Strategies to Enhance Youth Regulation

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Strategies to Enhance Youth Regulation (2HR) Presented by Diane Bigler, LCSW, LSCSW

$32.00

Course Description

This course focuses on enhancing emotional and behavioral regulation in youth by equipping mental health professionals with a comprehensive understanding of the sources and signs of dysregulation, including trauma, neurodevelopmental factors, environmental stressors, and attachment disruptions. Participants will explore developmental and cultural considerations that impact regulation, along with evidence-based treatment and intervention strategies such as mindfulness, cognitive-behavioral techniques, and co-regulation practices. The course emphasizes building resilience and leveraging individual and environmental strengths to support long-term emotional growth and well-being in children and adolescents.

Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to:

Identify common sources and signs of emotional and behavioral dysregulation in youth and understand the developmental and contextual factors that influence regulation.
Apply evidence-based interventions and strength-based approaches to support resilience and promote effective self-regulation in children and adolescents.

Social workers completing this course receive 2 Clinical asynchronous continuing education credits.

For other board approvals, this course qualifies for 2 hours of Clinical continuing education training.

Course Instructor: Diane Bigler, LCSW, LSCSW

Recording Date: 08/27/26

Course Format

NBCC ACEP # 7091, CE Training Workshops has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP #7091. Programs that do not qualify are clearly identified. CE Training Workshops is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. CE Training Workshops designates this continuing education activity for 2 continuing education hours.

CE Training Workshops, LLC, #1770, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 08/02/2025 to 08/02/2028. Social workers completing this course receive 2 Clinical continuing education credits.

Meet Your Facilitator

Diane Bigler, LCSW, LSCSW, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Missouri and Kansas with over 25 years of experience in the mental health field. She has held clinical positions as an outpatient and in-home therapist, and clinical supervisor. Diane was an Adjunct Professor of Social Work for 10 years at The University of Kansas, School of Social Welfare, and a Field Liaison and Field Instructor. She has also held administrative positions as a Program Director and Coordinator.

Diane is a popular local and national trainer on a wide variety of mental health and workplace development topics for clinicians and corporations. Diane is most passionate about providing quality professional development to clinicians, employees, and leaders. For fun, Diane loves to spoil her four Dachshunds and rock out to 80’s music.

Syllabus

Introduction

Objective 1: Identify common sources and signs of emotional and behavioral dysregulation in youth and understand the developmental and contextual factors that influence regulation.

Dysregulation in youth
Biological, environmental, psychological factors
Symptoms profile chart
Pop quiz: diagnosis case study
Clinical considerations
Mindful inquiries
Process model of emotional regulation (James Gross)

Objective 2: Apply evidence-based interventions and strength-based approaches to support resilience and promote effective self-regulation in children and adolescents.

Effective and ineffective strategies
ER treatment goals
The Choice Point
Skills for a model of emotional regulation
Behavior chain analysis (DBT)
Urge surfing
Window of tolerance
Wellness recovery action plan (WRAP)
Case studies: six youth profiles and interventions
Case study: Stevie
Q&A