This new course is open for enrollment now through November 21st.
Dysregulation can derail our best efforts in speech and language therapy. If you've been working with toddlers and preschoolers for a minute, it's likely that you've experienced these common presentations of dysregulation in your sessions…
- The child who wants nothing to do with you and becomes stressed when you try to join in on what they're doing. When you get close they run away and have a really hard time returning to the activity.
- The child who is always on the go. They don’t want to sit still and would prefer to climb on desks, bookshelves, and even you sometimes. They can be unpredictable and you worry about their safety.
- The child who begins playing, but very quickly resorts to throwing items, dumping bins, or banging the objects to make noise. Your sessions are chaotic and engagement feels elusive.
- The child who prefers to wander and would rather play alone than engage with an adult or peer. They have trouble following directions and demonstrate signs of distress when the environment becomes too noisy and overstimulating.
Each of these children are experiencing dysregulation in one form or another. Their brains and bodies aren’t ready to engage and participate in the activity at hand. It’s really hard to support communication skills when a child is in a dysregulated state. As SLPs, we need to have knowledge on how to identify regulation challenges and utilize strategies in their sessions to facilitate engagement, learning, and communication.
In this course, you’ll learn how to provide co-regulation support that is individualized for each child based on their unique profile. You’ll learn how to navigate dysregulation and how to utilize strategies in your sessions to facilitate a trusting relationship, foster engagement, and grow communication skills. You’ll also receive the resources you need to educate and support caregivers with co-regulation.
You’ll get access to over 30 pages of printable resources to support your therapy objectives and parent coaching practice. This includes the printable sensory and arousal screening form which will help you to develop your observation skills in order to select the just-right strategy to support the unique needs of each child. The video presentation and handouts provide specific guidance for understanding a child’s sensory and arousal profile and implementing relevant strategies.
3.5 Professional Development Hours
This course includes five primary modules:
- Regulation Basics for SLPs
- Understanding Dysregulation
- Co-Regulation Strategies
- Developing Observational Skills
- Strategies for Arousal and Sensory Processing
We also cover four case studies to help you integrate the information from the modules and apply it to several common case presentations for SLPs working with toddlers and preschoolers.
Digital Course Workbook
This course includes over 30 pages of printable resources to support your therapy objectives and parent coaching practice.
You'll get access to the Sensory and Regulation Screening form so that you can collect information in order to implement individualized support strategies.
Additional printable resources include:
- Supporting Regulating Flowchart
- Co-Regulation Strategy Checklist
- Guidelines for Navigating Dysregulation
- Handouts with Sensory Supports for the Auditory, Tactile, Vestibular, Proprioceptive, and Visual Systems
- Strategy Tracking Sheet
- Quick Reference Decision-Making Guide
ASHA CEUs and Lifetime Access
This self-paced course was created to fit your busy SLP lifestyle. You can watch the modules as it works for your schedule and revisit the course materials at any point in the future.
You can earn 0.35 ASHA CEUs in this course and CEUs will be reported to the ASHA Registry upon request.
An exclusive Live Q&A will be offered for those who enroll in the first cohort!
Meet Your Instructor!
Katie Zelinski, OTR/L
Katie is a pediatric occupational therapist who specializes in regulation and sensory processing. She has a certificate in Ayres Sensory Integration. Katie has worked in various settings including early intervention, preschool, and a pediatric outpatient clinic. She is the founder of The Well-Balanced OT which offers online resources, professional development, and mentorship programs for pediatric OTs.
Financial Disclosures:
- Creates, designs, and sells digital products, webinars, and mentorship opportunities on thewellbalancedOT.com and Teacherspayteachers.com
- is the instructor of the Early & Bright Confidently Co-Regulating Course and profits directly from the sale of this course
- has acted as an affiliate and received commissions from ARK and Amazon product links
Nonfinancial
- Offers a free resource library for occupational therapists and parents in exchange for an email address.
Course Details
- Created for SLPs who work with toddlers and preschoolers.
- Includes 3.5 hours of professional development and a digital course workbook
- Access to over 30 printable handouts on co-regulation supports and sensory strategies
- Four case study examples based on common presentations in early childhood. We walk you though the case history, observations and assessments to identify support needs, and individualized recommendations to provide a nurturing relationship, structure the environment, and support the child's arousal and sensory needs.
