The UPR Project

With a focus on performing under pressure, coaching strategies and building relationships in an elite environment, the Coaches Conference two-day workshop will provide a unique opportunity to learn from and network with leading sports coaches.

Speakers include Sam Mitchell, Ernie Merrick, Craig Jennings, Adam Kingsley, Troy Chaplin, David Reid, Tim Clarke, Brent Harvey, Kane Lambert, Luke Bobilak, Jennifer Screen and Bryce McGain.

EVENT: THE COACHES CONFERENCE
DATES: SATURDAY 22ND + SUNDAY 23RD JANUARY, 2022
TIME: 8.30 AM TO 4.00 PM (BOTH DAYS)
LOCATION: 21 HARDING STREET, COBURG
PRICE: $479 FOR A LIMITED TIME
TICKETS: https://lnkd.in/d6xaAq3G

The Coaches Conference The Coaches Conference two-day workshop will provide a unique opportunity to learn from and network with leading sports coaches.

ACES // Adverse Childhood Experiences

WHAT ARE ACES?

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are stressful and potentially traumatic experiences during childhood that can have negative impacts and lasting effects on health, behaviour and wellbeing. Some of the most common forms of ACEs include exposure to childhood maltreatment, maladaptive parenting practices (such as harsh discipline), substance abuse, neglect, divorce and family dysfunction.

HOW PREVALENT ARE THEY?

Evidence from population-based studies found that 40-60% of adults have experienced at least one ACE, and a quarter of adults have had at least three such experiences.

WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR TEACHERS?

These children may enter the classroom believing that the world is an unpredictable and threatening place, and that the adults in their lives cannot be trusted.

A recent study showed that students with more than 3 ACEs are 32 times more likely to struggle in school, while 48% reported low engagement, 49% had difficulty finishing tasks and 44% had trouble staying calm in the classroom.

“When you put a kid who had experienced adversity in an MRI machine, you could see measurable changes to the brain structures” - Dr Nadine Burke Harris.

Teachers can use their expertise more effectively when they understand the academic, social, behavioural and emotional issues that traumatised children face such as extreme irritability, an overactive stress response, learning difficulties, behavioural disorders, failing to understand direction, anti-social behaviour, lack of emotional regulation and misreading context.

SEVEN WAYS TO SUPPORT THESE CHILDREN:

1. Adopt a trauma-informed approach.
2. Create a positive school climate where secure attachments between teachers and students are prioritised.
3. Incorporate practices that address belonging and safety.
4. Implement one-on-one time each day with these students (micro moments of connection).
5. Create “safe” or “time-in” corners in classrooms where children have a space to take a break.
6. Be predictable and consistent.
7. Focus on connection before correction and remove exclusionary and disciplinary practices.

OUR TEAM // Brendan Murray.

OUR TEAM // Andrew Sturgess.

🙏🏻 Words to live by.

✨ The Unconditional Positive Regard Project.

We are The UPR Project. Using our experience teaching in juvenile detention centres with some of the most vulnerable and challenging students in the state, we know how to help educators manage behaviour and build positive relationships with all students.