Guidance Through Intervention

1. Guidance Through Intervention Chapter 11

2. Conditions that make intervention necessary • Children cannot resolve a situation themselves and it is deteriorating • One of more children cause serious disruption to the education process • Danger of harm exists

3. Crisis Management Strategies • Being direct • Commanding a choice( including redirection) • Calming all involved (including separation) • Using physical restraint

4. Being direct • Describe without labeling Express displeasure without insult Correct by direction Using the ideas together

5. Commanding a Choice • “Bottom line it” • Teacher allows the child to choose a personal choice of action teaching them that they have power in the situation . The child may not like the options but will at least be able to make the choice reserving some dignity and power in the result

6. Calming and Teaching • Important to give words to the children to help express and define what they are feeling. Strong emotions often scare children. • Cooling down, allowing the reasoning part of the brain to engage is essential! • Often we need to separate the children from the group

7. Calming and Teaching • We need to ask our selves are we removing a child from the group to help them calm down or to exert power over them or to “punish” them??????? Or do I need to calm down as well?? • Will the child be safe? Do I need to remain really close or within ear shot? Does the child need to be quiet/ screaming/?????

8. Important factor is to regain control over their emotions • We must not forget the entire re entry process and plan for how the child will rejoin the group!!!

9. Physical Restraint