Teaches students to identify reactive thoughts and replace them with constructive 'coping thoughts' to build resilience and reduce anger intensity.
Addresses social skills, self-advocacy with teachers, navigating peer-to-peer conflict, and reading social feedback cues without dysregulating.
Focuses on calming techniques, active anger management, and frustration tolerance when triggers spike, introducing personalized 'Pivot Plans' for classroom situations.
Establishes the foundation of self-awareness by helping students map their physical trigger responses ('Internal Radar') and setting up their baseline self-monitoring daily tracker.