Care & parenting skills
Managing emotional dysregulation
Supports learning for Training Support and Development Standards 3 (TSDS). As a foster carer, you may well look after a child or children with emotional dysregulation at some point. Strong emotions - such as anger - and the inability to control or express them in healthy ways, are often the driving factors.
What you will learn
- How to recognise emotional dysregulation.
- The impact that being in the care system might have on behaviour.
- What factors might contribute to emotional dysregulation, and what some of the triggers might be.
- How to avoid distressed behaviour.
- How to cope with an episode.
- Steps to take after an episode.
How the course works
The course is broken into manageable online units and includes knowledge checks or quizzes where appropriate. Progress saves automatically, so learners can pause and return on any device.
A certificate is available when all required course elements are completed successfully.
Who it is for
Foster carers, support carers and fostering-service staff who need practical, up-to-date learning in this topic.