Inclusion Collaborative, Santa Clara County Office of Education

Please check out one of our featured highlights for the month- social story on Black Lives Matter. Call us for a free copy! https://youtu.be/vi9yeF7hrPE

Watch the San Jose Public Library Videos that teach people with developmental disabilities about voting. Here's the first video: https://www.youtube.com/watch You can see the other videos here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist

https://mcusercontent.com//Safe_From_the_Start_2020_VIET.p

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https://mcusercontent.com//safe_from_the_start_oct_2020.pd

Educators and caregivers know self-care is paramount to their superpowers. Born with the gift of giving and helping the children of our future, when our emotio...nal tank is empty we default to our"reptile" part of our brain which fights, flights or freezes in the presence of our students. This looks like punishment, bribes, threats, exclusionary practices, raising a voice or a discerning look. When we react versus respond, it comes from our empty tank as we have not a thread of energy reserves left. Defaulting to our reaction (reptile) brain is harmful to kids over time and does not grow human(E) beings. So the superpower is enhanced with self-care and becomes diminished (kryptonite) when we are depleted. But how do we do that during these times of individual and collective stress and trauma? I would love to hear the collective wisdom. What is one thing you do to restore your emotional reserves outside of work? Learn more about self-care at: www.optimalbrainintegration.com or The self-paced online learning platform: https://cobi1.teachable.com/courses or The book Culturally Responsive Self-Care Practices on amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Culturally-Responsive-//ref=sr_1_1 Join our email group list on our website home page as we will raffle off one of our self-care books December 31, 2020!

october is dwarfism awareness month. being little is no reason to be stereotyped or discriminated against and never call somebody a midget #dwarfismawareness

Coming up! Register to hear the updates from Dr Dewan, Santa Clara County Superintendent of Schools https://www.php.com//special-education-covid-conversation/

All Access Sports and Recreation is hosting a costume contest. Send them your picture! https://mcusercontent.com///Halloween_Costume_Pictures.pdf

A child's dysregulated and challenging behavior ALWAYS is communicating a story. We need to move from punishing, shaming, yelling, threatening to co-regulating... and teaching. Children have an immature brain and sensory response system until around 25 years old. Look behind the challenging behavior in the moment to what the behavior might be communicating they need. This attunement will grow Human(E) Beings rather than disconnected beings. See more

Get a free flu shot this Saturday at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds 9am to 4pm. COVID-19 safety precautions are in place to ensure your safety, and the Fairgrounds also offers free COVID-19 testing right next door. #phpsanjose #sccpublichealth http://sccphd.org/flu

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Fall is here and Halloween is near! Check out this highlight video to see some resources you can get from us to have a safe Halloween celebration. https://youtu.be/V3y5y-PH05o

Tue. @ 8PM: Mandy Harvey Celebrates Disability Employment Awareness Month!