UNDERSTANDING THE EMOTIONAL THERMOMETER Marybeth Mc Donald LISWS
UNDERSTANDING THE EMOTIONAL THERMOMETER Marybeth Mc. Donald LISW/S
Why Some Students Have Difficulty Regulating Emotion How difficulty regulating emotions impacts educational progress
How Teachers And Administrators Can Support Emotion Regulation How to empower parents in developing effective strategies
Difficulties Include • Easily becomes upset • High level of intensity when upset • Difficulty returning to calm
Factors That Can Influence • Temperamental Predisposition • Adoption • Change in living environment • Developmental Stage
Adolescent Development • Self conscious at baseline; feels “under a microscope” • With social media and standardized testing, this becomes a reality
Academic Consequences • Interferes with learning • Can disrupt classroom environment for other students
Classroom Management Old Model New Model • Negative Consequences • Active Support • Learning Strategies • Self Soothing • Distraction
Understanding The Emotional Thermometer • Factors at baseline • What makes thermometer move up/down • Comfort measures when the temperature is high • When is it an emergency
CLASS ROOM MANAGEMENT • OLD MODEL • NEW MODEL • NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES • • ACTIVE SUPPORT LEARNING STRATEGIES SELF SOOTHING DISTRACTION
Emotion Regulation • Opposite action • Sieve or sponge • Develop mastery • Short vs long term goals
Parenting Strategies “The Gifts” • The gift of learning from your mistakes • The gift of learning to solve problems • The gift of accountability • The gift of developing empathy
Dialectical Behavior Therapy • Mindfulness • Emotion Regulation • Distress Tolerance • Interpersonal Effectiveness
Bibliography • Dialectical Behavior Therapy with Suicidal Adolescents Alec. L. Miller Guilford Press 2007 • Parenting a Child Who Has Intense Emotions P. Harvey, J. Penzo New Harbinger Publications 2009 • The Expanded Dialectical Behavior Therapy Lane Peterson Premier Publishing 2012 • Suicide, Self Injury and Violence in Schools P. , D. Grannello Wiley Inc. 2011 • Raising a Moody Child M. Fristad Guilford Press 2004
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