Creating a Therapeutic Classroom

Creating a Therapeutic Classroom
Author: Gina Heyen
Publisher: Tate Publishing
Total Pages: 84
Release: 2007
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1602470677

Are you having difficulty meeting the needs of all the students in your classroom? Do you feel overwhelmed with the disruptive behaviors displayed by your students? Creating a Therapeutic Classroom by author Gina Heyen is designed to give teachers practical ideas that can be implemented immediately into their classrooms. Creating a Therapeutic Classroom begins with the structure of the room to establish a calm learning environment. Then the book discusses several behavior modification tools that can be utilized throughout the day with a diverse selection of reinforcement forms to use as your students apply the skills you have discussed with them. Creating a Therapeutic Classroom will finally guide you through the application process of the ideas presented, so that your toolbox is always ready to intercept any behaviors noted in the classroom. Creating a Therapeutic Classroom is a must for the novice and tenured teacher alike who is looking for new ideas to meet the needs of today's students.

Therapeutic Education

Therapeutic Education
Author: John Cornwall
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 248
Release: 2006-04-18
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1134212070

The role of therapy in schools is a topic that has been significantly under-researched and often overlooked. Considering the number of students in full-time education with serious emotional and behavioural difficulties, the skills and tricks used by therapists can be usefully passed on to teachers in the classroom. This book traces a substantial four-year project that applied the principles of therapeutic education in one school setting and exposed how current educational contexts actually contribute to disaffection and disruption of young people's learning. The authors propose a practical model of school and curricular experience, based on therapeutic relationships, that has led to outstanding positive results in school development. With suugestions throughout for tried-and-tested strategies that really work, this book will help professionals turn troubled young people's experience of education from the nightmare it often is, into an adventure with positive results for lifelong learning.

Setting Up Classroom Spaces that Support Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Setting Up Classroom Spaces that Support Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Author: Susan Kabot
Publisher: UTB
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2010
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781934575680

With even the best curricula and interventions, students with autism spectrum disorders will not learn unless the classroom environment is organized with their specific needs in mind. Setting Up Classroom Spaces That Support Students With Autism Spectrum Disorders shows through clear and brief text and lots of photos how to determine what type of furniture and materials to choose for various types of classrooms and how to arrange them in a way that creates an effective learning environment while reducing anxiety and preventing problem behaviors. It uses evidence-based practices of structure and visual supports to enhance the well-being and success of students. Examples are given for students across the age span with lots of lists and helpful resources, making it a must-have resource for every classroom. Foreword by Juane Heflin, PhD.

School-Based Play Therapy

School-Based Play Therapy
Author: Athena A. Drewes
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 528
Release: 2010-02-02
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 0470371404

A thorough revision of the essential guide to using play therapy in schools Fully updated and revised, School-Based Play Therapy, Second Edition presents an A-to-Z guide for using play therapy in preschool and elementary school settings. Coedited by noted experts in the field, Athena Drewes and Charles Schaefer, the Second Edition offers school counselors, psychologists, social workers, and teachers the latest techniques in developing creative approaches to utilize the therapeutic powers of play in schools. The Second Edition includes coverage on how to implement a play therapy program in school settings; play-based prevention programs; individual play therapy approaches as well as group play; and play therapywith special populations, such as selectively mute, homeless, and autistic children. In addition, nine new chapters have been added with new material covering: Cognitive-behavioral play therapy Trauma-focused group work Training teachers to use play therapy Filled with illustrative case studies and ready-to-use practical techniques and suggestions, School-Based Play Therapy, Second Edition is an essential resource for all mental health professionals working in schools.

Addressing Issues of Mental Health in Schools through the Arts

Addressing Issues of Mental Health in Schools through the Arts
Author: Nick Clough
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 362
Release: 2021-09-30
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0429628501

This book outlines how teachers, music / arts therapists and teacher trainers have engaged in participatory action research to facilitate regular group music listening and improvisational music making with children and young people in their classrooms, highlighting its impact in addressing issues of mental health and providing social and emotional access to learning. The book includes examples of classroom practice, evidencing how safe, inclusive and interactive music making can stimulate experiences that alter children and young people’s moods, enhance their social skills and enable their connectivity with each other and with learning. It describes participatory action research approaches that support inter professional learning between teachers and music / arts therapists. Five narrative accounts of classroom episodes provide a basis for continuing reflection and critical theorising about young people’s relational health and sensory engagement. The book explores outcomes from non-verbal dialogic interaction and attachment focussed practices. It advocates new forms of rights respecting professionalism. Providing new frameworks with which to enhance the wellbeing of vulnerable children and young people in classroom settings, the book will be important reading for researchers and students in the fields of inclusive education, music / arts therapy and teacher training. The contents are significant for practitioners looking to support children and young people’s recovery and reconnections in the classroom.

Consultation

Consultation
Author: Don Dinkmeyer, Jr.
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 221
Release: 2015-12-22
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1317436547

The methods presented by Don Dinkmeyer, Jr., Jon Carlson, and Rebecca Michel in Consultation are based on the assumption that problems in the home and classroom result not only from the direct actions of disruptive students, but also from the expectations of teachers and parents. This newly expanded fourth edition continues the tradition of encouraging change in supposed 'problem' children by helping authority figures recognize and alter the part they may play in exacerbating negative behavior. New additions include: two all new chapters on assessment and mindfulness, multicultural and diverse case examples, as well as access to online video sessions that accompany the text.

The Therapeutic Classroom

The Therapeutic Classroom
Author: Monica Bychowski Holmes
Publisher: Jason Aronson
Total Pages: 204
Release: 1983
Genre: Adolescent psychiatry.
ISBN: 9780876687031

Creating Trauma-Informed, Strengths-Based Classrooms

Creating Trauma-Informed, Strengths-Based Classrooms
Author: Tom Brunzell
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2021-05-21
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1787753751

With accessible strategies grounded in trauma-informed education and positive psychology, this book equips teachers to support all students, particularly the most vulnerable. It will help them to build their resilience, increase their motivation and engagement, and fulfil their full learning potential within the classroom. Trauma-informed, strengths-based classrooms are built upon three core aims: to support children to build their self-regulatory capacities, to build a sense of relatedness and belonging at school, and to integrate wellbeing principles that nurture growth and identify strengths. Taking conventional approaches to trauma one step further, teachers may create a classroom environment which helps students to meet their own needs in a healthy way and progress academically. Based on the successful Berry Street education strategies pioneered by the authors, this book also includes comprehensive case studies, learning points and opportunities for self-reflection, fully supporting teachers to implement these strategies within the classroom.

Freedom to Learn

Freedom to Learn
Author: Art Willans
Publisher: New Society Publishers
Total Pages: 301
Release: 2018-05-15
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1771422661

Ditch the behavioral charts and start teaching for universal success Disinterested students and behavioral problems are all too common in schools. Yet results show that behavior charts and other reward-and-punishment systems simply don't work. Teachers are burning out and students are failing. But what can be done? The secret lies in a unique combination of behavioral science, neuropsychology, and group dynamics. When teachers get the classroom experience right, students want to succeed and achieve to their potential, while behavioral problems largely vanish. For decades, it has been widely accepted that children have motivating needs including the need to avoid pain, a need for autonomy, and the need to belong. The authors harness these motivations into a method of interactions that increases cooperation, and in which children want to succeed and help others to thrive. Packed with real classroom examples and practical guidance for using the methods, this guide gives teachers the tools to transform even difficult classrooms. Start teaching for universal success in classroom management and academic accomplishments.