E171

Defiance vs. Dysregulation: The Split-Second Call That Changes Everything

From School for School Counselors · Hosted by Steph Johnson

2025-10-13·1971

Episode summary

In this episode of School for School Counselors: The radio call comes in. A student’s refusing to move, and suddenly, everyone’s looking at you to fix it. Here’s what nobody ever told us in grad school: defiance and dysregulation can look the same from the outside, but they require completely different responses.

Original publisher description

The radio call comes in. A student’s refusing to move, and suddenly, everyone’s looking at you to fix it. Here’s what nobody ever told us in grad school: defiance and dysregulation can look the same from the outside, but they require completely different responses. This episode gives you a clear, evidence-based way to figure out the difference,…