School Clinical & Consulting Services (SCCS) is an organization dedicated to helping schools provide the most successful educational experience for children who are impacted by social, emotional, behavioral, developmental, and neurological conditions. Through staff education and embedded training, SCCS supports all staff who work with an identified child, with tools for practical interventions that can be carried out in the classroom, and with customized programs for children that become a permanent part of the school independent of outside consultation. SCCS Intervention As … »» More Information about Programs & Services
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The Consultation Team Approach
Building Sustainable School Capacity To Better Address Emotional and Behavioral Problems. MISSION: The Consultation Team increases the school's capacity to successfully educate children who are impacted by social, emotional, behavioral, developmental, and/or neurological conditions, by further developing the schools' ability to create practical and sustainable interventions that can be carried out in the classroom, by providing embedded professional development for all staff who work with these children, by creating programs for children that become a permanent part of the school, and by establishing building-based consultation teams with existing school staff that can d … »» Learn More about The Consultation Team Approach
Program Areas

Brain-Based Therapeutic Intervention Programming for Children (BBTIPC)
A therapeutic classroom provides children who have moderate to … [Full Article...] about Brain-Based Therapeutic Intervention Programming for Children (BBTIPC)

Soft Skills for School and Life
Social Emotional Learning: Soft Skills for School and Life Soft … [Full Article...] about Soft Skills for School and Life

The Green Zone: Basic Guidelines and Reminders for Staff
The Green Zone is a recognition program on a large magnetic … [Full Article...] about The Green Zone: Basic Guidelines and Reminders for Staff

Trauma-impacted Students: Guide to Materials
The following is a list of materials to understand and support … [Full Article...] about Trauma-impacted Students: Guide to Materials

Teacher Attention Program
This is a "coupon program" designed to increase greater … [Full Article...] about Teacher Attention Program

Compassion Fatigue and Resilience With Staff in Therapeutic Program
Almost anyone can learn the methods associated with the Brain … [Full Article...] about Compassion Fatigue and Resilience With Staff in Therapeutic Program
Clinical Articles By Kevin Plummer, PhD

Sportsmanship Scoring Key
A rating scale for supporting students and teachers in evaluating game play sportsmanship. It is expected that most students would achieve between a 4 and a 5 on a … » » Full Article about Sportsmanship Scoring Key

Levels of Independence/Instruction with Competitive Game Play
A Rubric Scale Please Also See: Good Sportsmanship and Self Control in Competitive Games: A Comprehension Guide Sportsmanship Scoring Key Emotional … » » Full Article about Levels of Independence/Instruction with Competitive Game Play

Good Sportsmanship and Self-Control in Competitive Games: A Comprehension Guide
A Guideline for Students Playing a game is supposed to be enjoyable. Being a good sport means that you try to enjoy the experience and try to have fun, just as you … » » Full Article about Good Sportsmanship and Self-Control in Competitive Games: A Comprehension Guide

Emotional Regulation and Sportsmanship in Competitive Games
For Students Impacted by Mood Dysregulation Disorders The materials in this section are designed to help students who enjoy competitive games during physical … » » Full Article about Emotional Regulation and Sportsmanship in Competitive Games

Why Focus on Developing Leisure and Play Skills?
Regardless of the cause, the underdevelopment of leisure skills puts students—and those working with them—at a great disadvantage. The role of leisure skills in the … » » Full Article about Why Focus on Developing Leisure and Play Skills?

Why Visual?
This is a question that is asked frequently when behavior intervention leans heavily on a visual component. Why are we emphasizing the use of visual supports, even … » » Full Article about Why Visual?
Other Writing
The Salute
I signed in at the secretary’s desk, looped my visitor’s pass aro … [Read More...] about The Salute
Two Kindergarten Students and the President
A few kindergartners wait patiently on the rug, but most of the … [Read More...] about Two Kindergarten Students and the President
A Brief Reflection on Thirty Years of Service
In my career, I am most proud of three things, but in addition … [Read More...] about A Brief Reflection on Thirty Years of Service
Don’t Forget to Look Up
I was out walking the other day and I took a detour into the … [Read More...] about Don’t Forget to Look Up
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Parent-Child Narratives
Messages from parents, such as these, can certainly be instrumental in shaping a positive and secure child identity. In addition, they reflect the principles of positive psychology and a strengths-based approach, and they echo the clinical writing on this site (and also the novel Long Run), particularly the articles on communication, relationship building, attunement, engagement, memory management, community building and shaping identity.
Our words have a profound impact on children. These narratives are meant to inspire the reader, and perhaps even to help parents and teachers find the words to discuss meaningful moments with their own children. -KP

Don’t Forget to Look Up
I was out walking the other day and I took a detour into the woods. I took the detour so I could be fascinated with what I might find, but I walked for some time … » » Keep Reading about Don’t Forget to Look Up

Back to Work
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