Co-Regulation/ Emotional First Aid
The goal of co-regulation is to fix the student's problems.
False
When is the best time to provide de-escalation strategies?
After the triggering event, but before the student escalates.
What goals does active listening achieve?
Providing emotional support
Helping students learn new coping skills
What is the most important thing to do to avoid a power struggle?
Drop the rope
What behavioral support techniques would you use if student are kicking each other under the table?
Directive statement and proximity
What are the necessary skills of co-regulation
Self-awareness and self-regulation
Describe the 5 degrees of stress?
Baseline
Triggering event
Escalation
Outburst
Recovery
Name 2 things that active listening demonstrates.
Concern
Empathy
The desire to help
Respect for the student
How do we prepare ourself to drop the rope?
Identify our own feelings and use positive self talk statements
What is a setting condition?
Anything that makes a challenging behavior and traumatic stress response more or less likely to happen.
What is an example of an empathetic verbal response?
Example: "I can see why you would feel that way".
Give an example of a triggering event.
EX: Someone called you a name.
What are 3 non-verbal techniques of active listening?
Silence
Facial Expressions
Eye Contact
Tone of voice
When would you not drop the rope?
During a dangerous situation
What tool helps you manage the classroom environment?
ICSP (Individual Crisis Support Plan)
What are the 3 goals of emotional first aid?
Provide immediate support
Identify and resolve underline concerns
Keep the students in the lesson
What are the 4 de-escalation strategies?
Active listening
Behavior Support Techniques
Emotional First Aid
Avoid a power struggle
Name 4 encouraging and eliciting techniques.
Minimal Encouragement
Door Opener
Closed Questions
Open Questions
Why Questions
What are 3 strategies used to help drop the rope?
Listen and validate the student's feelings
Manage the environment
Give the student choices and the time to decide what to do.
Drop or change the expectations
Name 5 of the 8 behavior support techniques.
Managing the environment
Prompting
Caring gesture
Hurdle help
Redirection and Distraction
Proximity
Directive statement
Time Away
What does SOS stand for?
Source of strength
Punching another student would fall under which degree of stress?
Outburst
When would it be more beneficial to use an open question versus a closed question?
When we want them to explain more and express their feelings.
What are the questions we should ask ourselves prior to a power struggle?
What am I feeling and how is the student experiencing me right now?
What does the student feel, need, expect, or want?
Give an example of when you might use hurdle help.
Ex: When a student is struggling with a task.