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De-escalating Children and Youth in Crisis – Skills for Emotional Regulation

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.

 

De-escalating Children and Youth in Crisis – Skills for Emotional Regulation

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Learning Objectives

Upon completion, 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

Some of the Topics Included

  • 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.

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