Inquiry mentions Foster Carer Training in Conflict and Physical Interventions
TRAINING FOR FOSTER CARERS OF PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE – SHERIFF The death of a foster carer who was killed by a boy she was looking after was avoidable, an inquiry has found. This post is about inquiry mentions foster carer. Dawn McKenzie, 34, was stabbed by the 13-year-old at her home in Hamilton in 2011. He […]
Classroom Conflict 7: Influencing the Resistant Child in your Classroom
Classroom Conflict: Persuasion Sequence This post is about classroom conflict 7. They won’t do what you have reasonably requested them to do. You are having a standoff in your classroom, in front of all the other children and your teaching colleague…what to do? Dig in and fortify your position? Begin issuing threats? Of […]
Classroom Conflict 6: Staying on Track with the Distressed Child
Classroom Conflict: Dealing with verbal abuse, insulting or hurtful language. This post is about classroom conflict 6. When facing Classroom Conflict there is a way to stay on track in the face of very distressed behaviour. If you have faced a distressed, upset, angry or frustrated child, then you will have had moments where your mettle […]
Classroom Conflict 5: Truly Listening to the Distressed Child
Classroom Conflict: Listening Skills for the De-Escalation of a Distressed Child This post is about classroom conflict 5. There is a process to proper listening during Classroom Conflict . When dealing with a distressed, upset or frustrated child, listening has a purpose and a goal which goes beyond simply hearing the words. In our […]
Classroom Conflict 4: Initiating successful contact with the child
Classroom Conflict: Starting off with Good Beginnings This post is about classroom conflict 4. Teachers know that one of the most influential things an educator can do to control behaviour in a classroom is to work with proximity in order to influence attention, cooperation and engagement. Teachers move around the room and interact in […]
Classroom Conflict 3: Showtime Mindset for managing children
Classroom Conflict: Being in your Showtime Mindset This post is about classroom conflict 3. Children present with challenging behaviour in classrooms and schools for two main reasons: Task (sometimes Situation) Avoidance or Attention Seeking. The dedicated staff who support those children during Classroom Conflict have seemingly limitless reserves of patience, compassion and empathy for them. When we at […]
Classroom Conflict 2: The Five Maxims for Effective Classroom Communications
Classroom Conflict: “this is how we do business around here” Classroom Conflict 2: Treating each other with dignity by showing each other respect This post is about classroom conflict 2. Classroom Conflict demands that we approach it with a set of appropriate values. Any system of behaviour management, physical intervention training with children, or restraint […]
Classroom Conflict 1: Being Alert and Decisive
Classroom Conflict: Having a pre-planned practiced response in mind to deal with forseeable incidents This post is about classroom conflict 1. Classroom Conflict demands that we are prepared and have some mental models for what we may have to face. At Dynamis we infuse our training in school settings with our Verbal Defense and Influence […]
The Five Maxims for Effective Communication in the Classroom
How to use The Five Maxims in the classroom Listen with All Your Senses Ask, don’t Tell Give Context (Tell them Why) Offer Options Allow them a Second Chance This post is about the five maxims for. Katie Dill, a Teacher, talks about how she uses the Five Maxims from VDI with the Special Needs Children […]