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Safe strategies for secondary school teachers

Geoff Colvin, Ph.D

Student anger and aggression is a major problem facing schools today. Teachers and staff need effective, non-confrontational strategies for managing student aggression.

Dr. Geoff Colvin analyzes aggressive behavior and describes effective strategies for defusing it. Six vignettes demonstrate how problem behavior can be escalated or defused. Vignettes cover the following key topics:

• Managing off-task behavior
• Responding to provocative behavior
• Addressing disrespectful behavior
• Identifying and reducing agitation
• Establishing limits
• Disengaging from dangerous situations

• Streamed Video - watch examples of appropriate and inappropriate staff responses to aggressive behavior.
• Graphic Printables - read summaries about  de-escalating aggressive behavior.
• Journals - reflect and write about applying the defusing strategies to your own situation.
• Knowledge Checks - reinforce your learning with a short questionnaire after each module.
• A Certificate of Completion is emailed to you when you finish the program.
  

Audience

High school and middle school staff, pre-service teachers.

Developers

Developed by IRIS Media Inc. and Geoff Colvin, Ph.D., Behavior Specialist

Resources

• Introduction (pdf)
• Managing Off-Task Behavior (pdf)
• Responding to Provocative Behavior (pdf)
• Responding to Disrespectful Behavior (pdf)
• Reducing Agitation (pdf)
• Establishing Limits (pdf)
• Responding to Crisis Behavior (pdf)
• Additional Resources (pdf)