restorative breaks Archives - Kevin Plummer, PhD https://kevinplummerphd.com/tag/restorative-breaks/ School Clinical & Consulting Services Tue, 12 Sep 2023 20:41:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://kevinplummerphd.com/wp-content/uploads/cropped-KP-SCCS-900-1-75x75.png restorative breaks Archives - Kevin Plummer, PhD https://kevinplummerphd.com/tag/restorative-breaks/ 32 32 Establishing Proficiency with Restorative Breaks https://kevinplummerphd.com/establishing-proficiency-with-restorative-breaks/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=establishing-proficiency-with-restorative-breaks Sun, 23 Jul 2023 17:04:22 +0000 http://kevinplummerphd.com/?p=1347 Restorative breaks are used to help children cope with a generalized rising stress level or mood-dysregulated state. Breaks are a positive and constructive part of a coping plan and they are integral to any high quality therapeutic program. This article is a supplement to all the restorative breaks articles that can be found on this […]

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]]> Restorative breaks are used to help children cope with a generalized rising stress level or mood-dysregulated state. Breaks are a positive and constructive part of a coping plan and they are integral to any high quality therapeutic program.

This article is a supplement to all the restorative breaks articles that can be found on this website. Those articles explain the purpose of breaks, the different types of breaks, and the types of activities that students engage in to take restorative breaks. This article provides a checklist that you can use to measure break proficiency, to determine if your restore program is operating at a high enough level of sophistication.
Please also see: Stress Feedback: Getting to Calm and Settled

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]]> Settled Scales https://kevinplummerphd.com/settled-scales/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=settled-scales Sun, 16 Jul 2023 20:22:42 +0000 https://kevinplummerphd.com/?p=2963 Use any of these scales, together with the Calm and Settled Visual in the section on Taking a Break Comprehension Guide to help students determine if they are settled enough to leave their restorative break and return to class to become productive. You may also find the continuous feedback form Stress Feedback: Getting Back to […]

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]]> Use any of these scales, together with the Calm and Settled Visual in the section on Taking a Break Comprehension Guide to help students determine if they are settled enough to leave their restorative break and return to class to become productive. You may also find the continuous feedback form Stress Feedback: Getting Back to Calm and Settled helpful.

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]]> Taking a Break: Comprehension Guide https://kevinplummerphd.com/taking-a-break-comprehension-guide/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=taking-a-break-comprehension-guide Sat, 15 Jul 2023 15:54:22 +0000 https://kevinplummerphd.com/?p=2308 This comprehension guide is intended to improve student comprehension of restorative breaks (https://kevinplummerphd.com/restorative-breaks/). See Improving Comprehension of the Nuances of Routines and Social Comprehension Breakdown for further explanation of the social comprehension problems that students experience in  learning new routines… Related Articles Taking a Break Book (Comprehension Guide) Taking a Break Story Calm and Settled […]

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]]> This comprehension guide is intended to improve student comprehension of restorative breaks (https://kevinplummerphd.com/restorative-breaks/). See Improving Comprehension of the Nuances of Routines and Social Comprehension Breakdown for further explanation of the social comprehension problems that students experience in  learning new routines…

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]]> Compassion Fatigue and Resilience With Staff in Therapeutic Program https://kevinplummerphd.com/compassion-fatigue/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=compassion-fatigue Thu, 16 Jul 2020 15:58:14 +0000 https://kevinplummerphd.com/?p=2468 Almost anyone can learn the methods associated with the Brain Based Therapeutic Intervention Program for Children (BBTIPC), but what people underestimate is how much stamina, self-regulation, self-care and self-control it takes to stay therapeutic throughout the day, especially in the presence of severe emotional reactivity and ongoing trauma in children. The program requires staff—all at […]

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]]> Almost anyone can learn the methods associated with the Brain Based Therapeutic Intervention Program for Children (BBTIPC), but what people underestimate is how much stamina, self-regulation, self-care and self-control it takes to stay therapeutic throughout the day, especially in the presence of severe emotional reactivity and ongoing trauma in children. The program requires staff—all at once— to be present, engaged, authentic, mindful, and reflective; to choose words wisely…

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]]> Options for Creating a Resilience Plan: From Protect to Revitalize https://kevinplummerphd.com/options-for-creating-resilience-plan-protect-revitalize/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=options-for-creating-resilience-plan-protect-revitalize Thu, 16 Jul 2020 15:00:13 +0000 https://kevinplummerphd.com/?p=2476 For information about how to use this resource and how to create a resilience plan, refer to the Compassion Fatigue Resilience Guide, including the Resilience Plan Worksheet at the end of that guide. Review Step Four,  Managing Compassion Fatigue: Creating a Resilience Plan for guidance on how to create and implement the plan. There are […]

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]]> For information about how to use this resource and how to create a resilience plan, refer to the Compassion Fatigue Resilience Guide, including the Resilience Plan Worksheet at the end of that guide. Review Step Four,  Managing Compassion Fatigue: Creating a Resilience Plan for guidance on how to create and implement the plan.

There are more than 80 strategies in this resource and they are organized into two primary areas followed by two secondary categories: 1) Strategies designed to be protective and preventive of job burnout and compassion fatigue, 2) Strategies to revitalize by interrupting and resetting the stress response, 3) Strategies for Developing a Stress Management Program Outside of Work, and 4) Strategies the School or Organization Can Contribute to Promote Resilience and Revitalization.

