Non-Violent Crisis Intervention (NVCI)® The Crisis Prevention Institute offers a variety of resources and training for schools on strategies for safely diffusing disruptive and assaultive students. Many schools have had staff members trained in using the techniques of Non- Violent Crisis Intervention. The program contains a number of strategies for diffusing violent and aggressive students using nonverbal and verbal resolution techniques. It also focuses on ways to recognize warning signs that allow for early intervention. There is also a component that teaches staff the techniques for the use of physical restraint. Divisional policy and procedures on the use of restraint are necessary prior to the use of physical interventions. student from a reinforcer within the classroom. This can be accomplished by: planned ignoring by the teacher students “All removing the student to an alternate work area (in or out of the classroom) have gifts, they Placement in an alternate work area should be for a short duration, to be sure just need to open that the goal, the socialization of the student, can be realized. them on different occasions.” Postvention Council for — Exceptional Children Postvention activities are those activities that occur after a student has been involved in a major behavioural incident. The postvention strategy allows the Alternate work school to re-establish connections and involvement with the child. The strategy areas can vary from a short process to a complex process involving several individuals. As the behaviour of Debriefing a student in the This strategy involves a teacher, administrator, counsellor, or clinician reviewing classroom a major incident with the child. It involves asking the student to re-live the begins to incident to determine what was involved, why it began, how it affected the other individuals involved, and how it can be avoided in the future. escalate, the teacher searches for Planning for re-entry ways to This strategy involves a meeting of the parents, administration, teacher, and address the student upon the student’s return to school from a suspension. The purpose of issue. Often the meeting is to review the incident, to discuss emotions, and to consider ways it is to avoid the incident in the future. A plan to monitor the student’s behaviour is necessary to often put in place. remove the
Non-Violent Crisis Intervention (NVCI)® The Crisis Prevention Institute offers a variety of resources and training for schools on strategies for safely diffusing disruptive and assaultive students. Many schools have had staff members trained in using the techniques of Non- Violent Crisis Intervention. The program contains a number of strategies for diffusing violent and aggressive students using nonverbal and verbal resolution techniques. It also focuses on ways to recognize warning signs that allow for early intervention. There is also a component that teaches staff the techniques for the use of physical restraint. Divisional policy and procedures on the use of restraint are necessary prior to the use of physical interventions. “All students have gifts, they just need to open them on different occasions.” — Council for Exceptional Children Alternate work areas As the behaviour of a student in the classroom begins to escalate, the teacher searches for ways to address the issue. Often it is necessary to remove the student from a reinforcer within the classroom. This can be accomplished by: planned ignoring by the teacher removing the student to an alternate work area (in or out of the classroom) Placement in an alternate work area should be for a short duration, to be sure that the goal, the socialization of the student, can be realized. Postvention Postvention activities are those activities that occur after a student has been involved in a major behavioural incident. The postvention strategy allows the school to re-establish connections and involvement with the child. The strategy can vary from a short process to a complex process involving several individuals. Debriefing This strategy involves a teacher, administrator, counsellor, or clinician reviewing a major incident with the child. It involves asking the student to re-live the incident to determine what was involved, why it began, how it affected the other individuals involved, and how it can be avoided in the future. Planning for re-entry This strategy involves a meeting of the parents, administration, teacher, and student upon the student’s return to school from a suspension. The purpose of the meeting is to review the incident, to discuss emotions, and to consider ways to avoid the incident in the future. A plan to monitor the student’s behaviour is often put in place.
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