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Resource SuggestionTo understand the few instances when intensive behavioral interventions may be warranted, here are five specific definitions that outline the legal statutes and minimum standards that must be applied before engaging in Restraint and Time-Out (RTO)
View PDFThis icon-focused plan encourages students of all abilities to identify emotions and tools to return to a regulated state.
View PDFThis icon-focused plan encourages students of all abilities to identify emotions and the tools to return to a regulated state. This plan provides a template for adults to engage students in discussions about different feelings and ways to regulate unwanted or uncomfortable emotions.
View PDFThis resource can help facilitate morning meeting conversations, enhance social-emotional learning, or practice peer social skills.
View PDF'Getting it Together!' is a student-focused tool to guide thoughts following a problem with staff or a peer that may require a restorative conversation to resolve the issue and repair the school community.
View PDFMindfulness is being fully aware of the moment-by-moment thoughts/feelings/actions in oneself. Teaching students mindfulness, a relaxation technique, enables them to have a positive mindset.
View PDFThis tool allows students to review what will happen in their restorative circle before it begins. Providing advanced notice of what to expect and coaching socially appropriate responses helps reduce anxiety for some students.
View PDFMy Circle Rules offers three different versions, allowing staff to choose a tool that fits the needs of their students for learning restorative circle rules.
View PDFThis resource is a strategy to help students practice positive self-talk.
View PDFThe Sensation poster is a visual for helping students grow their sensation vocabulary list.
View PDFThis handout will give staff a snapshot of what students may be experiencing and feeling based on observed behaviors.
View PDFThis document has six apps that teens can download that will help with coping and emotional regulation.
View PDFThinks Sheets are reflective activities designed to help students focus on their body sensations that occurred during a time of dysregulation. The activity helps a student to identify sensations and feelings they may have experienced and helps to identify strategies for self-regulation when experiencing similar sensations in the future.
View PDFVisual Pacing Strips are flexible tools that allow adults to control the visual progression of time-based on student response or age and vary accordingly. They are effective for class-wide application and as a layer of additional support for individual students.
View PDFThe When I Feel... I Can Try... strategy offers images for students to focus on to help re-frame negative thoughts into positive feelings.
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