Brief Biography
Kimberly Oliver Robinson is a certified school psychologist and has been serving the DeKalb-Rockdale GNETS program for 4 years. She is also a part-time instructor at Georgia State Unibersity and has a private practice in Gwinnett County where she specializes in play therapy for young children, Autism Spectrum Disorders, and family behavioral therapy.
Ann Van Buskirk is a licensed clinical psychologist and certified school psychologist. She has been serving the DeKalb-Rockdale GNETS program for 25 years and thoroughly enjoys her work with students, families and colleagues. In addition to providing services and consultation to the GNETS program, Dr. Ann enjoys supervising graduate students, is a Life Space Crisis Intervention (LSCI) trainer for GNETS, and has a private practice in East Cobb.
Highest Degree of Presenter(s)
Kimberly Robinson, Ph.D. in School Psychology
Ann VanBuskirk, Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology
Presentation Abstract
Abstract Early childhood and educational research have indicated that a young child’s temperament is predictive of success in school and adulthood. A child’s temperament has the potential to impact not only their interpretation of life events, but can also influence the activities that they choose and how adults respond to and interact with them. Child temperament research has identified three widely known profiles based on nine dimensions of behavior: “difficult”, “easy”, and “slow to warm up”. The purpose of this presentation is to provide information about child temperament and the ways in which adults can use positive relational interventions to teach and reinforce strategies to help improve behavioral, academic, and social development. Goodness of fit research suggests that when children and teachers are able to form more harmonious relationships children exhibit fewer behavior problems and experience more opportunities for encouraging learning experiences. Participants will be provided with strategies for working with children who have “difficult” and "slow to warm up" temperaments.
Recommended Citation
Kimberly, Robinson B. and VanBuskirk, Ann Dr., "A Person's a person no matter how small - Understanding the Role of Temperament in Working With Toddlers and Young Children" (2015). Georgia Association for Positive Behavior Support Conference. 59.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gapbs/2015/2015/59
A Person's a person no matter how small - Understanding the Role of Temperament in Working With Toddlers and Young Children
Abstract Early childhood and educational research have indicated that a young child’s temperament is predictive of success in school and adulthood. A child’s temperament has the potential to impact not only their interpretation of life events, but can also influence the activities that they choose and how adults respond to and interact with them. Child temperament research has identified three widely known profiles based on nine dimensions of behavior: “difficult”, “easy”, and “slow to warm up”. The purpose of this presentation is to provide information about child temperament and the ways in which adults can use positive relational interventions to teach and reinforce strategies to help improve behavioral, academic, and social development. Goodness of fit research suggests that when children and teachers are able to form more harmonious relationships children exhibit fewer behavior problems and experience more opportunities for encouraging learning experiences. Participants will be provided with strategies for working with children who have “difficult” and "slow to warm up" temperaments.
