Discipline Help

We've all been there. There is a student in a certain class who is giving his or her teacher the most difficult time. The teacher is at the end of her rope and comes to you. You listen to the teacher's concerns, the behaviors the student is exhibiting, and you agree to make an observation of the situation. After observing the child, you realize that this student has a very urgent underlying need that is going unmet.However, where do you go from there? A behavior plan is certainly warranted, but what are the supports most appropriate to meeting this particular student's needs?


Enter  http://www.disciplinehelp.com/ I found this site to be very user friendly having separate entry portals for teachers and parents. By separating the needs, it streamlined the process for me. Upon entering the site, click the "view all behaviors" hyperlink at the top left column on the screen. Once there, you will find a list of 117 behaviors. Simply click on the behavior you wish to extinguish and ... Voila! There is an easy-to-use, outlined suggested behavior regimen. In the upper left hand corner of the screen, a four part help guide will appear. Each behavior help guide has the same four components - Behavior, Effect, Action, Mistakes. By clicking through each step, you get a detailed explanation of behaviors in a slick, bulleted style that makes it easy to pick out the information most valuable to your particular case - probable causes; effects on classroom, teacher and child; possible actions steps; as well as a list of common mistakes to avoid when seeking to eliminate this particular behavior. To take it a step further, look at the box directly below the help guide to see a list of other related behaviors for which your student may need additional support.


My one hesitancy about this site is that it labels the behaviors in a personalized way. For example, rather than stating the behavior: Whining. It will personify the behavior through a label such as: The Whiner. I wish the creators of this site had avoided that. There are some teachers who do not need to see such a negative reinforcement of the student's behavior. When I print out the instructions, I will white out the label and replace it with a simple behavior statement.