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Positive Strategies for Challenging Behavior

Positive Strategies for Challenging Behavior. September 2009 Pardeice Powell McGoy Cornell University Cooperative Extension of New York City ACT for Youth Center of Excellence Cornell University Family Life Development Center

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Positive Strategies for Challenging Behavior

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  1. Positive Strategies for Challenging Behavior September 2009 Pardeice Powell McGoy Cornell University Cooperative Extension of New York City ACT for Youth Center of Excellence Cornell University Family Life Development Center Cornell University Cooperative Extension of New York City New York State Center for School Safety University of Rochester Medical Center Div. of Adolescent Medicine

  2. Identifying Misbehavior • Define the behavior: • Where? • Why? • When? Pardeice Powell McGoy 2009 ACT for Youth Center of Excellence www.actforyouth.net

  3. Goal of Effective Management and Discipline • Managing one’s own behavior • Social skillfulness • Responsible decision making • Personal and academic achievement Pardeice Powell McGoy 2009 ACT for Youth Center of Excellence www.actforyouth.net

  4. What is the strongest behavior management tool at your disposal? The strongest behavior management tool is YOU. Pardeice Powell McGoy 2009 ACT for Youth Center of Excellence www.actforyouth.net

  5. What does a good behavior manager look like? Describe a youth worker or teacher you’ve seen with strong behavior management skills. Pardeice Powell McGoy 2009 ACT for Youth Center of Excellence www.actforyouth.net

  6. What do good behavior managers look like? • Positive leadership • Caring relationships • Structured environments • Active intervention when needed Pardeice Powell McGoy 2009 ACT for Youth Center of Excellence www.actforyouth.net

  7. Positive Leadership • High expectations • Project confidence and caring • Good role modeling • Enthusiasm • Tone and body language Pardeice Powell McGoy 2009 ACT for Youth Center of Excellence www.actforyouth.net

  8. Caring Relationships – setting the stage for development • Belonging • Interests • Positive self-image: • Build on strengths • Opportunities for mastery • Positive reinforcement Pardeice Powell McGoy 2009 ACT for Youth Center of Excellence www.actforyouth.net

  9. Caring Relationships - under stress • Show you care • Lighten up! • Behaviors vs. feelings • Sharing yourself Pardeice Powell McGoy 2009 ACT for Youth Center of Excellence www.actforyouth.net

  10. Structured Environments – setting the stage for development • Work with young people to establish ground rules • Establish routines • Anticipate • Ease transitions Pardeice Powell McGoy 2009 ACT for Youth Center of Excellence www.actforyouth.net

  11. Structured Environments – setting the stage for development • Consider incentives • Practice positive outcomes Pardeice Powell McGoy 2009 ACT for Youth Center of Excellence www.actforyouth.net

  12. Structured Environments – under stress • Non-verbal cues • Consistency • Strategies Pardeice Powell McGoy 2009 ACT for Youth Center of Excellence www.actforyouth.net

  13. Active Intervention • Pick your battles • Use your presence to discourage negative behavior • Be firm. • Engage in a non-threatening conversation. Pardeice Powell McGoy 2009 ACT for Youth Center of Excellence www.actforyouth.net

  14. Active Intervention • Remove yourself from an escalating power struggle • Allow the student space and time • Use consequences strategically • Protect students from harm • Document a referral plan Pardeice Powell McGoy 2009 ACT for Youth Center of Excellence www.actforyouth.net

  15. Thank you! What office is there which involves more responsibility, which requires more qualifications, and which ought, therefore, to be more honorable than inspiring youth to learn?- Harriet Martineau Pardeice Powell McGoy 2009 ACT for Youth Center of Excellence www.actforyouth.net

  16. Resources • Carol Miller Lieber (2002). Discipline Approaches. http://www.smallschoolsproject.org/PDFS/guided_discipline.pdf • Ramapo for Children (2004). Teachers as Leaders. http://www.ramapotraining.org/html/home.htm • Jutta Dotterweich (2006). Positive Youth Development Resource Manual: • http://www.actforyouth.net/?ydManual • Karthryn Pierno. ReCAPP: Theories & Approaches, Adolescent Development.http://www.etr.org/recapp/index.cfm?fuseaction=pages.TheoriesDetail&PageID=12 Pardeice Powell McGoy 2009 ACT for Youth Center of Excellence www.actforyouth.net

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