1. The zones of Regulation

2. A curriculum designed to foster self-regulation and emotional control written by Leah Kuypers.

3. What is self-regulation?
Goes by many names: “Self- Control”, “Self Management”, “Anger Control”, and “Impulse Control”.
It includes regulating one’s sensory needs, emotions and impulses to meet the demands of the environment, reach one’s goals, and behave in a socially appropriate way.
The ability to achieve the preferred state of alertness for the given situation

4. WHY?
16 million people in the UK experience a mental illness One in four adults will experience a mental illness at some point each year in the UK. This ranges from anxiety and depression to alcohol dependence, substance misuse and psychosis.
Three in four mental illnesses start in childhood 75% of mental illnesses start before a child reaches their 18th birthday, while 50% of mental health problems in adult life (excluding dementia) take root before the age of 15.
10% of school children have a diagnosable mental illness In an average class of 30 young people, three will have a mental health problem. Figures show 10% of children aged 5-16 have been diagnosed with a mental health problem.
75% of young people with a mental health problem are not receiving treatment There’s been a rise in the time children are having to wait to receive treatment for complex mental health conditions, and children with depression and anxiety are often not being identified or given help.

5. Who can benefit from the zones?
Originally developed for students with neurobiological and mental health disorders, such as ASD, ADHD, Tourette syndrome, ODD, selective mutism, and anxiety disorders.
All people in general can benefit from the Zones

7. Zones of Regulation

12. Start where we are now… It is new to all of us.
Recognising emotions, Culture of discussion feelings/emotions
Recognising emotions in others
Children recognising which zone they are in and being able to share it.
Children beginning to work out individual regulation methods - Toolkit
Size of the problem
Impact on others

13. https://www. youtube. com/watch
ELF – Which zone is he in? What could he do to regulate himself? Did he regulate himself after going into the ___ zone?

14. Blue Zone- EeYORE
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15. Activity time – self regulation How do we as adults self regulate?

16. We need to give all children a toolkit – build this up during lessons/interventions. Calming tools:

17. Blue Zone
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18. Breathing techniques

19. Breathing techniques:
The lazy 8
The six sides

22. SENSORY supports

24. Calming techniques

26. THINKING STRATEGIES

27. The sizes of the problem:

28. Inner critic Vs Inner coach
Used to describe negative, self-defeating thoughts
Used to describe positive thoughts

29. Superflex vs Rock brain
When a person is able to consider different points of view or ways of doing something
When a person gets stuck on an idea and has difficulty considering other options or ways to do something

30. More information on the zones:
Zones of Regulation website:
regulation.html

31. Take away: We don’t label a zone as good or bad
It is possible to be in more than one zone
Manage the zone, don’t try to force into another zone
Individualize the tools for each child
All the zone are expected at one time or another