SELF-REGULATION EDUCATION
by Powerfully You

Self-regulation training and education for pediatric professionals

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Self-regulation is defined as the ability to adapt our neurological arousal, emotional state, attention, and behavior to meet our own needs and the demands of the situation.

The ability to be self-regulated is built from many underlying skills over a lifetime, starting in infancy. We learn self-regulation through many exposures to people who help us to feel safe when our brain and body are experiencing stress. 

Even when we have the necessary foundational skills our ability to self-regulate can change from moment to moment because it is dependent on the state of our nervous system. 

As professionals working on self-regulation with our clients, we need a variety of tools and a depth of understanding to enable us to empower self-regulation.

That’s where Powerfully You comes in…

To be self-regulated we must be able to notice our own feelings and have the tools to meet our own needs. 

 

The Powerfully You curriculum is a series of lessons designed to teach fundamental skills and concepts that encourage self-awareness and enable self-regulation, leading to improvements in emotional mastery. 

Powerfully You provides a lens through which individuals can view themselves and others in a positive light. This lens values strengths, individual differences, and sees the whole person from a perspective of compassion and curiosity.  

In the Empowering Self-Regulation: Learning to be Powerfully You training we will explore the contributions of these concepts to self-regulation:

  • Interoception and Body Sensing

  • Arousal and State regulation

  • Co-regulation

  • Sensory Integration and sensorimotor tools

  • Relational connectedness

  • Mindful awareness

  • Awareness of habits/Body Battery

  • Self-compassion

  • Inquiry-based thinking

 
 

You are your best tool for teaching your clients to be self-regulated. Children internalize the regulation provided to them through co-regulation in the context of a connected relationship. 

 
 

In Empowering Self-Regulation: Learning to be Powerfully You, participants will learn concepts and tools that are applicable to everyone, children, and adults alike.

This information will expand your toolbox of regulation strategies to use with your clients, as well as give you information and tools to expand your own resilience and capacity for self-regulation.

  • This is important stuff!

    “I already use many of the concepts but this put them in an organized, kid-friendly, easy to understand format and I will absolutely use it with my private home clients and offer it to schools!”

    — Abigail

  • This was the best course I've taken in quite a while.

    “The depth of information was incredible. I do prefer learning in a live environment (I am a social learner), but don't feel like this course was missing any depth for having been presented online. “

    — Anon

  • I feel that this course not only equipped me to utilize the curriculum, but also empowered me with the tools to grow as a practitioner.

    “Excellent preparation and the depth of the presenters' knowledge was very evident throughout the course. I loved all of the citations and links provided for the foundational information that guided this course.”

    — Anon

  • Thanks Amy and Heather!

    “I love learning from both of you. It's always refreshing to learn how to process and use these information in both settings.”

    — Lia DelSol, OTR/L

  • Really great!

    “Really great. Practical. I am ready to use this material with my kids!”

    — Anon

  • Empowering Self Regulation: Learning to be Powerfully You

    POWERFULLY YOU ONLINE TRAINING

    This course is for clinicians interested in in-depth learning about self-regulation concepts as well as the Powerfully You curriculum.

    You’ll gain knowledge and tools to help your clients live a more regulated, connected life and have powerful skills to face challenges.

    You’ll gain a deeper understanding of the following:

    Arousal and state regulation

    Co-regulation

    Sensory integration

    Relational connection

    Mindful awareness

    Self-compassion

    Inquiry-based thinking

    Your ability to co-regulate when working with others enhances your clinical sessions and allows facilitation of greater growth and impact in your clients’ lives.

    Completing this course gives you access to the curriculum subscription for one year.

    We will be offering our course in two formats this fall:  

    - Our four week standard format (13 hours: 12 live Zoom hours, 1 hour homework over the month) will be available starting Sept 19th on Thursday mornings.  All participants will receive recorded access. Class dates are January 9th, 16th, 23rd, and 30th 2025, 6-9PM Eastern Time

    - The four month course is an opportunity to watch the course content on-demand with 4 live one-hour Zoom calls (16 hours total) to engage in extended discussions, ask questions, and share experiences. Live meetings February 2nd, March 2nd, April 6th, May 4th, 2025; 8-9PM Eastern Time.

