What is Self Reg?
What is Self Reg?
Self-Reg is a pathway to enhancing resilience, motivation, learning & well-being.
Self-regulation is the ability to understand and manage your behaviour and your reactions to feelings and things happening around you. It includes being able to: regulate reactions to strong emotions like frustration, excitement, anger and embarrassment.
Alexandra Gross is a trainer accredited by Ministry of Education , specialized in developmental psychology, with over 10 years of experience in education and professional training. She has taught courses for various professional categories, integrating neuroscience principles into daily interactions.
The Transylvania College staff have regular CPD sessions led by Alexandra Gross
Self Reg Practices
Reframe the behaviour - Look at the behaviour differently, in terms of the stress that caused it. "Am I seeing stress-behaviour or missbehaviour?"
Recognize the Stressors - Be a “stress detective”. Some stressors are hidden. Recogn stressors in your everyday environment.
Reduce the Stress. We can't eliminate all stress - How could you lighten the load?
Reflecting and enhancing the stress awareness - Develop an embodied self awareness of stress and calm
Restore Energy. Respond to personalized ways to support the resilience in the child. - How can you recharge in order to promote growth and resilience?
Stressors can be from various categories: Biological, Emotional, Cognitive, Social, Prosocial.
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Step 1: We need to help the person regulate their emotions. Often, we are in fight or flight mode. SELF REG is the first step.
Step 2: We need to strengthen the relationship we have with the person by showing empathy and developing the relationship so that they feel they can trust and are safe.
Step 3: We support the person to reason or find a solution to the problem. We can only do this effectively if steps one and two have taken place.