think time Archives - Kevin Plummer, PhD https://kevinplummerphd.com/tag/think-time/ School Clinical & Consulting Services Tue, 07 Aug 2018 15:25:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://kevinplummerphd.com/wp-content/uploads/cropped-KP-SCCS-900-1-75x75.png think time Archives - Kevin Plummer, PhD https://kevinplummerphd.com/tag/think-time/ 32 32 Think Time Protocol and Guidelines https://kevinplummerphd.com/think-time-protocol-and-guidelines/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=think-time-protocol-and-guidelines Tue, 07 Aug 2018 15:01:22 +0000 https://kevinplummerphd.com/?p=1898 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 condition” for a prescribed period of time, while thinking about their behavior and about options that would be better for them. Time out refers to the practice of excluding […]

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]]> 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 condition” for a prescribed period of time, while thinking about their behavior and about options that would be better for them. Time out refers to the practice of excluding the student from reward for a brief period of time. Reward could be social, personal approval from adults, attention, and tangible/concrete reinforcement…

For more information also see:
Time Out Guidelines & Training
Think Time VisualExamples

Direct links: Think TimeThink Time Visual

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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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