Better Behavior Together
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Better Behavior Together (2022, 2023)
Trainings focused on practical applications for challenging behavior in the classroom.
Fall 2023
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Flyer- Better Behavior Together
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Intro session - September 21, 2023
Session Materials:
Short videos:
- Behavior Basics (6 minutes): https://youtu.be/0Vx0PSU19Lg
- Functions of Behavior (6 minutes): https://youtu.be/KIl0Kuonif8
Key Takeaways:
- Focusing on what we, as the adults, can control & influence in our environments works better and feels better (for everyone).
- Understanding behavior expands our toolbox of potential strategies – but explain does not mean excuse.
- Learning is inherently interpersonal – humans learn better together. Join us as we learn about better behavior together (& share a case helps us and you!)
Resources:
- Circle of concern vs. Circle of Control: https://discoveryinaction.com.au/circle-of-concern-v-circle-of-control/
- Therapy guide: https://www.therapistaid.com/therapy-guide/cbt-psychoeducation
- Telehealth ROCKS YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5KIxK6zUevCXAd_fbq8VlA
- Functions of Behavior: https://www.autismadventures.com/abcs-and-functions-of-behavior/
- What is co-regulation: https://turnaroundusa.org/what-is-co-regulation-and-what-does-it-look-like-in-the-classroom/
- Project ECHO: https://hsc.unm.edu/echo/
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Session 1 - October 12, 2023
Session Materials:
Key Takeaways:
- Build brain literacy – how our brains work – as a foundation for understanding & managing behavior
- Our aim is to learn to tolerate & manage distress, not escape & avoid it
- Functional thinking is universally helpful (and trauma-responsive)
Resources:
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Session 2 - October 26, 2023
Session Materials:
Short Video:
Key Takeaways:
- Functional thinking can feel robotic – don’t forget to human with the humans.
- Getting input from multiple perspectives is the right thing to do and can also be really helpful.
- Play the long game – universals for all students.
Resources:
- Hand Model of the Brain
- How educators and teens disagree on what’s harming student’s mental health
- What’s the function of behavior?
- Toolbox for reducing rapidly grown behavior issues in schools
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Session 3 - November 9, 2023
Session Materials:
Key Takeaways:
- Mental health literacy & social-emotional competency is THE foundation for all behavior management.
- Thinking *functionally* through a trauma-responsive lens helps us bring the head AND heart to this work (you need both).
- This is hard work. You’re doing great. Keep going. Ask for help. THANK YOU!!!
Resources:
Fall 2022
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Session 1 - October 26, 2022: Functions of behavior
Key Takeaways:
- Reinforce behaviors that you want to see more.
- Teach replacement behaviors if you want to decrease challenging behaviors.
- Trauma can lead to BIG behaviors- but don’t reinvent the wheel! Go back to the behavior basics.
Additional Resources:
- Article: Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on parent, child and family functioning article. View PDF
- Article: Mental health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on children and youth – a systematic review. View PDF
- Article: Use of Acute Mental Health Care in US Children’s hospitals before and after statewide COVID-19 school closure orders. View PDF
- Behavior in schools press release: https://nces.ed.gov/whatsnew/press_releases/07_06_2022.asp#:~:text=WASHINGTON%20(July%206%2C%202022),for%20Education%20Statistics%20(NCES)
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Session 2 - November 2, 2022: Depression and Anxiety
Key takeaways:
- Anxiety and depression are often related.
- Anxiety is common.
- Use basic strategies to support all students.
Short videos:
- Anxiety strategies (8 minutes): https://youtu.be/QdE-UnxTRAM
- Power of positive thinking (3 minutes): https://youtu.be/ICyiLBXjXi4
Resources:
- Anxiety quick guide: https://childmind.org/guide/anxiety-in-children-quick-guide/
- NASP: Anxiety: Helping Handout for School and Home
- NASP: Depression: Helping Handout For Home
- Depression: Helping Handout for School
- Depression quick guide: https://childmind.org/guide/depression-in-kids-quick-guide/
- State of Mental Health in America report: https://www.mhanational.org/issues/state-mental-health-america
Parenting Books:
- Helping Your Depressed Child- Martha Barnard
- Helping Your Anxious Child- Ronald Rapee
- What to Do When You Worry Too Much- Dawn Huebner
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Session 3 - November 9, 2022: ADHD
Key Takeaways:
- Make sure a child has an appropriate way to get their reinforcers.
- Therapy, medication, and school-based supports are important for youth with ADHD.
- Don’t forget the Universal, Universal, Universal
Short video:
- ADHD & Behavior Strategies (10-minute video): https://youtu.be/F83pCLwGG4U
Resources:
- ADHD and Behavior Therapy Overview from the CDC. View PDF
- Classroom Accommodations for ADHD tip sheet. View PDF
- Website: CHADD.ORG has a variety of resources, including example Daily Behavior Trackers in the ADHD Toolkit, short videos about ADHD tips for teachers, and a teacher card with behaviors to look for.
- What Is a Behavior Intervention Plan? https://childmind.org/article/what-is-a-behavior-intervention-plan/
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Session 4 - November 16, 2022: Autism and social engagement
Key takeaways:
- Autism has clear, specific diagnostic criteria; has associated features and shares many features associated with other disorders
- Look for common universal strategies that can benefit all youth
- Social engagement is sophisticated – look to building blocks of Social Emotional Learning Competencies
Resources:
- Motivational Assessment Scale: https://coe.uoregon.edu/cds/files/2018/01/Motivational-Assessment-Scale-II.pdf
- Functional Analysis Screening Tool: https://depts.washington.edu/dbpeds/Screening%20Tools/FAST.pdf
- Intensity scale sample . View PDF
- Evidence-Based Practices for Children, Youth and Young Adults with Autism PDF. View PDF
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