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SELF-REGULATION STRATEGIES

Terri Cooper SEDNET Region 13

Cooper_s1@hcsb.k12.fl.usNCTHS ESE Professional Development

10-7/8-14

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Today’s Objectives

Define Regulation/Dysregulation

Explore causes of Dysregulation

Discuss strategies to help students develop Self-Regulation

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Essential Question

What kind of outcomes can I expect after teaching my students Self-Regulation Skills?

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What is Self-Regulation ?

The ability to manage and tolerate stress

Regulated students…..Participate in classFollow directionsIgnore distractionsMake positive choicesAccept corrections

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What is Dysregulation ?

The inability to tolerate stress Dysregulated students…

Can be impulsiveCan be argumentative Can be withdrawnCan be noncompliantCan have emotional outbursts

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What Causes Stress for Adults ?

Physical threats Co-Workers Big crowds Deadlines Lost keys Holidays Relationships Health Bills Losing a job

Crime Teenagers Being late to work Mental health Death of a loved one Natural disasters Foreclosure Paying for college Traffic Technology

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What Causes Stress for Students?

Hunger Learning disabilities Abuse Bullying Peer Pressure Lack of sleep Health Relationships Mental health Teachers

Parents Tests Homework Chronic chaos at

home Physical threats Neglect Academic problems Exposure to violence Social isolation

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“One out of every four children attending school has been exposed to a traumatic event that can affect learning and/or behavior.” The National Child Traumatic Stress Network(NCTSN)

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Regulated Student

Dysregulated Student

Stimulus

Response

Response

Stimulus

Time and Space

Time and Space

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Anger

Confused Thinking

Stress

Bad Decisions

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Is It OK To Be Angry ? Sure !!!!! Anger is a natural, healthy

human emotion

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Anger is not O.K. when….

It’s too frequent It’s too intense It lasts too long It’s destructive It hurts It disrupts the learning

environment

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It’s O.K. to be Angry, but….

Students need to learn appropriate ways to express anger (self-regulate)

We need to…. Help students identify the causes of their

anger Anticipate situations that might trigger anger Identify regulation strategies that will help

students stay calm TEACH, TEACH, TEACH regulation strategies

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Self-Regulation Strategies

Eliminate unproductive responses to stress These may be very entrenched patterns

of behavior (“go to” behaviors) TEACH productive replacement behaviors

Persistent Research says that it takes 21 days of

repetition to learn a new behavior Be Proactive

Teaching self-regulation is a two step process that has to be done simultaneously

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Stress

PositiveCoping

Strategies

Feel better for

a long time

You feel _____

Feel better for a short time

Negative copingStrategie

s

TEACH

ELIMINATE

PersistentProactive

TEACH TEACH

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“It’s impossible to teach a child to swim in stormy seas.”

anonymous

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The Top 10 Ways to Teach Self-Regulation List

Most will work for most of the students most of the time

Not all will work for all students all of the time

NONE will work for any of the students if we don’t PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE

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“If all you have is a hammer, everything looks

like a nail.” Abraham Maslow

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#10. Help Students Recognize

Dysregulation Recognize Events that create Dysregulation Frustration with school work? Peer/Social interactions?

Recognize Physical Changes Heart pounding/Breathing faster Face may feel hot and turn red Muscles become tight and tense Angry Face Clinched teeth and fists

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#9. Deep Breathing

Gets oxygen to the brain Decreases the amount of

adrenalin that’s being produced

Engages the Relaxation Response

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Stress vs. Relaxation Responses

Heart rate increases

Blood pressure rises

Quick Breathing Tense Muscles Automatic

Heart rate decreases

Blood pressure decreases

Breathing slows Muscles Relax Intentional

Stress Response

Relaxation Response

Sympathetic Nervous System

Parasympathetic Nervous System

The stress response and relaxation response are exact opposites

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#8. Count to Something

“When angry count to ten before you speak; if very angry, one hundred.”

Horace (65-8 BC)

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#7. Positive Self-Talk Words are POWERFUL !! Helps decrease feelings of anger Improves…

self-conceptattitudebehavior achievement

Kill the ANTs

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What are ANT(s) ? Automatic Negative Talk http://ahha.org/articles.asp?Id=100

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Examples of Positive Self-Talk

Take 3 deep breaths. Be happy. I can do this. Stay calm. It was an accident. I can ask for help. Everyone makes mistakes.

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#6. Relaxation

Progressive Muscle RelaxationA stress reduction technique that

reduces tension and stressA strategy that involves the

tightening and releasing of major muscle groups

Developed by Dr. Edmund Jacobson in the 1920s

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# 5. Calming Videos/Music http://behaviordoctor.org/materi

al-download/

Music at 60 beats per minuteGary LambThe rate your heart beats when

relaxedReduces stress and anxietyNature video

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#4. Change the Environment

“Antiseptic Bounce” Allows the student to calm down, move, avoid embarrassment

Volcano PassAllows the student to safely “blow it” within pre-determined guidelines

For more info on Fritz Redl

https://www.youtube.com/

watch?v=EG5b7vEujXY

A Fritz Redl Concept

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#4. Change the Environment

Create a “Calming Area”Soothing colorsBean Bag chairRocking chairStuffed animalsFidget ToolsCalming musicRelaxing pictures

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#3. Rating Scales

The Zones of Regulation by Leah Kuypers

www.socialthinking.com

The Incredible 5 Point Scale by Kari Dunn Buron

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#2. Physical Activity

An outlet for emotions Changes brain chemistry

Feel happierFeel more relaxed

Brain Gym Boogie Breaks

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How are children like

wet cement?

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Children are like wet cement. What ever falls on them leaves an impression.

Haim Ginott

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#1. Be a Role Model

Show them what you do.Stay calmThink AloudTake deep breathsUse Positive Self-TalkUse “I” statements

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It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.

Frederick Douglass

More Resources Google these Articles ……

The Powerful Impact of Stress by Victoria Tennant

Helping Children Learn to Regulate Their Emotions by Carolyn Webster-Stratton

http://prakovic.wikispaces.com/Emotion+Thermometer

How to Begin Handling Your Self Talk by Larry Iverson

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Essential Question

What kind of outcomes can I expect after teaching

Self-Regulation Skills?

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Thank You for your Participation

Terri Cooper Cooper_s1@hcsb.k12.flus

(352)797-7022 ext.213www.sednetfl.info

The Multiagency Network for Students with Emotional/Behavioral Disabilities (SEDNET) is a special project funded by the Florida Department of Education,

Division of Public Schools, Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services, through federal assistance under the Individuals with Disabilities

Education Act (IDEA), Part B.

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Boulder, Co: Beyond Consequences Institute. Shapiro, L., Pelta-Heller, Z., & Greenwald, A. F. (2008). I'm not bad, I’m just

mad. Oakland, Ca: Instant Help Books. http://www.cdd.unm.edu/ecspd/resources/pdfs/QualityChildcare/Resource

%20Guide/SelfRegulationTipsandStrategies.pdf Posen, D. (2012). The little book of stress relief. Buffalo, New York: Firefly

Books, Inc. Tennant, V. (n.d.). The powerful impact of stress. New Horizons for

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