Difficult emotions and emotional regulation (SEND students)

“Students with additional needs can often present with difficult and ‘big’ emotions. Understanding these difficult emotions and trying to find strategies and solutions is essential for your role. Learn about emotional regulation, how ‘big’ emotions can present, and some strategies you can use in the classroom.

Learning outcomes

• You will be able to define difficult or ‘big’ emotions and emotional regulation
• You will be given some strategies to support SEND students with emotional regulation and de-escalation
• You will understand some of the neuroscience behind emotional and behavioural responses to stress

Advantages of this course

• As practitioners, it is important to acknowledge the role that school and home plays on students. If something is causing a student anxiety at home, this may play into behaviours seen at school, and vice versa. Learn more about Bronfenbrenner’s ecological systems theory, the behaviour / emotion iceberg, and hidden emotions in the presentation section of this course.
• The Zones of Regulation, the ‘red beast’, and other helpful tips, tools, and strategies to use in the classroom will be suggested in this course.
• Additional activities, resources, websites, and videos encourage you to reflect on the learning
• There is also suggested extended reading that gives both practical information and links to websites to expand knowledge”