The BEARS Technique is a powerful 5 step technique to achieve emotional regulation for children years in 5 & 6 in under one minute!
The BEARS Technique Training
Approach
The BEARS Technique is a simple and easy to learn five step technique that teaches children in primary schools – years 5 & 6 – that they have the power to manage their own emotions and behaviours. The strategy is simple and practical which works in only under one minute! Teachers, teaching assistants and learning mentors all attend a one day training, creating a whole school ethos.
Principles
Teachers need solutions that work fast and efficiently when a child is having a meltdown or needs to focus and regulate emotions to avoid disruptions when learning. The BEARS Technique provides ownership of emotions and behaviours and allows the child to feel in control easily. When children are empowered, this builds confidence and resilience both inside and outside classrooms.
Method
Teachers are taught how to deliver a three hour BEARS Technique workshop to children. The one day teacher training takes place in an external venue. This training is delivered approximately three times a year at the start of each academic term. This is so that it can be implemented soon after the training while the information is still fresh for delegates right at the start of a term. Resources and ongoing support are also provided. Children need only be taught once at the start of term after which the BEARS Technique is practiced regularly (daily) thereafter. Consistency and practice strengthens and assimilates learning new behaviours.
The BEARS Technique Plus Training
Why not have your in-house pastoral care team trained to deliver this ten session therapy program? The program focuses on delivering one-to-one coaching for any child aged 8-18. As above, the program focuses on behavior change through internal language, changing focus, and reframing challenges. It is very common for children to not want to talk very much about their problems and they may even find it difficult to articulate them adequately. This is where the techniques and strategies can help the child to move on and start dealing with their unique challenges.
- How the brain works and processes information – what is going on under the lid and why we respond the way we do to external factors
- How we can use that knowledge to help ourselves to be in control
- Emotions – understanding and accepting them and how mastering them can change everything
- Understanding fear, stress, and anxiety – knowledge is power
- Understanding our belief systems – removing negative self-limiting beliefs
- How language affects our behaviours – using the best language to change our feelings and actions
- Communicating effectively so others will listen
- Changing the focus and direction of our thoughts and actions for better outcomes
- Using the imagination to build resilience and confidence
- Using better mental images to change our feelings and behaviours
- Reframing challenges by changing perspectives
- Staying in the present moment to feel stronger
- Goal Setting for children and young people
What my clients say
I didn’t realize I could have new responses to old problems!
Re-framing my problems as challenges has changed my life!
I feel in control of myself and my behaviours now.
