INCLUSIVE STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS BEHAVIORAL NEEDS

Ensuring your response is culturally responsive

• May de-escalate or prevent intense behavior

• May escalate intense behavior

Limiting the number of individuals interacting with the student

• May de-escalate or prevent intense behavior

• May escalate intense behavior

Modeling calm breathing, nonverbal expression, and tone

• May de-escalate or prevent intense behavior

• May escalate intense behavior

Waiting for a later time to discuss the behavior

• May de-escalate or prevent intense behavior

• May escalate intense behavior

Pre-teaching how to self monitor tension levels and use of self-regulation strategies

• May de-escalate or prevent intense behavior

• May escalate intense behavior

Knowing and being able to implement a student's IEP, BIP or other plan that specifies behavioral intervention

• May de-escalate or prevent intense behavior

• May escalate intense behavior

Pausing and engaging in active listening to show you are listening to the student

• May de-escalate or prevent intense behavior

• May escalate intense behavior

Using language that validates a students' feelings (not the behavior)

• May de-escalate or prevent intense behavior

• May escalate intense behavior

Being sincere in trying to resolve the situation through words and actions

• May de-escalate or prevent intense behavior

• May escalate intense behavior

Ignoring any challenging questions from the student and focusing only on working toward a calm solution

• May de-escalate or prevent intense behavior

• May escalate intense behavior