Presented by The SILA Skills Group, Transforming Classrooms is a workshop that enables effective interaction between teacher and student, one of the most important factors in improving learning. Developed in consultation with teachers the workshop draws on skills from DBT.
“The skills taught in this workshop can have a transformative effect in the classroom. Teachers using these skills will be able to build better relationships with their students, improve coping skills and create a supportive, validating and respectful environment. We have seen the successful implementation of DBT skills in classrooms throughout the world and The SILA Skills Group is at the helm of the new movement in using a more integrative and holistic approach to education.”
Blaise Aguirre, MD
Medical Director, 3 East DBT Continuum
Assistant Professor in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School Department of Psychiatry
Educators who participate in SILA’s workshops are reporting reduced stress, improved coping skills and a much calmer classroom environment.
As a participant you will learn to:
- Recognize your own emotional vulnerability and reactivity in any given situation to position yourself to interact effectively.
- Reframe how you interpret a student’s behaviour by approaching with curiosity, removing judgement and being in the moment to respond effectively to the current situation.
- Build trust, reduce intensity of emotions and open the door for problem solving.
- Find the path to bridge communication between teacher and student, student and student, teacher and parent, teacher and teacher.
- Best of all, you can use these skills right away!
The workshop will enhance social emotional learning in your school. Participants will have the opportunity to practice these skills using real-life scenarios drawn from their own experience. When these skills are learned and practiced, the outcomes are improved teacher, staff and student mental health, improved classroom dynamics and improved student learning.
Facilitators
Rosanna Ruppert is a Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) skills practitioner, DBT skills coach for youth and adults and workshop developer for teachers, education assistants, guidance counsellors and child and youth counsellors. She implemented a pilot project bringing DBT based skills to 5 Toronto-area schools, training and coaching teachers, educating parents and tailoring curriculum to accommodate specific needs of schools. Her teaching style and responsiveness make her highly regarded and sought after by schools. Rosanna ran the first-ever DBT-focused conference for educators in the Toronto area attended by 50 teachers and school board staff. Rosanna has extensive experience delivering DBT-informed skills to families across Canada. Rosanna is committed to teaching these essential skills through the SILA Skills Workshops.
Kelly Maxwell (B.Ed ‘89, M.Ed ‘16) is an elementary school teacher in Alberta. After 30-plus years of teaching, her passion for educating continues. She has been, and continues to be involved with professional development within her school district and at local Teachers' Conventions. In the last several years she acquired DBT based skills that transformed her life and her classroom. These skills helped her through challenging interactions with her son who struggled with his mental health. These skills not only transformed her home life, they also transformed her classroom interactions.
For more information contact thesilaskillsgroup@gmail.com
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