15-Minute Focus: Behavior Interventions: Strategies for Educators, Counselors, and Parents: Brief Counseling Techniques That Work

Product Description

In 15-Minute Focus: Behavior Interventions, Amie Dean gives educators, counselors, and parents knowledge, strategies, and resources to teach children and teens how to communicate and make decisions to get their needs met in positive ways through behavior instruction and coaching.
If a child or teen is struggling to manage emotions or make good choices, it is rarely because they want to be bad or disrespectful. Most adults look for the right way or a magic formula that will transform challenging students, with no luck on finding one. Impacting behavioral change in another person is hard work, and every individual has unique needs and circumstances that should be considered. This book will help you view children’s words and actions as a lack of coping skills in the moment, or a skill deficit that can be taught and improved.
You’ll discover:

The function of behavior
Ways to rethink responses to behavior
De-escalation techniques
Steps to create a trauma-sensitive classroom
Principles for a positive classroom
Actionable strategies, curated resources, and more!

This guide will ask you to consider that there is likely a barrier keeping children from being successful, and it is our opportunity as the adults who care for them to help them through it.

Review

If you are wanting to learn more about behavior and interventions you can use, this book is FULL of ideas and information. Each section includes opportunities to challenge how you view behavior, and how your approaches could be impacting your students. It also includes real stories to learn from, and why a student might be acting the way they are – from different functions to trauma to home considerations. With actual strategies for your students, tools to help you carry them out, and chances to reflect and grow professionally, this book offers an in-depth look into behavior. –Kylie Parpart, Social Worker

If you never had a class in behavior management before, this book is for you. If you are looking for a book to share with your teachers, this book is for you. If you are looking for de-escalation or actionable strategies, this book is for you. My favorite section is all about the language of disagreement, which feels as powerful for adults as it does kids this year. –Laura Filtness, School Counselor

This book covers all the basics, offers actionable suggestions, and guides you through a series of reflective questions and opportunities for action planning. It is written by an educator, and while the intended audience is primarily teachers, as a parent you can definitely take away A LOT from this book! An awesome extra is a code in the back that gives you access to all sorts of BONUS materials online! –Katie Fisette, Educator

About the Author

Amie Dean, M.Ed., B.A. has worked in education since 1993. She has experience teaching at all levels, and has taught both special and general education. She was with Fulton County Schools (GA) for ten years, four of which she provided support to teachers and students as the Student Support/RTI Coordinator for her middle school. She holds a Master’s degree in Education and is Nationally Board Certified as an Exceptional Needs Specialist. With decades of experience as an educator and a professional consultant, Amie has worked with thousands of teachers, counselors and administrators in over 250 districts to improve best practices in behavior support, student engagement, and differentiated instruction. Amie has trained with Dr. Rick DuFour, Dr. Kay Burke, Dr. Spencer Kagan, Dr. Ruby Payne, and many others.