Unfortunately this is for National Association of School Psychologist members. Not a member? Learn about joining here.
Please join fellow NASP members next week, February 1-5, for an Online Discussion Event on School Discipline in the NASP Communities, hosted by George Bear.
School discipline has always been a topic of major concern among educators, including school psychologists. It also continues to be a topic of considerable controversy with respect to what constitutes best practices for preventing and correcting behavior problems and for developing self-discipline. This online event will focus on five aspects of school-wide discipline at the universal, or Tier 1, level (Tier 2 and 3 interventions are NOT a focus of this event).
>The advantages of an authoritative approach to school discipline (versus a common authoritarian or zero tolerance approach), which balances demandingness with responsiveness to the psychological needs of children.
>The four necessary components of comprehensive school discipline: (1) developing self-discipline, (b) preventing misbehavior, (c) correcting misbehavior, and (d) addressing the needs of students with chronic and/or serious behavior problems.
>The strengths and limitations of two popular approaches to schoolwide discipline: the social and emotional learning (SEL) approach and the schoolwide positive behavior supports approach (SWPBS).
>How a combination of SEL and SWPBS strategies and techniques is necessary to provide a truly comprehensive approach to schoolwide discipline.
>Evidence-based strategies and techniques for preventing and correcting misbehavior, and for developing self-discipline.
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George Bear, PhD, is a professor of school psychology at the University of Delaware. Formerly a school psychologist in Iowa and Virginia, he continues to work in the schools one day weekly as a practitioner. For the past eight years he has been a consultant to the state of Delaware’s Positive Behavioral Supports (PBS) initiative, devoting much of this time to evaluating the impact of PBS on school climate and student behavior. He has published over 60 journal articles, book chapters, and books, most of which focus on school discipline and the social, emotional, and moral development of children. Publications include authoring Developing Self-Discipline and Preventing and Correcting Misbehavior and co-editing the NASP publications Children’s Needs: Development, Prevention, and Intervention and Preventing School Problems – Promoting School Success. A new book by Dr. Bear, School Discipline and Self-Discipline: A Practical Guide to Promoting Prosocial Student Behavior, will be published this spring by Guilford Press.
Participants are encouraged but not required to read Dr. Bear’s chapter, “Best Practices in School Discipline” (Vol. 4 of Best Practices V).
To participate in the discussion, visit the NASP Communities at your convenience next week and click on the February 2010 Online Event. There is no set schedule for the event - you can join in whenever you choose.
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Unfortunately this is for National Association of School Psychologist members. Not a member? Learn about joining here.
