The materials below include guidelines and specific ideas about how to Support Children Who are Home due to the corona virus. There are also … [Read more...] about Supporting Children and Ourselves: Coping during Covid 19
Therapeutic Communication
Build positive relationships and increase student motivation. This comprehensive guide (2019) includes information about: Talk Less and Show … [Read more...] about Therapeutic Communication
Safe Room Protocol and Guidelines
The safe room is the last stage of de-escalation, and only implemented because the student cannot be kept safe by a less restrictive means. It is … [Read more...] about Safe Room Protocol and Guidelines
Teacher Guidelines for Providing Parent Feedback on Student Performance
This document is intended as a guide for teachers, so they can help parents make the transition from anecdotal notes to numerical ratings. Other … [Read more...] about Teacher Guidelines for Providing Parent Feedback on Student Performance
Teacher Decisions: A Comprehension Guide
Sometimes teachers will tell students that they must do something. They might say, "It's time to come back to the table and begin the next … [Read more...] about Teacher Decisions: A Comprehension Guide
Distress Tolerance – Guide to Materials
Many students have trouble tolerating frustration and managing stress. They react in extreme ways to what others might consider minor or typical … [Read more...] about Distress Tolerance – Guide to Materials
Program Building and Professional Development Process
Observations by clinical, consultation or coordination staff, OR input, questions and concerns, request for consultation by classroom staff process … [Read more...] about Program Building and Professional Development Process
Soft Skills for School and Life
Soft skills are a combination of social skills, work habits, communication skills, character traits, and attitudes that enable people (and students … [Read more...] about Soft Skills for School and Life
Think Time Protocol and Guidelines
Think time is a form of time out, where the primary objective is to have students engage in a self-control exercise while experiencing a "no reward … [Read more...] about Think Time Protocol and Guidelines
Important Things to Remember About Establishing Relationships With Students In A Therapeutic Classroom
When students are convinced that teachers genuinely care about them and believe in them as individuals, students believe in and care more about … [Read more...] about Important Things to Remember About Establishing Relationships With Students In A Therapeutic Classroom
ADHD – Guide to Articles and Forms
General Articles The ADHD Student: Anecdotal Description ADHD Program Recommendations: General Guidelines ADHD Problem List: Setting Program … [Read more...] about ADHD – Guide to Articles and Forms
Recess Plan
The Recess Plan is for those cases where the behavior is serious enough to warrant a removal from the recess yard for future recess periods, or in … [Read more...] about Recess Plan