Additional Links & Resources
Dr. Ross Greene's Collaborative & Proactive Solutions
A model that focuses on helping kids, teachers, and caregivers solve the problems causing challenging behaviors collaboratively and proactively as a team, rather than modifying them. This model is proven to be effective at both solving problems and enhancing skills.
HELPING YOUR MOST DIFFICULT STUDENTS STARTS HERE
"As an educator, you probably recognize that punitive, exclusionary discipline helps no one. Fortunately, there is an evidence-based, compassionate alternative. The Guided Tour is going to take you through the three components of the Collaborative & Proactive Solutions (CPS) model, as described in Dr. Ross Greene’s books Lost at School and Lost & Found. The model has dramatically reduced discipline referrals, detentions, suspensions, restraint, and seclusion in lots of schools."
"Rather than focusing on kids’ challenging behaviors (and modifying them), CPS helps kids and caregivers solve the problems that are causing those behaviors. The problem solving is collaborative (not unilateral) and proactive (not reactive). Research has shown that the model is effective not only at solving problems and improving behavior but also at enhancing skills."
Drs. Ruth Aspy & Barry Grossman's The Ziggurat Model
A system for designing comprehensive strategies and supports for individuals on the autism spectrum.
The Ziggurat Model was created to simplify a complex process. The focal point of the model is a five tiered research-centered system that capitalizes on strengths to address underlying needs. It is assessment driven and provides a framework that guides parents, professionals, and persons with autism spectrum disorder themselves in creating effective supports and strategies.
Cathleen Beachboard's The School of Hope: The Journey from Trauma and Anxiety to Achievement, Happiness, & Resilience
The School of Hope provides practical and easy to implement resources and strategies that meet students where they are and teaches them social and emotional skills that instill hope and the belief that they can succeed not only in school but in life, no matter their circumstances.
VISIT The School of Hope website to access FREE digital materials that go with the book. Plus, some newly created content for classrooms and schools!
"Cathleen Beachboard is a teacher, author, and researcher. After adopting five children out of a case of extreme abuse and neglect, she has been on a mission to improve outcomes for those who experience trauma and anxiety.
Cathleen has taught middle school English for the past 15 years. She also works as a researcher holding an M.A. in Psychology and is working on a doctorate in Positive Psychology. Her research focuses on psychological tools schools can use to help students and staff increase psychological hope, resiliency, achievement, and happiness."
In partnership with Thrively, you can create an account to quickly measure hope in YOUR school and get instant disseminated data!
Jessica Minahan's The Behavior Code & The Behavior Code Companion
The Behavior Code walks you through the FAIR Behavior Intervention Plan for students with the most challenging behaviors. FAIR focuses on building skills rather than rewards and consequences and promotes preventative and proactive approaches rather than reactive. The Behavior Code Companion goes even deeper with many more practical and easy to implement strategies, tools, and interventions for supporting students with anxiety related or oppositional behaviors.
VISIT Jessica Minahan's website to purchase her books and/or to find out more about her practical strategies for reducing anxiety and challenging behaviors in students, including blog posts, podcasts, articles, and more!! Find even more on her School Resources site.
UOT is ... "a curriculum and a set of easy to use tools that employ cognitive behavioral techniques to improve flexibility, planning and organization. Unstuck consists of small group lessons and simple, everyday strategies that build a common language for better regulation of feelings, behavior and thinking."
VISIT the Unstuck and On Target website to see all of the amazing resources for educators, families, and community-based professionals. You can also find out about each book and access the free youtube channel to start learning more!
