On-Demand Workshops

De-escalating Children and Youth in Crisis

Skills for Emotional Regulation

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$149.00
6

Continuing Education
Credit Hours (CEC)

If you are in a support role, it is crucial to know how to help children and youth return to calm during a crisis. When stressed, everyone’s nervous system is hardwired to react with protective patterns such as fight, flight, or freeze. Young people are especially vulnerable because their nervous systems are still developing, and they lack the self-regulation skills needed to calm down. An adult who can help them co-regulate can often de-escalate the situation.

In this workshop, you will learn a trauma-informed de-escalation framework, built on neurobiology and attachment. The role that emotions, trauma, and adverse childhood experiences play in escalating a crisis will also be explored, and you’ll gain fun and creative skills for engaging children, adolescents, and the adults who support them, including breathwork, movement, music, art, mindfulness, and play.

Trainer: Kelly Smith, MSW, RSW

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Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this workshop, participants should be able to:

  • Understand the role of the nervous system in creating a state of crisis
  • Define regulation and dysregulation
  • Discern between healthy and toxic stress
  • Recognize the signs of the fight, flight, freeze, and fawn responses
  • Describe how stress responses contribute to escalation
  • Explain the role of attachment, trauma, and adverse childhood experiences in shaping behaviour
  • Discuss the biology and purpose of emotions and the benefits of positive emotions
  • Use tools and strategies to de-escalate children and youth in crisis

Note: An e-manual for this workshop is included in purchase.

Some of the Topics Reviewed

  • Moving From Escalation to De-escalation of a Crisis
  • Influences on Children and Youth
  • The Components of a Crisis
  • The Legacy of Attachment and Trauma
  • Adverse Community and Environmental Experiences
  • Tracking Triggers and Glimmers
  • Ten Principles of Emotions
  • Cultural Considerations and Discrimination
  • Resilience and Post-Traumatic Growth
  • Somatic-Based Approaches
  • The "How" of Breathwork
  • The Power of Touch
  • The Purpose of Play

Target Audience

This is an introductory-intermediate level workshop for anyone who cares for or supports children and youth, including social workers and other helping professionals, teachers, childcare workers, school personnel, and parents/caregivers.

Completing Workshop

Upon viewing the entire workshop, you will be prompted to take a 30 to 60-question test over the content, and then you will receive a participation certificate. Please allow 30-60 minutes to complete the test.

Trainer: Kelly Smith

MSW, RSW

Kelly is a Registered Social Worker and holds a Master of Social Work degree. She has also completed six levels of training in Sandtray-Worldplay with Gisela Schubach De Domenico and three levels of training with the Canadian Association of Play Therapy. In addition to training with CTRI, Kelly has an eclectic private practice where she incorporates play therapy, sandtray therapy, DBT, emotion-focused therapy, dance, somatic work, and mindfulness into her work with children, teens, adults, couples, and families. She specializes in providing trauma-informed counselling for motor vehicle accident victims and their families. Kelly believes that everyone can access their own self-healing abilities and feels honoured when asked to be a part of the journey. As a trainer, she is both passionate and engaging.

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