    Group discounts available: 20% off for groups of 3+; 25% off for groups of 5+.

FAQs

  • Powerfully You providers are typically health professionals and professionals with a psych background, counseling or special education degree.

  • The curriculum subscription is available to trained providers only. One year of access to the curriculum is included in your Empowering Self-Regulation: Learning to be Powerfully You course fee.

  • Powerfully You approaches self-regulation from a lens of connection and compassion. We explicitly teach the value of individual differences and emphasize relationship as a foundation for regulation. Powerfully You starts with body sensing and interoception as a foundation of self awareness, leading to a better understanding and use of tools than when we rely on emotions and behaviors as indicators of our state of regulation.

  • We will be offering our course in two formats this fall:  

    - Our four week standard format (13 hours: 12 live Zoom hours, 1 hour homework over the month) will be available starting Sept 19th on Thursday mornings.  All participants will receive recorded access. Class dates are January 9th, 16th, 23rd, and 30th 2025, 6-9PM Eastern Time

    - The four month course is an opportunity to watch the course content on-demand with 4 live one-hour Zoom calls (16 hours total) to engage in extended discussions, ask questions, and share experiences. Live meetings February 2nd, March 2nd, April 6th, May 4th, 2025; 8-9PM Eastern Time.

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  • Empowering Self-Regulation: Learning to be Powerfully You 4-week course is a 13 credit hour course (12 live Zoom hours, 1 hour homework over the month).

    Empowering Self-Regulation: Learning to be Powerfully You 4-month course is a 16 credit hour course (12 hours on demand, 4 hours live online).

  • All Zoom meetings are recorded and available for all registered participants to view from the course player (website that hosts the course). If you are unable to make the course time work, you may receive credit for the course by watching the recordings and participating in online discussion boards.

  • All course materials, including the live recordings, will be available for one month following the last live Zoom meeting.

  • Trained Powerfully You providers have two opportunities for additional training. Experiencing Powerfully You is a group experience that allows providers to apply the concepts of this social emotional learning curriculum to themselves. In addition, group mentorship is available for those wanting to receive support on using Powerfully You effectively. For more information on these learning opportunities please contact us at info@powerfullyyou.org

  • Amy Lewis and Heather Spann are pediatric Occupational Therapists with over 20 years of experience each. We are lifelong learners who are passionate about empowering children and were inspired to create a curriculum that supports therapists, educators, and families who want to teach self-regulation in a compassionate and accepting way. Learn more about us here.

  • Powerfully You is an AOTA Approved Provider. Our course certificates have been used by other professions, according to their regulations.

  • Group discounts of 20% off available for 3+ individuals; 25% off for 5+. Please reach out at info@powerfullyyou.org to request more information.

Self-Regulation Develops Throughout Life

 

Your client’s ability (and your ability) to self-regulate depends on underlying skills that have developed over a lifetime — starting in infancy. This ability also changes from moment to moment depending on the nervous system’s state. 

You have learned self-regulation through people who helped you feel safe when you were experiencing physical or emotional stress. It takes both knowledge and practice to consistently be aware of your inner state and respond appropriately with thoughts and actions. This is why we have the provider training as well as a more immersive experience. 

  • Empowering Self-Regulation: Learning to be Powerfully You is focused on the foundations and concepts of self-regulation, and equipping you to use the curriculum to the greatest extent. While this training isn’t focused on applying the concepts to your own life… participants frequently report an increase in their own self-regulation and awareness. It’s a wonderful perk to the course. 

As a helping professional, you will gain a deep understanding of the foundations of self-regulation. You’ll also improve your own mindful awareness and self-regulation skills through both the Powerfully You training and experience.

 

Powerfully You seeks to create a community of helpers who see children and adults from a whole-person perspective.

START YOUR JOURNEY TO A MORE COMPASSIONATE, ACCEPTING LENS WITH POWERFULLY YOU.

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Empowering Self-Regulation: Learning to be Powerfully You