Training Course Introduction

Guiding the development of emotional regulation online course is a self-paced online course that will equip you with a toolkit of practical strategies to develop an environment that better supports children and adolescents with emotion regulation difficulties.

The course is designed for parents, educators, allied health and behaviour support professionals. The course content is comprehensive, covering structured modules with materials and topics such as emotional regulation theory, practical interventions, and real-life case studies, all delivered through engaging video lessons, and interactive activities to ensure practical application.

Through this tailored training, you will learn how to support your child to build stronger emotional regulation skills by helping them identify their feelings, express them safely, and manage their emotions with greater confidence and control. The course uses evidence based techniques such as CBT, mindfulness, and trauma-informed practices to improve emotional regulation.

Course Training Objectives

Equip parents, educators, allied and behaviour support professionals with a deeper understanding of Emotional Regulation through the Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) framework, and the practical skills to apply evidence-based, practical strategies—including approaches such as commitment therapy (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy)—that enhance self regulation and controlled emotional responses.

The course aims to foster supportive environments that promote positive behaviour, learning, and wellbeing across home, school and community settings.

Learning Objectives

(by the end you will be able to)

Knowledge

• Define emotion
• Define emotional dysregulation and emotional regulation
• Explain why emotional regulation skills are essential
• Demonstrate understanding of the Rainbow of Emotions Framework
• Understand the link between emotions, thoughts, and behaviour
• Explain why some children find emotional regulation more difficult
• Explain tolerance types and how tolerance influences the intensity and duration of emotions
• Understand the consequences of different emotion regulation strategies on wellbeing and daily functioning
• Understand how to apply the CHARGE Toolbelt to support children in calming their bodies, using helpful thoughts, choosing supportive actions, strengthening relationships, building tolerance through gradual exposure, and developing independence

Skills

• Understand the child’s current emotional regulation level (beginner, intermediate, or advanced) and use this to guide developmentally appropriate emotional teaching and support.
• Develop a personalised Rainbow of Emotions to teach emotional awareness, identification of feelings, recognition of body cues, understanding of triggers, and awareness of intensity levels.
• Select and introduce CHARGE tools to create an individualised toolbelt that supports calming the body, using helpful thoughts, choosing supportive actions, strengthening relationships, building tolerance, and developing independence.
• Teach emotional skills through modelling, visual supports, guided practice, and repetition so the child can gradually recognise emotions earlier and choose tools more confidently.
• Coach children through real emotional moments using scaffolding, co-regulation, predictable routines, and step-by-step guidance to help them move from adult-led regulation toward emerging self-regulation across home, school, and community settings.
• Collaborate with caregivers, teachers, and support professionals to create consistent emotional language, shared routines, predictable expectations, and coordinated support across environments while monitoring progress and celebrating successes.

Course Curriculum

This course is structured into six progressive modules, each designed to deepen your understanding of emotional regulation and build your confidence in supporting children and adolescents with big, overwhelming, or rapidly escalating emotions.

Across the modules, you’ll move from understanding how emotions develop in the brain and body, to learning how to assess a child’s emotional regulation capacity, to teaching emotional awareness, and finally to helping children apply regulation strategies in real moments of stress. You will learn how relationships, safety, predictability, and modelling form the foundation for emotional regulation across home, school, and community settings.

Each module includes practical, evidence-based strategies that you can use immediately, whether you are a parent, educator, support worker, or allied professional. You will learn how to develop a personalised Rainbow of Emotions, how to create an individualised CHARGE Toolbelt, and how to coach children through rising emotions using co-regulation, guided practice, and developmentally appropriate scaffolding.

By the end of the course, you will have a clear understanding of how to identify a child’s emotional regulation level (beginner, intermediate, or advanced), how to teach emotional awareness in a structured and supportive way, how to introduce and model CHARGE tools, and how to help children move from needing adult-led regulation toward emerging self-regulation. These skills will equip you to support children and adolescents with compassion, confidence, and consistency, positively transforming their wellbeing, independence, and daily functioning across all environments.

WHO IS THIS COURSE FOR:

Parents and carers

Childcare workers

Preschool educators

Primary and secondary teachers

Teachers assistants

Disability support staff

Youth workers

Allied health professionals

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