Awesome Acronyms
Consent means a student is going along with what we are asking, assent (which is our goal) means a student ________________
Wants/desires/prefers to go along with what we are asking
What should you do every morning as students enter the building to start their day in a positive way?
Provide each student with a positive greeting using their name
Who is responsible for monitoring safety and supervision of students?
Teachers and SSA
When multiple students are present during a crisis/escalated situation that poses risk of harm, which student(s) should we be attempting to direct away from the scene?
The least escalated student(s)
PBSP
Positive Behavior Support Plan
Before we can successfully teach a student with emotional behavioral challenges we must first do this?
Make a connection/build rapport/build a relationship
Under what circumstance should only use punishment procedures including removal of a preferred item or activity?
The punishment is preplanned
Who would you make aware when a student is showing increased signs of depression?
Clinical Specialist, Teacher, and Program Director
What strategy do you typically want to use when you first notice a student showing signs of agitation?
Help
We want to increase interactive time with the students while decreasing ___________ time
Down
This explains the 4 to 1 rule of feedback
4 instances of positive praise feedback for every one corrective feedback
What agency would you call if a child reports abuse?
Childline
Most often, when a student is attempting to physically strike us in some way, what should we do?
Block or move away
FBA
What is the best way to immediately respond when a student expresses a really angry or negative thought about another student or staff?
Some form of the following- validate, provide active listening, communicate that they are heard
Besides positive reinforcement, what should we provide students with a lot of throughout the day:
Choices
What are the steps that are to be taken for a student to enter the building?
Wanding, Backpack Search, Attendance, Walkie to classroom
When a student repeatedly refuses to follow a direction or demand, what should you AVOID the urge to do?
Continue repeating the demand, continue to prompt, threaten a consequence
ABC
Antecedent, Behavior, Consequence
In order to increase participation from all members of the classroom, a good alternative to picking out single students to answer a question is to use this three word teaching technique?
Active student responding
As opposed to a coercive and punitive environment, we want to create an environment that is what?
Any of the following: nurturing, supportive, caring, compassionate
Who is responsible for making a Childline report?
ANY staff member that was told the information directly from the source. We are all Mandatory Reporters and are expected to report alleged abuse.
Which of the Safety Care de-escalation strategies should we be using most often?
Help