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SELF-REGULATION STRATEGIES
Terri Cooper SEDNET Region 13
[email protected] 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 [email protected]
(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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http://prakovic.wikispaces.com