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Signs of Work Engagement and Compassion Satisfaction

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]]> Restorative Breaks https://kevinplummerphd.com/restorative-breaks/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=restorative-breaks Wed, 15 Jul 2020 07:01:24 +0000 http://kevinplummerphd.com/?p=258 A restorative break can be used to help children who are perseverating on or “stuck” on a particular problem and it can be used to cope with a generalized rising stress level. ASD, ADHD, and mood dysregulated children, for example, often find their tolerance for schoolwork diminishing more rapidly than it does for the typical student.

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]]> A restorative break can be used to help children who are perseverating on or “stuck” on a particular problem and it can be used to cope with a generalized rising stress level. ASD, ADHD, and mood dysregulated children, for example, often find their tolerance for schoolwork diminishing more rapidly than it does for the typical student…

Related Articles:  Reset Break  Settling Routine  Leisure Break  Settled Scales  Stress Feedback
Please also see:  Taking a Break Comprehension Guide (2019)

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]]> Minimizing Compassion Fatigue https://kevinplummerphd.com/minimizing-compassion-fatigue/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=minimizing-compassion-fatigue Thu, 22 Aug 2019 12:55:29 +0000 https://kevinplummerphd.com/?p=2473 Strengths and Protective Factors for Minimizing Compassion Fatigue Compassion fatigue is a stress condition with stress responses falling into two broad categories, burnout and secondary traumatic stress (STS). For a thorough review of compassion fatigue, see Compassion Fatigue With Staff in Therapeutic Programs. Everyone who works with trauma-impacted children is vulnerable… Related Articles  Compassion Fatigue: […]

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]]> Strengths and Protective Factors for Minimizing Compassion Fatigue

Compassion fatigue is a stress condition with stress responses falling into two broad categories, burnout and secondary traumatic stress (STS). For a thorough review of compassion fatigue, see Compassion Fatigue With Staff in Therapeutic Programs. Everyone who works with trauma-impacted children is vulnerable…

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Signs and Symptoms of Compassion Fatigue
Risk Factors for Compassion Fatigue
Minimizing Compassion Fatigue (this page)
Options for Creating a Resilience Plan: From Protect to Revitalize
Signs of Work Engagement and Compassion Satisfaction

Direct pdf download

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]]> Important Things to Remember About Restorative Breaks https://kevinplummerphd.com/important-things-to-remember-about-restorative-breaks/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=important-things-to-remember-about-restorative-breaks Tue, 07 Aug 2018 14:18:35 +0000 https://kevinplummerphd.com/?p=1870 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 to interrupt a sudden or a sustained escalation that has not yet become unsafe. Students with emotional challenges have frequent mood shifts and emotional attacks over the course […]

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]]> 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 to interrupt a sudden or a sustained escalation that has not yet become unsafe.

Students with emotional challenges have frequent mood shifts and emotional attacks over the course of the day. In addition, their tolerance for schoolwork diminishes more rapidly than it does for the typical student. Some days it diminishes more quickly than other days. They get tired, frustrated, and overwhelmed by how much they have to do; they lose their patience and concentration, and then give up and stop working. A restorative break can be used to help children who are perseverating on or “stuck” on a particular problem and it can be used to cope with rising stress or frustration…

Important Things to Remember about Restorative Breaks

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]]> When to Use Breaks, Think Time and the Safe Room https://kevinplummerphd.com/when-to-use-breaks-think-time-and-the-safe-room/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=when-to-use-breaks-think-time-and-the-safe-room Tue, 07 Aug 2018 13:55:08 +0000 https://kevinplummerphd.com/?p=1845 Students in therapeutic programs are frequently in various stages of de-escalation, because they experience high levels of mood variability and they are easily triggered throughout the day. See De-escalation Guidelines for a description of the stages of de-escalation. Most de-escalation takes place in the location where the student is having difficulty. It’s unobtrusive, easy to administer […]

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]]> Students in therapeutic programs are frequently in various stages of de-escalation, because they experience high levels of mood variability and they are easily triggered throughout the day. See De-escalation Guidelines for a description of the stages of de-escalation.

Most de-escalation takes place in the location where the student is having difficulty. It’s unobtrusive, easy to administer while engaging in the other routines of the class, and it’s well-connected with the tools of the classroom…

See also: Break Flow Chart

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]]> Break Flow Chart https://kevinplummerphd.com/break-flow-chart/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=break-flow-chart Tue, 07 Aug 2018 13:55:06 +0000 https://kevinplummerphd.com/?p=1841 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 constructive part of the student’s coping plan. Structured breaks are used to restore a productive mood, they are used to restore diminished tolerance, they are used […]

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This is a flow cart that supports teachers in determining how and when to use breaks.

Restorative break is a positive and constructive part of the student’s coping plan. Structured breaks are used to restore a productive mood, they are used to restore diminished tolerance, they are used to provide relief within difficult tasks, and they are used to interrupt a sudden or a sustained escalation that has not yet become unsafe.

See also: When to Use Breaks, Think Time and the Safe Room

Break Flow Chart

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]]> Settling Routines https://kevinplummerphd.com/settling-routines/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=settling-routines Sat, 20 Aug 2016 10:01:15 +0000 http://kevinplummerphd.com/?p=263 Settling beaks are used when children need to regroup after becoming more highly agitated, or in reaction to the student’s inability to restore tolerance and self-control when specific positive behavior supports and restorative breaks have been unsuccessful.

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]]> Settling breaks are used when children need to regroup after becoming more highly agitated, or in reaction to the student’s inability to restore tolerance and self-control when specific positive behavior supports and restorative breaks have been unsuccessful…

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