© 2004 Linn Benton Lincoln Education Service District Working With Students in the “Top of the...

© 2004 Linn Benton Lincoln Education Service District

Working With Students in Working With Students in the “Top of the Triangle”the “Top of the Triangle”

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Scott Perry & Patty ParnellScott Perry & Patty Parnell

Linn Benton Lincoln ESDLinn Benton Lincoln ESD

Universal Interventions

Specialized Group Interventions

Specialized Individual Interventions

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Behavior Management Fundamentals

Family & Community Engagement

Supportive Systems Infrastructure

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““What are the top 10 skills needed What are the top 10 skills needed

by school staff when working with by school staff when working with

behaviorally challenged students?”behaviorally challenged students?”

““Big Ideas” for today…Big Ideas” for today…1.1. Self-awareness and building our supportsSelf-awareness and building our supports

2.2. Building/maintaining relationshipsBuilding/maintaining relationships

3.3. Function-based thinkingFunction-based thinking

4.4. Teach desired behaviorsTeach desired behaviors

5.5. Crisis managementCrisis management

6.6. Encourage / celebrate successesEncourage / celebrate successes

7.7. Attend to the environmentAttend to the environment

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Big Idea #1: Self-awareness Big Idea #1: Self-awareness

& building our supports& building our supports Monitoring our own physiologyMonitoring our own physiology

Who Who cancan you call? you call?

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#2: Build & maintain #2: Build & maintain relationshipsrelationships

People have a fundamental need for: People have a fundamental need for:

~ adequacy~ adequacy

~ belonging~ belonging

~ respect…~ respect…

John Gottman researchJohn Gottman research

Search Institute: 40 Assets Search Institute: 40 Assets

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#3: Function-based thinking…#3: Function-based thinking…

‘‘Behavior’ makes sense!!Behavior’ makes sense!!

It’s contextual…It’s contextual…

It’s predictable…It’s predictable…

It’s learned…It’s learned…

It’s stable…It’s stable…

#4: Teach desired behaviors#4: Teach desired behaviors

What you want, model!!What you want, model!!

What you want, teach!!What you want, teach!!

~~ “I do it, we do it, you do it” “I do it, we do it, you do it” Anita ArcherAnita Archer

Self-awareness to self-monitoring Self-awareness to self-monitoring to self-management…to self-management…

#5: Crisis management#5: Crisis management

The escalation cycleThe escalation cycle

Time

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tensi

tyThe Escalation CycleThe Escalation Cycle

High

LowCalm

Peak

De-escalation

Recovery

Acceleration

Agitation

Trigger

Colvin & Sugai, 1989

#5: Con’t Crisis Management#5: Con’t Crisis Management

The escalation cycle…The escalation cycle…

Power strugglesPower struggles

~ ~ What we know…What we know…

~ The chain~ The chain

~ The strategy~ The strategy

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#6: Encourage & celebrate #6: Encourage & celebrate successsuccess

Developmentally appropriate academicsDevelopmentally appropriate academics~ Provide opportunities for success~ Provide opportunities for success

When was the last time you…When was the last time you…

#7: Attend to the environment#7: Attend to the environment

Low distractionLow distraction McDonalds & Wendy’sMcDonalds & Wendy’s

Predictable routine & schedulePredictable routine & schedule Right now, tomorrow, next week…Right now, tomorrow, next week…

Consistency, consistency, consistency…Consistency, consistency, consistency…

“ “Debriefing Debriefing crystallizes learning”crystallizes learning”

Paul AxtellPaul Axtell

Application…Application…

Of what we just talked about, what is Of what we just talked about, what is my biggest challenge?my biggest challenge?

How does this agree or disagree with How does this agree or disagree with my current beliefs?my current beliefs?

How is this learning going to impact How is this learning going to impact my behavior?my behavior?

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CONTACT INFORMATION:CONTACT INFORMATION:

Scott.Perry@lblesd.k12.or.usScott.Perry@lblesd.k12.or.us

Patty.Parnell@lblesd.k12.or.usPatty.Parnell@lblesd.k12.or.us

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