Self-Regulation and Adolescence

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CE Course Description

The role of self-regulation in enabling educational achievement and in promoting physical, emotional, social and economic health across the lifespan is widely recognized. This brief, intermediate level education course, developed using information from the Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, US. Department of Health and Human Services, provides a framework for understanding self-regulation and its development, and in particular how it impacts adolescents.  Key principals are discussed as well as how acute and chronic stress impact the development of self-regulation, and what the science of adolescent self-regulation is saying.

Author: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services , U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

CE Course Objectives

1. Summarize the key principals of self-regulation and its development.
2. Evaluate the factors that influence how a young person will self-regulate in any given situation.
3. Discuss how acute and chronic stress impact the development of self-regulation and what research is saying about its relationship.
4. Identify the need to focus on self-regulation in older adolescents and young adults, as well as the impact of self-regulation interventions during this critical period.
5. Outline research findings pertaining to the challenges and potential solutions surrounding scientific communication about self-regulation during adolescence.
6. Review strategies to increase public understanding and support for interventions designed to improve developmental outcomes among this age group.

CE Course Outline

Section 1: Seven Key Principles of Self-Regulation and Self-Regulation in Context (20 mins)

1. Seven Key Principles of Self-Regulation (10 mins)
2. Understanding Self-Regulation in Context (7 mins)
3. Summary (3 mins)

Section 2: How Do Acute and Chronic Stress Impact the Development of Self-Regulation? (25 mins)

1. Self Regulation and its Development (5 mins)
2. Stress (5 mins)
3. Description of Literature Review (5 mins)
4. Key Findings (7 mins)
5. Conclusion (3 mins)

Section 3: Promoting Self-Regulation in Adolescents and Young Adults: A Practice Brief (40 mins)

1. Self-Regulation: What is it and why is it important? (5 mins)
2. Why focus on self-regulation in older adolescents and young adults? (4 mins)
3. How does self-regulation develop? (5 mins)
4. Do older adolescents and young adults really need caregivers to help them develop self-regulation? (5 mins)
5. Why do some youth need more support with self-regulation than others? (4 mins)
6. What’s the big deal about stress? Isn’t it good for us? (4 mins)
7. What is the impact of self-regulation interventions during adolescence? (4 mins)
8. How can programs support self-regulation development in older adolescents and young adults? (6 mins)
9. What’s the bottom line about older adolescents, young adults, and self regulation? (3 mins)

Section 4: Communicating Scientific Findings About Adolescence and Self-Regulation: Challenges and Opportunities (35 mins)

1. Introduction (5 mins)
2. The Untranslated Science Story of Self-Regulation, Adolescence and Intervention (10 mins)
3. The Public Story of Self-Regulation, Adolescence and Intervention (7 mins)
4. Building a New Narrative of Self-Regulation, Adolescence and Intervention (10 mins)
5. Conclusion (3 mins)

Additional Resources

1. References (Not timed)
2. Appendices (Not timed)

Total Time: 120 minutes (2 hours)
Course Level: Introductory

Course Date: 2017-04-03

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