“How Does Your Engine Run?®” A Leader’s Guide to the Alert Program® for Self-Regulation, Second Edition (2025)

Whether you’re brand new to the Alert Program® or have used it for decades, the newly revised second edition of the Leader’s Guide offers more value than ever!

Now with 20% more content, the Leader’s Guide is packed with over 60 low-cost, easy-to-implement activities. This expanded edition features a new teen section, updated research, refreshed visuals, and real-world implementation examples. It is designed to support the use of the Alert Program® Online Course across the age span.

The newly revised Leader’s Guide delivers significant new value in its second edition. This fundamental resource is filled with fresh, research-based tools and strategies designed to help you support your community. 

What’s included:

• Overview of the evidence-based theory behind self-regulation
• Updated strategies to tailor the program to unique needs
• Twelve structured Mile Marker steps for teaching self-regulation
• Refreshed examples for real-life application
• Copy-ready visuals, charts, and worksheets for caseloads
• Expanded adaptation chapter: more examples of supporting diverse populations