relationship Archives - Kevin Plummer, PhD https://kevinplummerphd.com/tag/relationship/ School Clinical & Consulting Services Mon, 03 Mar 2025 20:26:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://kevinplummerphd.com/wp-content/uploads/cropped-KP-SCCS-900-1-75x75.png relationship Archives - Kevin Plummer, PhD https://kevinplummerphd.com/tag/relationship/ 32 32 Important Things to Remember About Establishing Relationships With Students In A Therapeutic Classroom https://kevinplummerphd.com/important-things-to-remember-about-establishing-relationships-with-students-in-a-therapeutic-classroom/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=important-things-to-remember-about-establishing-relationships-with-students-in-a-therapeutic-classroom Tue, 07 Aug 2018 14:34:20 +0000 https://kevinplummerphd.com/?p=1878 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 more about their class, and strive for greater achievement in school. Teacher approval is a powerful therapeutic device; it can be a source of inspiration, a reason to come […]

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Teacher approval is a powerful therapeutic device; it can be a source of inspiration, a reason to come through the door in the morning and do your best.  Forming close, trusting, caring relationships with troubled students is challenging…

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]]> Daily Review Program https://kevinplummerphd.com/daily-review-program/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=daily-review-program Mon, 23 Jul 2018 16:34:10 +0000 http://kevinplummerphd.com/?p=1317 Daily Review Introduction There are several reasons why parents want to conduct informative discussions with their children when their children return home after a full day at school. Sometimes students arrive home in a bad mood and parents want to find out why. Sometimes students are upset and they want the understanding and support of […]

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There are several reasons why parents want to conduct informative discussions with their children when their children return home after a full day at school. Sometimes students arrive home in a bad mood and parents want to find out why. Sometimes students are upset and they want the understanding and support of parents who are willing to listen. Other times students have had a history of school difficulty and parents want to keep up with how things are going.

You may also wish to utilize form Daily Review II

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]]> Engagement-Relationship https://kevinplummerphd.com/engagement-relationship/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=engagement-relationship Mon, 05 Sep 2016 10:29:40 +0000 http://kevinplummerphd.com/?p=1156 Engagement-Relationship:  Guide to Articles    Establishing Relationships with Students Attunement Communication for Better Classroom Management

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Establishing Relationships with Students

Attunement

Communication for Better Classroom Management

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]]> Stages Of Friendship And Play https://kevinplummerphd.com/stages-of-friendship-and-play/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=stages-of-friendship-and-play Sun, 28 Aug 2016 15:02:08 +0000 http://kevinplummerphd.com/?p=1024 STAGES OF SOCIAL/PLAY DEVELOPMENT and STAGES OF FRIENDSHIP DEVELOPMENT  Description and guidelines to understanding the stages of social development in friendships and social behavior for children with ASD Stage:  Empathy  Friends share an emotional connection. They have an awareness of, sensitivity to, and caring for the other’s needs. They make an active attempt to understand […]

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STAGES OF FRIENDSHIP DEVELOPMENT 
Description and guidelines to understanding the stages of social development in friendships and social behavior for children with ASD

Stage:  Empathy 

Friends share an emotional connection. They have an awareness of, sensitivity to, and caring for the other’s needs. They make an active attempt to understand each other; they are willing to share thoughts and personal concerns.

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]]> Establishing Relationships With Students https://kevinplummerphd.com/establishing-relationships-with-students/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=establishing-relationships-with-students Sat, 20 Aug 2016 08:01:41 +0000 http://kevinplummerphd.com/?p=209 Students do much better academically and much better behaviorally when they have a positive relationship with their teacher. Teachers who were rated as more sensitive to student needs and had a more emotionally supportive and responsive relationship with their students, had a positive influence on the level of student aggression and the level of behavioral self-control.

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]]> The Plus Five Approach to Therapeutic Intervention Programs https://kevinplummerphd.com/the-plus-five-approach-to-therapeutic-intervention-programs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-plus-five-approach-to-therapeutic-intervention-programs Sun, 14 Aug 2016 15:33:06 +0000 http://kevinplummerphd.com/?p=248 Students with emotional and behavioral disabilities are placed in behavior management and therapeutic programs to remediate a wide range of social/emotional deficits.

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]]> Students with emotional and behavioral disabilities are placed in behavior management and therapeutic programs to remediate a wide range of social/emotional deficits. If we were to create an arbitrary scale of functioning that places the typical child with typical social/emotional functioning at the “zero” point, representing “no deficits in need of treatment”, then children placed in behavior management and therapeutic programs would score on the negative side of zero, at -5 on a -5 to +5 scale (on the extreme end of poor functioning, many needs and deficits)…

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]]> Communication for Better Classroom Management https://kevinplummerphd.com/communication-for-better-classroom-management/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=communication-for-better-classroom-management Sat, 13 Aug 2016 15:30:44 +0000 http://kevinplummerphd.com/?p=147 How to build positive relationships and increase student motivation by using communication styles to your advantage. Learn to communicate in a way that reflects the kind of relationship you want to establish with and between your students.

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]]> Understanding Stress: The Relationship Between Mind, Body, and Behavior https://kevinplummerphd.com/understanding-stress-the-relationship-between-mind-body-and-behavior/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=understanding-stress-the-relationship-between-mind-body-and-behavior Tue, 14 Aug 2012 17:10:53 +0000 http://kevinplummerphd.com/?p=271 Stress is not always a bad thing (though most of this article will be devoted to the adverse effects of stress). We cannot learn something new without experiencing stress. Stress directs our attention and prepares us to manage the problems of the day.

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]]> Community Building and Recognition-Based Classroom Management https://kevinplummerphd.com/community-building-and-recognition-based-classroom-management/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=community-building-and-recognition-based-classroom-management Thu, 14 Jun 2012 12:11:55 +0000 http://kevinplummerphd.com/?p=167 Most people in education have long known that student academic competence requires more than academic skill proficiency. To benefit fully from the academic experience, students need sufficient interpersonal skills, and motivation.

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Related Articles:
The Importance of Community   Values Recognition Program 
Shaping Identity  The Hierarchy of Student Needs 

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