Building the educational bond and emotional co-regulation with students with difficulties in self-regulation of behavior (DAC)

Building an educational bond and emotional co-regulation with students who have difficulties in self-regulating their behavior (DAC)

Overview

This micro-credential equips teachers to analyze their practice and the educational context when working with students who have difficulties with self-regulation of behavior (SRB). The program allows them to interpret these behaviors from a psychoeducational perspective and apply appropriate educational responses using restorative approaches, fostering positive relationships, stronger educational connections, and well-being in the classroom.

Goals

  • Interpreting educational situations involving students with difficulties in self-regulation of behavior (DAC) from an approach based on the secure educational bond, emotional regulation and understanding behavior as a form of communication.
  • Design and implement tailored educational interventions using relational, communicative, and restorative tools that prevent escalations, promote school coexistence, and support protective and sustainable educational support pathways.

Access requirements

A university degree is not required to access this micro-credential. However, students wishing to access it must meet the following access requirements:

  • Possess academic training or professional experience linked to the educational, socio-educational, social or community field, especially in contexts of work with children and adolescents and in contexts of direct intervention.
  • Preference will be given to those who hold a Bachelor's or Diploma in Teaching (Early Childhood and/or Primary Education) or a Master's in Teacher Training, as well as those who are currently teaching or plan to teach.
  • Likewise, professionals with university degrees or higher-level vocational training related to educational or socio-educational intervention, such as Social Education, Social Work, Psychology, Occupational Therapy, or Technician qualifications, will be able to access the program.
    Higher Education in Early Childhood Education, Teaching and Socio-Sports Animation, Socio-cultural and Tourist Animation, Social Integration, Communicative Mediation and Promotion of Gender Equality.
  • In all cases, it will be necessary to demonstrate training interest and connection with direct or potential work with students, children or adolescents, consistent with the objectives of the micro-credential.
  • Be between 25 and 64 years of age at the start date of training.

Academic program

Contents

Common introductory

  1. Starting point: “The essential” or, in other words, the people. THE WHO.
  2. School, social and regulatory context in which to address educational intervention with students with learning disabilities. THE WHERE.
  3. Psychoeducational framework for working with students with learning disabilities. THE HOW.
  4. Diagnosis of training needs. What do I need to be able to relate educationally to DAC students? THE STARTING POINT.

Understanding in order to intervene: the link as an operational criterion

  1. The secure educational bond
  2. Behavior as communication.
  3. Emotional co-regulation in the classroom.
  4. Emotional language and educational communication.
  5. Assertive communication with students and families.
  6. The teacher's body as a regulatory resource.
  7. Restorative intervention and educational support
  8. Differentiate to intervene better.
  9. Educational intervention during the emotional peak.
  10. The restorative approach after the episode.
  11. Restorative tools in the classroom.

Methodology and activities

The training activities to be carried out during the delivery of the micro-credential will be:

  • Theoretical classes: expository and explanatory sessions aimed at introducing the conceptual frameworks, pedagogical models, relational, restorative and emotional regulation approaches necessary for understanding complex educational situations.
  • Practical classes: sessions of practical application of the contents through the analysis of real cases, resolution of theoretical-practical hypotheses, design of intervention strategies and development of materials transferable to the classroom and to the relationship with families.
  • Seminars, workshops, or other complementary activities: practical workshops, group dynamics
    experiential learning, classroom simulations and interaction with families, role-playing, group analysis and
    debriefing supervised by the teaching staff.
  • Work: preparation of individual or group work consisting of the design of practical proposals (educational agreements, support plans, restorative protocols or intervention strategies for hostile behaviors).
  • Independent work: personal work by students based on readings, audiovisual materials, individual reflection, preparation of face-to-face sessions (flipped classroom) and development of final products.
  • Exhibitions, debates and defenses of works and projects: presentation and oral defense of the works and proposals prepared, with exchange of experiences and collective debate.
  • Evaluation: continuous evaluation of the learning process through practical activities, assignments, and presentations.

Regarding the way to organize the teaching to achieve the objectives set out in the micro-credential, the following organizational methods will be followed:

  • Lectures/expository method, of an introductory and contextual nature, aimed at providing the basic conceptual frameworks.
  • Practical classes, supervised by the teaching staff, focused on the application of emotional regulation strategies, communication, restorative approach and educational support.
  • Seminars, dedicated to case analysis, problem-solving and
    Shared reflection. Individual work, oriented towards professional reflection, self-diagnosis and the design of
    proposals applicable to the specific context.
  • Group work, through collaborative dynamics, simulations and joint design of intervention strategies.
  • Personal study, review of materials, preparation of activities and consolidation of
    learning.
  • Evaluation, continuous evaluation based on participation, the completion of activities, and the preparation and presentation of work.
  • Exhibitions, debates and presentation of works and projects, to promote shared learning and knowledge transfer.
  • Active methodologies, such as cooperative learning, project-based learning, flipped classroom, case studies, simulations, role-playing, and experiential and body dynamics, placing the students as the protagonists of the learning process.

Evaluation criteria

The micro-credential will have an evaluation system based on the following assessment tests:

  • Case studies, exercises and problems, in which students must apply in a reasoned way the knowledge and tools worked on for intervention in complex educational situations.
  • Attendance, participation or attitude in teaching activities, valuing the active involvement of students in face-to-face sessions, workshops, simulations and debates.
  • Oral presentation and defense of individual or group works and projects, with assessment of the clarity, coherence, applicability and justification of the proposals.
  • Observation techniques, using records and checklists used by the teaching staff during practical activities and simulations.

General information

Credits: 2 ECTS

Duration: 05/05/2026 – 27/05/2026

Teaching modality: In person

Location: Faculty of Education (Central Building) of the University of La Laguna

Registration fee: €43.50

Valued at: €145

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The cost of tuition for this Microcredential will be subsidized by the 'Plan for the development of university microcredentials', investment 6 of component 21 of the Addendum to the 'Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan', financed by the European Union – Next Generation EU, year 2025.

Flexibility

Short courses available in various formats (in-person, online, or hybrid). Ideal for learning without interrupting your professional life.

Employability

Content created and delivered by professionals and experts in the field, designed for immediate application.

Certification

Endorsed by the University of La Laguna. You will receive an official ECTS certificate, valid in the European Higher Education Area.

Teaching staff

Eliecer Marrero Correa

Eugénie Pirat

Antonio Francisco Rodríguez Hernández

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