Helping Students Manage Emotions: Behavior Tools That Work | 3 NCSP Professional Development Hours

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 This text-based, 3-hour professional development course helps educators apply behavioral principles to support students’ emotional regulation and self-management skills. Participants learn how to identify emotional triggers, assess student needs, and develop individualized behavior support plans that promote lasting change.

Original price was: $30.00.Current price is: $24.00.

Building Emotional Regulation Through Behavioral Strategies

3-Hour Text-Based Professional Development Course

This text-based, 3-hour professional development course helps educators apply behavioral principles to support students’ emotional regulation and self-management skills. Participants learn how to identify emotional triggers, assess student needs, and develop individualized behavior support plans that promote lasting change.

The course provides practical, classroom-ready strategies, including positive reinforcement, prompting, visual supports, and structured routines. Educators learn how to reduce emotional outbursts, improve focus, and strengthen self-regulation in real classroom settings.

Through case studies, role-play scenarios, and ready-to-use tools, participants build confidence in responding to challenging behavior while supporting emotional growth. The course emphasizes ethical decision-making, collaboration with families and school teams, and the creation of supportive learning environments where all students can succeed.

NCSP / NASP Domain Alignment

This course qualifies for NASP-approved continuing professional development (CPD) hours and aligns with the following Domains of Practice:

  • Domain 1: Data-Based Decision Making
    Identify emotional triggers and use data to guide behavior planning.

  • Domain 2: Consultation and Collaboration
    Work with families and school teams to support emotional regulation.

  • Domain 4: Interventions and Mental Health Services
    Promote self-regulation, emotional awareness, and positive behavior.

  • Domain 5: School-Wide Practices to Promote Learning
    Support classroom strategies that create safe, responsive learning environments.

This is a multi-modal course primarily focused on reading materials with minimal use of video content.

PD Clock Hours

3 Hours
Delivery

Text based instruction

Accreditation

NASP Approved Provider #1152

 

 

Learning Objectives

  1. Identify Emotional Triggers in the Classroom: Recognize patterns in student behavior using ABC (Antecedent-Behavior-Consequence) observations and other simple assessment tools.
  2. Create Effective Behavior Support Plans:  Design classroom strategies that use positive reinforcement, prevention techniques, and replacement behaviors to support emotional regulation.
  3. Teach Self-Regulation and Coping Skills: Use modeling, prompting, and guided practice to help students manage emotions, solve problems, and build independence.
  4. Track Progress and Adjust Supports: Collect and review behavior data to monitor student growth and make informed adjustments to intervention plans.
  5. Collaborate Ethically with Teams and Families: Work with colleagues and caregivers to ensure consistent implementation of strategies and maintain student dignity and respect.
  6. Promote Real-World Success and Generalization: Support students in applying emotional regulation skills across school settings and prepare them for long-term success.

Speaker/Author

Dr. Jaime Flowers holds a License in Educational Psychology (LEP) in California, and a License as a Specialist in School Psychology (LSSP) in Texas. Additionally, she is recognized as a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) and a Nationally Certified School Psychologist (NCSP). Dr. Flowers’ scholarly pursuits are primarily focused on the realms of behavior analytic ethics and functional behavior analysis within educational environments. Her research endeavors contribute significantly to the advancement of knowledge and practices in these critical areas of study.

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