The capacity for self-regulation is probably the single most important contributor to achievement, mental health, and social success. – Lawrence Steinberg, 2014
Practice Self-Regulation™️ (PS-R) is all about resilience and optimal development. It is a neuroscience-based and trauma-informed program promoting health and well-being.
From Trauma to Triumph
PS-R teaches participants to put past trauma in a new light, manage emotions in healthy ways, and take steps toward achieving life goals. This program helps participants to recognize and restructure thoughts, regulate emotions and physiological reactions, and change behavior to achieve desired outcomes. PS-R addresses motivation to decrease problem behavior, manage impulsivity, negotiate, and practice health promoting and harm-free relationships.
Practice Self-Regulation for Sexual Health, our flagship program, supports healthy relationships and safe sex practices. It has been evaluated in two federally-funded randomized controlled studies from 2015 through 2021.
Practice Self-Regulation focuses on the five core components of affect-regulation: thoughts, feelings, and physiological reactions that influence decision-making, which in turn influence behavior and outcomes. The model reflects trauma-informed interventions promoted through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN). All participants are served in accordance with evidence-based best practices, as defined by the American Psychological Association.
- Practice Self-Regulation
- Practice Self-Regulation for Sexual Health
- e-PS-R for Sexual Health (blended learning)
8 Sessions
Practice Self-Regulation™
Designed to be implemented by a variety of professionals in youth serving organizations to include school personnel, counselors, case managers, direct care staff, juvenile justice personnel, and child welfare service providers. All models are facilitated with access to licensed mental health professionals for consultation or ongoing supervision.
- 3.5 Day In-person facilitator training
- 8 trauma-informed sessions
- Neuroscience-based multisensory activities
- Self-Regulation workbook
- Session plans and work sheets
- Technical assistance and support
- Fidelity monitoring tools
10 Sessions
Practice Self-Regulation™ for Sexual Health
Designed to be implemented by mental health professionals or staff with access to licensed mental health professional of consultation or ongoing supervision.
- 3.5 Day In-person facilitator training
- 10 trauma-informed sessions
- Neuroscience-based multisensory activities
- T.O.P.* Workbook for Sexual Health
- Facilitator’s Manual, Session Plans, and Sex-Ed Fact Sheets
- Technical assistance and support
- Fidelity monitoring tools
8 On-line Sessions and 4 In-Person Meetings
e-PS-R for Sexual Health (blended learning)
Designed to be implemented by mental health professionals or staff with access to licensed mental health professional of consultation or ongoing supervision.
- Approximately 8 hours of on-line training and 1.5 day in-person training.
- 8 online sessions that incorporate The T.O.P.* Workbook for Sexual Health, sexual health information, and videos
- 4 meetings with a trained facilitator and helper
- Facilitator’s Manual, Meeting Plans, and Work Sheets
- Evaluation tools, including an online system to manage and track participants and facilitators
- Technical assistance and support
FEATURED PRODUCT
Everybody Gets Upset Sometimes
Everybody Gets Upset Sometimes was written for preschoolers and early elementary school children (ages 3-8). It integrates the neuroscience of self-regulation into colorful, fun, and easy to read real life experiences that enhance learning, memory retention, and practice. It was created to promote resilience for both little ones and their care givers who read the book with them.
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Our mission is to promote the practice of user-friendly neuroscience-based skills for managing pain without causing harm to self or others.
Our vision for Practice Self-RegulationTM is a world in which everyone practices these skills throughout their lives in order to optimally maintain good health and well-being.
- Every human being has equal value and worth.
- Everyone is resilient and has strengths and resources essential for health and well- being.
- Self-regulation is fundamental to health and well-being and people are competent to make personal decisions.
- Everyone deserves to be safe. Assessing safety is ongoing as factors can quickly change and reveal potential danger.
- All interaction is guided by current empirical evidence for trauma-informed health and resilience. This field of study is relatively new and constantly advancing. Interventions are updated as new findings are validated.
- Effective services are holistic in nature and address needs that may not seem related to trauma. Addressing all life domains influences optimal life-long development.
- Cultural knowledge and humility are vital for providing individualized services based on uniqueness, strengths, needs, and perspectives.
- Facilitators are specially trained and receive continuing education to provide effective trauma-informed services.
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About Practice Self-Regulation™
Practice Self-Regulation™ (PS-R) is a trauma-informed model that promotes health and well being in youth impacted by adverse childhood experiences. Grounded in cutting-edge neuroscience, PS-R teaches participants to put past trauma in a new light, manage emotions in healthy ways, and take steps toward achieving life goals. All Practice Self-Regulation programs support healthy relationship and optimal decision-making. It is currently being evaluated in two federally-funded randomized controlled studies.