- The price is $150.
- An early bird discount of $20 off will be available from 11/12-11/15.
Learning Objectives
After completing this course, students will:
- Define regulation and explain the connection between regulation and communication skills.
- List 10 co-regulation strategies that support optimal arousal, engagement, and communication.
- Use observations to identify a child's arousal level.
- Utilize the sensory screening form to determine if a child is hypo-reactive or hyper-reactive across each sensory system.
- Identify supports for arousal and sensory processing that are individualized based on the needs of each child.
Requirements for Satisfactory Completion
Students must do the following to earn a certificate for professional development:
- Watch all of the self-paced video modules and reach 100% completion of the course.
- Score 80% or higher on the course completion quiz. This 15 question quiz is untimed and can be taken as many times as needed.
See What's Inside the Course Workbook!
This course includes over 30 pages of handouts with strategies supporting regulation, navigating dysregulation, and educating parents on co-regulation.
Course Testimonials
Marcia Church, Pediatric SLP & Private Practice Owner
This course did such a wonderful job explaining co-regulation and how important understanding our client’s individual sensory profiles is to allow us as Speech Therapists to help our clients become regulated. She shared easy to implement strategies to reach optimal arousal when we are engaging and working with the birth-5 population, and also when to refer for to an Occupational Therapist. My son has been receiving Occupational Therapy for 2 years and some of her specific suggestions I can personally take away to utilize at home for my own child. This is a course I wish I would have had when I first started working with the birth-5 population. Early & Bright does an amazing job with the speakers and printed handouts/workbooks to pair with a concise and informative course. Strongly recommend adding this to your therapy toolbox.
Liz, Pediatric SLP
This was such an informative and helpful course. It helped me build a great foundation for co-regulation with my clients. I had a different interpretation of what being regulated meant and how co-regulation precedes self-regulation. As an SLP, I feel more confident now observing a child and determining arousal states with the information that Katherine provides. So many great takeaways from this course. The enclosed workbook provides great visual supports for the course info.
Abby, Pediatric SLP
My caseload this year is the full buffet—from Early Intervention all the way to later elementary. The Confidently Co-Regulating Course truly gave me fresh insights and practical strategies for each child I work with. I had so many ‘lightbulb’ moments that had me hitting pause mid-video to jot down a student’s name and an idea I knew would click with them—and I’m already itching to bring these ideas to the team next week! While I work closely with our OTs and PTs, I hadn’t quite grasped all the ways I could support regulation as the speech therapist. Now, I’m excited to incorporate these new skills into my sessions, from small groups to preschool push-in sessions that I need ALL the support with co-regulation. I completed the course in a single weekend, and I can’t stop telling my husband who, bless him, has no background in this field—how impactful it was. A clear 5/5 stars!
Nicole, Pediatric SLP
I highly enjoyed learning about co-regulation! Even as an SLP that has participated in co-treatments with OT, I still learned a lot taking this course. I highly enjoyed how regulation, dysregulation, and co-regulation strategies were explained - very easy to understand. Katie provided lots of examples and resources which helped kept my attention! I am eager to use the handouts and the workbook to help guide me during clinical practice. I now feel more confident in educating caregivers on how important regulation is to increase engagement and communication. I highly recommend this course to any SLP that works with patients with sensory differences!
FAQs
When will this course be available?
This course will be open for enrollment starting November 12th. Registration will close on November 21st.
Who is this course for?
This course is for SLPs, SLPAs, and other early childhood professionals who work with toddlers and preschoolers.
Can I get ASHA CEUs for this course?
Yes! You can earn 0.35 ASHA CEUs (2 hours) in this course.
All participants will receive a certificate of completion that reflects 2 hours of professional development.
Can other early childhood professionals take this course?
Yes! This course is open to any professional interested in learning more supporting regulation in young children.
How much does this course cost?
The price is $150 and includes the video modules, 30+ pages of printable resources, and lifetime access.
Do you accept purchase orders?
Yes. Copy me on an email to your administrator and I will take it from there.
Do I have to complete this course within a certain timeframe?
No. This course is self-paced and you maintain access for life.
Will I have immediate access to the course?
Yes. You will have immediate access to all of the video modules and course materials.
Will I maintain access to the course?
Yes! You will have access to the course for life.
Can I see a preview of the curriculum?
See below!
Course Curriculum
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