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Resilience: Increasing

Students’ Tolerance for Stress

Josh MacNeill, M.Ed.Joshua MacNeill, MEd

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Our beliefs and actions about students, directly

impact our students’ beliefs about themselves

and their actions

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Negative Pattern of Stress

Unpredictable Extreme ProlongedStudents

likely to build vulnerability

©Bruce Perry, MD, PhD. www.childtrauma.org. All rights reserved. Used with permission.

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Positive Pattern of Stress

Predictable Moderate ControllableStudents

likely to build resilience

©Bruce Perry, MD, PhD. www.childtrauma.org. All rights reserved. Used with permission.

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Student Stress

Tolerance

Learning Brain………………Survival Brain

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What is filling their stress tolerance now?

Changes in Routine

Dysregulated Adults

News and Media

Changes in Family Dynamics

Reduction of Social Opportunities

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Tips for Increasing Stress Tolerance

• Stop before shutdown/ meltdown• Chunk stress inducing activities• Provide a lot of praise for what is accomplished (even if it is

well short of your goal or expectation)• Provide regulating opportunities often• Stay calm and supportive

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Teacher Stress

Tolerance

Teaching Brain………………Survival Brain

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