This powerful true story, based on real life trauma, provides practical strategies to understand how our Actions, Words & Expressions (AWE) have a direct impact on the outcome of interactions with our students.
Trauma transforms the student experience and practicing our perspective can assist in a child’s journey to reclaim livelihood. We are empowered to be a part of the problem or part of the solution with all kids. Our AWE can either add weight to their shackles or fill their balloons to soar.
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In our trauma-filled world, all people want to be seen, heard, understood and validated as they communicate through behavior. All past experiences, circumstances & stories determine physical and emotional regulation which can be communicated through anger, defiance and misunderstood intent. Learning the art of responding rather than reacting starts with self-regulation skills and a proactive mindset that resets everyday. Taking care of your own regulation can and will determine an escalation to chaos or a de-escalation to calm.
Using the latest brain-based trauma research, gain more than 10 practical strategies to work through any situation by understanding that self-regulation and proactivity are key in taking any situation from chaos to calm.
Every letter of Heidy LaFleur’s Social Emotional Alphabet represents a practical & powerful strategy to help our kids who have been traumatized, feel misunderstood or take frequent detours from what’s expected. Leave with more than 26 SEL strategies to build and maintain relationships with every child regardless of behavior.
Gain perspective that you do have the "magic wand" to guide behavior. Come see what that magic is so you can make EVERY day the BEST day for EVERY child.
Behavior is an attempt to communicate. Our response back is communication as well. If we want to change behavior, we model, teach and help students grow their coping skills for life; we consequence. If we want to feel instant gratification that the child "needs to pay" for his- her-their actions; we punish.
Learn the difference between consequence mindset and punishment mindset and realize people become defiant for a reason. Using Heidy LaFleur’s Social Emotional Alphabet, realize there’s a difference between Defiant & Deficient students, we must Empower over Ego, give Feedback with Feeling, provide Golden Greetings, honor one's Journey without Judgement, be Open to Opposition & Value Vulnerability.
Regulating oneself is the first step to de escalating behavior & building relationships with OUR kids. Often, safe behavior can be annoying, but should not warrant a student being removed from class. We will define safe vs. unsafe behavior, discuss what to say and do when students communicate through undesired behavior & “be a VERB” in order to problem solve.
Utilizing Heidy LaFleur’s Social Emotional Alphabet, be sure to show Interest before Instruction, realize the power in salient Listening, give Kindness to every Kid, Nevertheless Negotiate to keep kids in class, know this is a very Meaningful Mission & use Questions to Quiet and calm.
Heidy LaFleur was dynamic, engaging, and educational. We had tons of requests for her to do trainings for other facilities because all of the participants wanted to share her message with their workers who couldn't attend.
The Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama
- Jan 19 2024
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