safe room Archives - Kevin Plummer, PhD https://kevinplummerphd.com/tag/safe-room/ School Clinical & Consulting Services Thu, 22 Aug 2019 12:37:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://kevinplummerphd.com/wp-content/uploads/cropped-KP-SCCS-900-1-75x75.png safe room Archives - Kevin Plummer, PhD https://kevinplummerphd.com/tag/safe-room/ 32 32 Safe Room Protocol and Guidelines https://kevinplummerphd.com/safe-room-protocol-and-guidelines/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=safe-room-protocol-and-guidelines Tue, 20 Aug 2019 14:39:19 +0000 https://kevinplummerphd.com/?p=1882 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 only used, then, when a student is unsafe and for only the amount of time it takes to achieve a safe state with that student. The safe room is […]

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]]> 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 only used, then, when a student is unsafe and for only the amount of time it takes to achieve a safe state with that student.

The safe room is only for safety issues, not for punitive reasons or for corrective consequences. Therefore, the safe room should not be used as an intervention…

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direct link: Safe Room Guidelines

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]]> Safe Room Progress https://kevinplummerphd.com/safe-room-progress/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=safe-room-progress Tue, 07 Aug 2018 14:47:20 +0000 https://kevinplummerphd.com/?p=1887 A chart for students:  I Can Become Safe and Settled Please see other safe room articles here. direct link: Safe Room Progress

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Please see other safe room articles here.

direct link: Safe Room Progress

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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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