MSW, has 20 years of practice in family and child therapy, specializing in complex trauma, attachment, and adoption. She integrated her diverse clinical training to offer an attachment-rich, sensory- sensitive, and relational neurosciences supported healing environment for children and families. Robyn now consults, teaches, and trains extensively throughout the US. She is the host of The Baffling Behavior Show podcast and author of Raising Kids with Big, Baffling Behaviors: Brain-Body-Sensory Strategies that Really Work.
Research in human development and behavioral neuroscience help us make sense of even the most baffling behaviors in children and parents. Understanding what behavior really is begins the roadmap for treatment planning. Therapists (and parents) can stop playing behavior whack-a-mole and experience better client outcomes by shifting the focus away from behavior and toward the brain and autonomic nervous system.
In this training, attendees will explore the theory of relational neuroscience as a way to conceptualize behavior disorders in children. Attendees will learn strategies they can immediately implement when working with stressed and overwhelmed parents, and will feel equipped to support parents of kids with behavior disorders.
Learning Objectives:
Participants will:
● Describe how relational neuroscience conceptualizes mental health symptoms and DSM diagnoses
● Describe the 2 branches of the autonomic nervous system and how they relate to behavioral symptoms in both children and adults
● Describe how a sensitized stress response system contributes to behavioral symptoms in children
● Describe why coherence is an important treatment intervention
● Identify a six-step process to working with challenging & resistant parents using the science of safety and connection
● Describe parenting strategies that can decrease challenging behavior by increasing felt safety, regulation, and connection
*Please note: You must attend all sessions to receive CEs!
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