Rather than behavior improvement with a focus on eliminating the “bad,” therapeutic programs attempt to change behavior by 1) identifying what is “good” (which is not …
What it Takes to Succeed with the “Therapeutic Approach” (BBTIPC)
This is a piece intended to support educators who want to better inform their new hires about the commitment required by the Brain-Based Therapeutic Intervention …
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Comprehension Guides – Topic Directory
Comprehension guides support children when comprehension breakdown is a significant contributor to their emotional and behavioral problems in the classroom. Behavior …
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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 …
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The Central Challenge
The central challenge for us all, as therapeutic educators, is to discover the child’s truth, to openly acknowledge it, and to keep telling ourselves the child’s …
We are the Therapeutic Team
changing the trajectory of life We know what the children are saying even when they are saying something else, and we know how they are feeling about it well before …
Brain-Based Therapeutic Intervention Programming for Children (BBTIPC)
A therapeutic classroom provides children who have moderate to severe self-control and self-regulation problems (due to emotional, behavioral, social and academic …
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A Brief Reflection on Thirty Years of Service
In my career, I am most proud of three things, but in addition to that there is one aspect of my career that I value above all else, and for that one thing I am the …
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Student Performance During Distance Learning
Measuring Student Performance in Therapeutic Programs During Distance Learning Even after the forced school closings of 2020 have generally ceased, the option of …
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Social Detecting
The Social Detecting Worksheet This adult-facilitated worksheet is used with students who experience frequent misperceptions in social situations, leading to …
Supporting Children and Ourselves: Coping during Covid 19
The materials below include guidelines and specific ideas about how to Support Children Who are Home due to the corona virus. There are also specialized Guidelines …
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Social Comprehension Breakdown
Closing the Comprehension Gap Many children have difficulty processing social situations. Children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder have known difficulties …