Hello and welcome to my website. I am a Behaviour  Specialist, Wellbeing Coach, and Public Speaker living in Wexford and working mainly in the South East of Ireland. I have over 30 years experience of working on individual support and organisation development and training with qualifications and competencies in Positive Behaviour Support (PBS); Person Centred Practice (PCP); Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA); and Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT).

I am also a trained instructor in non-violent verbal and physical intervention strategies, and I have recently been accredited as a trainer of Professional, Ethical, Therapeutic Management of Aggression (PETMA©) with the National Institute for Intellectual Disabilities. In addition to my skills as a Behaviour Support Specialist I have also developed a model of Positive Behaviour Support, UPR (Understand, Prevent, Respond). The UPR Model assists any agency or organisation, voluntary or full time, who support persons with behaviour support needs. Over the years I have also devised many other programmes in the areas of teenage behavioural support; mindfulness; self-care; and youth leadership.

Contact me at any time for an informal discussion on how these programmes may work for  both for staff and clients alike. I look forward to being of service to you.


SERVICES

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

(Individual and Group)

Behavioural Assessment and Planning

Mindfulness Training 

(Individual and Group)

Behavioural Training

Parent Mentoring

Wellness Coaching

(For adults and young people)

Public speaking


TRAINING PROGRAMMES

Introduction to Positive Behaviour Support (half-day)

UPR 4-Day Training in Positive Behaviour Support

Self-care, Health, and Wellbeing for Staff and Staff Teams (2 hours)

Keeping the Peace with the Teens! (2 x 2.5 hour sessions)

Keeping the Peace with the Parents (Programme for Teenagers- 2 x 40 – 60 min. sessions)

Introduction to Mindfulness (1 to 3 hours, as per request)

Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (8 week course)

Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (8 week course)

New in 2023

PETMA Behaviour Management Training (2 days)

The Third Act – An innovative way of planning and living in retirement (1 hour)

Living the ‘Seven Habits of Highly Effective People’ (1-2 hours)

Contact me if you wish to discuss any of the above


SPEAKER TOPICS

Behaviour

Positive Behaviour Support

Behaviour Management

Parenting Preteens and Teens

Personal Effectiveness

Time Management

The Seven Habits of Effective People

The Seven Habits of Effective Teens

Scouting

How Scouting can be of benefit to Young People

History of Scouting

Scouting and the Holocaust

Astronomy

Introduction to Astronomy

A visual tour through the Solar System and out into Space

Retirement

The Third Act; preparing for, and living through

Please contact me if you would like a talk/lecture/ presentation on any of the above.

CONTACT

If you have any questions please contact me using the email address below

Email: dermot@dermotrafter.ie

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