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Here is a quick overview of our framework and how we broke down the information into different tangible sections. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff68cbf67a5a02a5d5246d2/1609996183260-HJ8VZ517Z0O3SEXLHOV6/1B2A3124-185.jpg Home - TOOLS FOR PROFESSIONALS ANTS in your PANTS: Managing Big Feelings is a framework for professionals working with children and their families who may be struggling with behaviours at home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff68cbf67a5a02a5d5246d2/1611637946817-N8KNEUIXSZBAUPP7SLDN/1B2A3086-180.jpg Home - TOOLS FOR TEACHERS ANTS in your PANTS: A Trauma Informed Teaching Resource is a teacher friendly framework to help manage challenging behaviours in the classroom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff68cbf67a5a02a5d5246d2/1609996223241-CEFRQC76PDTSLLFGTUYN/1B2A3407-219.jpg Home - FOR FAMILIES If you are a parent struggling to find strategies to help support your child’s big feelings, we can help! https://www.collectivetherapy.ca/materials-for-learning daily 0.75 2025-10-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff68cbf67a5a02a5d5246d2/1612114262114-Z952OPYH1GWK6H0GR9GM/Screen+Shot+2021-01-31+at+9.30.36+AM.png TEACHERS ANTS in your PANTS: A Trauma Informed Teaching Resource ANTS in your PANTS: A Trauma Informed Teaching Resource is a framework that was developed by an Occupational Therapist and Special Education Teacher. This framework was developed using principles of trauma-informed care, integrated with key understandings of attachment, self-regulation and social emotional learning. The framework highlights practical strategies and skills for recognizing and responding to challenging behaviour in the classroom in a way that is trauma-sensitive . WORKSHOPS Professional development workshops are now available - In Person or Virtually! Click on the E-Booklet tab to purchase your download of our ANTS in your PANTS Booklet Why did we create this? Andria (Occupational Therapist) and Ali (Special Education Teacher) worked together on an Inpatient Child Psychiatry unit for several years. Through years of collaboration, an integration of occupational therapy and educational approaches grew alongside their passion for finding a deeper understanding and compassion for students with challenging behaviours. This moved them to create a resource for teachers and support staff who work with these kids day in and day out. Teachers navigate some of the most challenging dynamics as they focus on building student’s academic achievement in concert with caring for their students social and emotional well-being. Using trauma-informed teaching approaches, teachers can ensure that they are responsive and supportive to the needs of all students, with the added compassion and confidence in dealing with challenging behaviours. Integrating the abundance of research and evidence-based approaches into practice can feel overwhelming. Andria and Ali developed the ANTS in your PANTS framework as a tool to easily organize practical, in-the-moment strategies that were grounded in the principles of trauma-informed care. This tool is divided into four main themes as a framework to follow in your classroom. Background Information on being trauma informed, understanding attachment theory and needs, Self-Regulation and Social Emotional Learning. ANTS - Becoming a Detective - what is the behaviour communicating PANTS - Practical Strategies to bring into the classroom Classroom Takeaways Just to clarify we are not the scientist behind self-regulation, or neurobiologists behind trauma work, but we have a passion to best support these children through practical, classroom-based strategies. We have used and seen strategies that work, and feel this framework is a good starting point for all teachers and support staff. https://www.collectivetherapy.ca/education-for-teachers daily 0.75 2025-10-11 https://www.collectivetherapy.ca/support-for-communities daily 0.75 2025-10-11 https://www.collectivetherapy.ca/our-vision daily 0.75 2025-10-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff68cbf67a5a02a5d5246d2/1611637804841-VW3RQLZYE39YHU8977AT/1B2A2866-148.jpg Contact Us - Welcome. Collective Therapy was originally created by two Occupational Therapists back in 2015. Jehanne and Andria were chatting about Occupational Therapy, their own kids and thought… wouldn't it be nice to be able to provide therapy online for families. We started with the idea of online teaching and classes for families. We created classes on self-regulation, picky eating and pre-kindergarten skills. Over the years Collective Therapy has moved and morphed. Babies were added to our lives, moving to a new city, traveling around the world, collaborating with the amazing Ali and of course COVID-19 paused and focused in our passion - supporting teachers and parents managing big feelings! Andria and Ali adapted and created a new ANTS in your PANTS Trauma Informed Teaching Resource. This framework is intended to help support teachers and support staff to manage some of their most complex students. Today our focus is on presenting and publishing our ANTS in your PANTS teacher resources. We have been sharing our framework through professional development days and creating a new e-booklet. Contact Us for more information on workshops and information! E: antsinyourpantsframework@gmail.com P: 2502740158 Instagram: @CollectiveOT Facebook: Collective Therapy https://www.collectivetherapy.ca/our-team daily 0.75 2025-10-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff68cbf67a5a02a5d5246d2/1612117174292-VDDA8IZGUNP5NK58MZ05/32-Ali-2017-RET.jpg Our Team - Alison Thomas BEd. Special Education Teacher Co-Creator of ANTS in your PANTS: A Trauma Informed Tool for Teachers Ali is a Special Education Teacher who has taught within schools and specialized learning and hospital settings. As a specialist teacher, she has focused on working with students with complex mental health and learning needs. Through this work, she has focused on the power of teaching with compassion and establishing unconditional relationships as a foundation for fostering self-regulation and academic growth for students. She has been part of initiatives to implement trauma-informed care and teaching strategies. The ANTS in your PANTS framework was developed out of her passion for connecting with teachers and support staff from across British Columbia, recognizing the desire that educator’s have for a deeper understanding of challenging behaviors and the need for practical strategies to use in the classroom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff68cbf67a5a02a5d5246d2/6d76b05f-72b5-496f-8b8d-175a74aee023/Kathyfamily-306.jpg Our Team - Andria Anderson MOT Occupational Therapist Co-Founder of Collective Therapy. Co-Creator of ANTS in your PANTS: Managing Big Feelings. Co-Creator of ANTS in your PANTS: A Trauma Informed Tool for Teachers. Tobias Keene, D.D.S. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. When not striving to keep his patients happy and healthy, he’s enjoys hiking with his family in Rock Creek Park. https://www.collectivetherapy.ca/store-1 daily 0.75 2025-10-20 https://www.collectivetherapy.ca/e-booklet daily 0.75 2025-10-20 https://www.collectivetherapy.ca/e-booklet/p/ants-in-your-pants-e-booklet monthly 0.5 2025-10-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff68cbf67a5a02a5d5246d2/8cf4f7f6-4e76-4f8c-a281-ca32ec27520c/IMG_4157.PNG Store - ANTS in your PANTS E-Booklet - IMG_4157.PNG