AASR Live

Dr. Stuart Shanker (D.Phil) is a Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and Psychology and the CEO of The MEHRIT Centre, Ltd.. His latest books “Reframed: Self-Reg for a Just Society…

Susan is a passionate advocate for children, families, schools and communities, Dr. Susan Hopkins is the Executive Director of The MEHRIT Centre. Over Susan’s two decades of experience in education, …

A special interview with Lori Petro an author & child advocate. Teach Through Love: Helping adults & kids build stronger relationships with conscious communication.

We'll discuss:

What is Conscious Com…

Harrison Hill Elementary is in Lawrence Township in Indianapolis, Indiana. Dr. Lori Desautels began co-teaching two days a week in August of 2020 during the pandemic in third and fourth-grade classro…

Every bit of information that we learn in this world comes in through our senses. When sensory processing is efficient, we can navigate our everyday life comfortably. When someone is hypo- or hyper- …

Black, Brown, and disabled students are experiencing adverse interactions with School Resource Officers (SROs) at disproportionate rates, feeding the school-to-prison pipeline. U.S. public schools ha…

Join us for a special interview with Lori Kirkland. 

Lori Kirkland is a 3rd grade teacher and Advisor Lead in MSD of Lawrence Township in Indianapolis, Indiana. She has held numerous positions in her …

Join us for a special interview with Karen Blacher. Karen is a Long Island based writer, artist, teacher, and mom to three amazing, neurodiverse children. She currently teaches secular studies to a s…

In March of 2018 Victoria Johnson son was restrained by a school resource officer (SRO). Today Victoria is the founder of Families United for Self-Empowerment, a nonprofit organization in North Dakot…

Join us for a special conversation with Elly Chapple, Founder #flipthenarrative, TEDx Speaker.

Elly graduated with honours in Human Resource Management and the Psychology of Human Communication. She h…

Join us for this exciting interview and learn about the Polyvagal Theory and autonomic physiology.

In 1994 Stephen W. Porges, Ph.D. proposed the Polyvagal Theory, a theory that links the evolution of …

Connections Over Compliance: Rewiring Our Perceptions of Discipline an interview with Lori Desautels, Ph.D. 

Children who carry chronic behavioral challenges are often met with reactive and punitive p…

Join Shain Neumeier and Lydia X. Z. Brown in conversation about the connections between youth rights, disability justice, and racial justice movements in addressing coercive and forced treatment, ins…

In this presentation, Cheryl Poe will review the key regulations and laws that offer protection to students with disabilities. We will discuss how to use these protections when advocating for Black a…

Join us for a special interview with Ron Garrison. Ron will discuss how to use civil litigation against the use of restraint and seclusion.

Beyond alternative dispute resolution and due process compla…

The Reflective Journey is a practitioner’s handbook to the low arousal approach, written by Studio 3 CEO Professor Andrew McDonnell. 

Professor Andrew McDonnell’s new practitioner guide really is a re…

Join us for this special interview. Learn about an internationally recognized model school for trauma-informed practices from Mathew Portell. 

Mathew Portell has dedicated a decade and a half to educa…

Diane will share her views on behavioral support with an emphasis on prevention. Her approach strives to be respectful, sensible and effective.

Diane has a private practice outside of Chicago. Before …

Back in November an investigation by ProPublica and Chicago Tribune exposed what seclusion and restraint is like for students in Illinois Public Schools. Over a period of a school year and half prone…

Join us for this special interview. An attorney’s perspective of how to reduce the use of restraint and to eliminate seclusion.

Leslie Seid Margolis is a managing attorney at Disability Rights Marylan…