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PowerPoint Customization: Whenever possible, edit the PowerPoint to use your own photo instead of
Carolyn and Charles, and replace Carolyn’s stories with your own. Personalizing the slides helps participants
connect the skills to the instructor in the room and reinforces that these tools are practical, lived, and usable
in everyday life.
Each lesson includes individual steps and activities necessary for class preparation, listing of goals and
objectives for each class, and their order of instruction. Remember, while the self-soothing skills may be
used in any order, other activities need to be completed in sequence. Below is a summary of how each
lesson is organized.
Overall Lesson Information to Review Before Teaching
• Why We Do This: Lesson goals and an explanation of the importance of this lesson. This section may
also include research or resource information designed to increase the instructor’s and participants’
understanding and appreciation of the lesson.
• Participant Objectives: Behavioral objectives of the lesson.
• Lesson at a Glance: Overview of the lesson with timing.
• Material Checklist: Lists the materials needed for each lesson, both required and optional.
Please note that all video URLs and cell phone app recommendations are in the Online Materials and
in the PowerPoint for each lesson.
• Preparation: Instructor preparation for teaching the lesson.
Section Information to Review Before Teaching
• Title of Section and Time: Expected time, in minutes, needed to complete the lesson and sections.
• Preparation Check: List of items necessary for teaching this section.
• Rationale: Further explains the importance of this section.
• Safety Note: Provides an alert, a precaution, and a prescription. Participants sometimes experience an
unusual emotional reaction to the material. In the unlikely event this occurs, Safety Notes provide guidance
to the instructor and methods of assistance, as well as techniques to avoid this problem.
For Use While Teaching
• Let’s GO! The instructor’s script is written in italics.
• Review, Initial Self-Soothing, and Check-In: Three activities comprise the opening of each lesson.
o Practice Plan Review: Review of the previous class material.
o Self-Soothing: Begin class with a self-soothing activity.
o Check-In: Check in with participants for understanding of material and to build community.
• Introduction of New Concepts and Exercises: The activities that form the class instruction.
• Review, Practice Plan, Final Self-Soothing Exercise: Three activities comprise the closing of each lesson.
o Review: Brief review of the benefits and use of the skill.
o Practice Plan: Plans for implementation of skills beyond the classroom.
o Final Self-Soothing Exercise: End class with a self-regulation/self-soothing exercise.
Order of Instruction
PowerPoint Customization: Whenever possible, edit the PowerPoint to use your own photo instead of
Carolyn and Charles, and replace Carolyn’s stories with your own. Personalizing the slides helps participants
connect the skills to the instructor in the room and reinforces that these tools are practical, lived, and usable
in everyday life.
Each lesson includes individual steps and activities necessary for class preparation, listing of goals and
objectives for each class, and their order of instruction. Remember, while the self-soothing skills may be
used in any order, other activities need to be completed in sequence. Below is a summary of how each
lesson is organized.
Overall Lesson Information to Review Before Teaching
• Why We Do This: Lesson goals and an explanation of the importance of this lesson. This section may
also include research or resource information designed to increase the instructor’s and participants’
understanding and appreciation of the lesson.
• Participant Objectives: Behavioral objectives of the lesson.
• Lesson at a Glance: Overview of the lesson with timing.
• Material Checklist: Lists the materials needed for each lesson, both required and optional.
Please note that all video URLs and cell phone app recommendations are in the Online Materials and
in the PowerPoint for each lesson.
• Preparation: Instructor preparation for teaching the lesson.
Section Information to Review Before Teaching
• Title of Section and Time: Expected time, in minutes, needed to complete the lesson and sections.
• Preparation Check: List of items necessary for teaching this section.
• Rationale: Further explains the importance of this section.
• Safety Note: Provides an alert, a precaution, and a prescription. Participants sometimes experience an
unusual emotional reaction to the material. In the unlikely event this occurs, Safety Notes provide guidance
to the instructor and methods of assistance, as well as techniques to avoid this problem.
For Use While Teaching
• Let’s GO! The instructor’s script is written in italics.
• Review, Initial Self-Soothing, and Check-In: Three activities comprise the opening of each lesson.
o Practice Plan Review: Review of the previous class material.
o Self-Soothing: Begin class with a self-soothing activity.
o Check-In: Check in with participants for understanding of material and to build community.
• Introduction of New Concepts and Exercises: The activities that form the class instruction.
• Review, Practice Plan, Final Self-Soothing Exercise: Three activities comprise the closing of each lesson.
o Review: Brief review of the benefits and use of the skill.
o Practice Plan: Plans for implementation of skills beyond the classroom.
o Final Self-Soothing Exercise: End class with a self-regulation/self-soothing exercise.
Order of Instruction
