Polyvagal Theory in the Classroom - Sarah Butler

Polyvagal Theory in the Classroom

A Guide to Empower Educators and Support Dysregulated Children and Young People

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Buch | Softcover
154 Seiten
2024
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-032-50027-0 (ISBN)
24,90 inkl. MwSt
Polyvagal theory provides a breakdown of how the nervous system responds and reacts to unconscious messages of safety and threat. This accessible guide explores polyvagal theory and its potential for fully understanding and supporting the behaviours of children and young people in emotional distress at school.
Polyvagal Theory provides a breakdown of how the nervous system responds and reacts to unconscious messages of safety and threat. This accessible guide explores Polyvagal Theory and its potential for fully understanding and supporting the behaviours of children and young people in emotional distress at school.

By exploring how early childhood experiences - such as abuse, trauma, an insecure attachment, or bereavement - can have a detrimental impact on the development of the child’s nervous system, we can view their behaviours in a new light.

Polyvagal Theory in the Classroom:

- Contains a wealth of activities to use in the classroom

- Delves into new understandings of what is happening to children and young people when they become dysregulated

- Introduces practical ways to support pupils' emotional wellbeing, promote better mental health, and help to develop their capacity to self-regulate

- Contains exercises which provide opportunities for the reader to reflect on their own practice.

Packed full of case studies to bring theory to life, this book builds skills to gain awareness and control of our own nervous systems and to become the safe and calm presence for the overwhelmed child. This empowering book is essential reading for mainstream primary and secondary teachers, SENCOs and teaching support staff.

Sarah Butler is a child and adolescent therapist, offering bespoke guidance on therapeutic approaches to managing the behaviours of children who have experienced trauma, bereavement, abuse and/or insecure attachments. Sarah is also an experienced teacher, having worked in mainstream secondary schools and alternative provisions, including more than a decade teaching in a hospital school within an adolescent psychiatric unit, where she developed and delivered mental health awareness training to local schools and trainee teachers.

Introduction

Part 1: Understanding Polyvagal Theory

Chapter 1 - What is Polyvagal Theory?

Background

The Central Nervous System

The Autonomic Nervous System

The Evolution of the Brain

The Sympathetic Nervous System

The Parasympathetic Nervous System

The Vagus Nerve

Ventral Vagal Nerve

Dorsal Vagal Nerve

The Three Autonomic States

Blended States (Dual Activation)

Signs of Threat and Signs of Safety

Emotional Regulation

Summary

Chapter 2 – Polyvagal Theory and Child Development

Piaget – Cognitive Development Theory

Erikson – Psychosocial Development Theory

Vygotsky – Sociocultural Theory

Bowlby – Attachment Theory

Other Ideas about Child Development – Klein and Winnicott

Pulling The Ideas Together

Summary

Chapter 3 – Polyvagal Theory and Childhood Trauma

Defining Trauma

Early Trauma and Brain Development

The Biased ANS

Hormones

Connection – Protection

Summary

Chapter 4 – Seeing your pupils through the Lens of Polyvagal Theory

The Meaning of Behaviour

Self-Regulation, Co-regulation and Dysregulation

Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic

Neurodevelopmental Conditions

Tracking Autonomic States

Renaming the Autonomic States

Summary

Chapter 5 – Getting to know your Autonomic Nervous System

ANS Tracking

Body and Breath

Regulation through Rhythm

Sensory Soothing

Mindful Moments

Brain workouts and Being your Best Friend

Calming Creativity

The Power of Pets

Summary

Chapter 6 – Calming the Dysregulated Child

Be Safe: Removing the threat

Feel Safe: Tuning in to your own ANS

Connect: Body Tracking, Breathing, Moving

Summary

Chapter 7 – A Whole School Approach

The Current Climate

School as a Container

Safety Starts at the Top

The Ventral Vagal Net

Transitions

Trauma-Informed, Attachment Aware, and other Approaches

Summary

Part 2: Using Polyvagal Theory with Pupils

1. Warm-ups

2. Creating a Safe Space – Boundary Setting

3. Psychoeducation

4. Self-awareness

5. Connecting to the Body

6. Connecting to Others

7. Self-soothing

8. The Connection Diet

Summary

Final Thoughts

Glossary

References

Index

Erscheinungsdatum
Zusatzinfo 6 Tables, black and white; 13 Line drawings, black and white; 13 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 174 x 246 mm
Gewicht 300 g
Themenwelt Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Didaktik
Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulpädagogik / Grundschule
Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulpädagogik / Sekundarstufe I+II
Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Sonder-, Heil- und Förderpädagogik
ISBN-10 1-032-50027-1 / 1032500271
ISBN-13 978-1-032-50027-0 / 9781032500270
Zustand Neuware
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