When students are convinced that teachers genuinely care about them and believe in them as individuals, students believe in and care more about themselves, they care …
Important Things to Remember About Restorative Breaks
Structured breaks are used to restore a productive mood. They are used to restore diminished tolerance and to provide relief within difficult tasks. They are also used …
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When to Use Breaks, Think Time and the Safe Room
Students in therapeutic programs are frequently in various stages of de-escalation, because they experience high levels of mood variability and they are easily …
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Break Flow Chart
Break, Think Time, Safe Room Flow Chart This is a flow cart that supports teachers in determining how and when to use breaks. Restorative break is a positive and …
Developing Proficiency With BBTIPC
The BBTIPC Proficiency Scale The BBTIPC Proficiency Scale is used to measure staff competency within and across all fourteen elements and complementary areas. …
Observational Measurement of Student Engagement*
This is a one page rating form that focuses on observational measures such as body language, response to directions, routines, mood/affect and interpersonal …
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Tolerance, Engagement, and Participation*
For Frequent Ratings in One Day - Rating Form The Brain-Based Therapeutic Intervention Program for Children *For a description of all scoring rubrics for this rating …
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Student Performance Rating*
For Frequent Ratings in One Day: Combined Measures The Brain-Based Therapeutic Intervention Program for Children *For a description of all scoring rubrics, see the …
Therapeutic Intensity – Using The BBTIPC Rubric System
This article is about the BBTIPC Therapeutic Intensity Rubric System. It provides an explanation of how the rubrics can be used to plan, organize, and individualize …
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Therapeutic Space
Creating Space That is Supportive and Therapeutic. The use of space in a brain-based therapeutic intervention program is strategic because space solves problems and …
Fluid Reinforcement and Continuous Feedback Systems
Reinforcement is defined as an outcome or event, following a behavior, that strengthens that behavior. It comes in a multitude of forms and sizes, but the most common …
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The Relationship Between Mood, Memory, Perception and Behavior
Basic behavior management programs attempt to understand and change behavior by using an ABC (antecedent, behavior, consequence) system of analysis. With that system, …
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