Handle with Care paraprofessional training

What is the definition of restraint according to NJ state law?

• Any time that you touch a student

• Holding a student and preventing them from moving

• Use of a restriction that prevents or reduces movement in any or all body parts

• Holding yourself back from yelling at a student when you are upset

If a student does need to be restrained, who should do this?

• The Handle with Care team

• The biggest guy in the school

• The student's paraprofessional

• Whoever is closest to the student

Which of the following is a restraint according to district procedures and must be used only by trained Handle with Care team members?

• The bite release

• The Handle with Care escort

• The hair pull release

• The punch block

• The Elwyn escort

What are the MTSD district criteria for the use of restraint? (select all that apply)

• Engaging in behavior that places self in clear physical danger

• Being rude and annoying

• Engaging in behavior that places others in clear physical danger

• Damaging property

• Property damage that places self or others in danger

What is the definition of seclusion according to NJ state law?

• Keeping a student alone in a room and preventing them from leaving

• Staying with a student in a room and preventing them from leaving

• Keeping a student from leaving a room by locking the door

• Putting a student alone in a room that they can leave if they want

Are MTSD staff members permitted to use seclusion with students?

• Yes

• No

Why is it important to recognize signs of escalating tension?

• So we can send the student to the office as soon as possible

• So we can tell the student that this is unacceptable

• So we can intervene as soon as possible to de-escalate the student

Please select all example of a setting event that would be most likely to lead to a crisis:

• Not feeling well

• Being asked to do math

• Not getting enough sleep

• Not feeling well

• Getting a new toy

Which of these actions might you take to help a student at the Support level of intervention?

• Review the student's rule card

• Talk to the student about a favorite topic

• Prevent the student from leaving the room

• Take away the student's points

• Listen to the student and let them vent if needed

You might use the support tactic of distancing if:

• You are too close to the student and need to stand back

• You are getting frustrated with the student and ask another staff member to step in

• You ask the student to go run a long distance to calm down