Introduction to Emotional Dysregulation - Riding the Rollercoaster

Introduction to Emotional Dysregulation - Riding the Rollercoaster

This training is designed for new and experienced community sector workers who want to build their skills in supporting people living with emotional dysregulation.

Participants will learn how to:

Unpack what emotion dysregulation is, how to identify it, and what the impacts of emotion dysregulation are on the brain and body

Explore how to support clients to identify their "early warning signs" of emotion dysregulation

Introduce concepts such as the "window of tolerance" and the "brain-body connection"

Briefly introduce participants to mental health conditions which frequently present with emotion dysregulation symptoms, including Borderline Personality Disorder, trauma and Oppositional Defiant Disorder

Explore a variety of practical interventions for emotion dysregulation drawn from therapeutic frameworks such as Dialectical Behaviour Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.

Participants will be provided with comprehensive digitised resources and offered the opportunity to problem-solve challenging presentations in practice.

Facilitator: Monica Lord

Monica Lord is a lecturer in social work at Griffith University. With 17 years clinical experience across mental health, alcohol and other drugs, and complex community settings, and 10 years private practice experience as an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker, Monica has worked extensively with people experiencing multiple and intersecting psychosocial challenges, with particular interests in dysregulated childhood behaviours, mental health, complex trauma, hoarding, and squalor.

Monica is currently completing a PhD, with research focused on inclusion in early childhood education and care. Her research work is grounded in anti-oppressive, trauma-informed, and co-designed frameworks, with a strong emphasis on how systems, environments, and service responses shape engagement and change.

Monica has a strong reputation for cutting through complexity, translating research into practice by blending current evidence with extensive frontline experience. Her workshops are engaging, straight-talking, and designed to support practitioners working in demanding, high-pressure environments.

Price:

Members $100.00

Non Members $120.00