Event
Alternatives to Punishment: Creating a Culture of Positive Behavior in Schools
Maine Inside Out presents
The Culture of Punishment:
From Parenting to Prisons
A four-day symposium featuring an original performance by youth at Long Creek Youth Development Center (LCYDC) & keynote by Sister Helen Prejean, author of Dead Man Walking
This event in the symposium will include a panel and performance. The workshop will begin with an original performance on the topic of punishment, by LCYDC youth. Following, participants will learn how one school setting approaches the implementation of school-wide positive behavior interventions and supports in a day treatment setting designed educate and treat students with significant emotional and behavioral needs. In particular, a panel of clinical and administrative staff from the Sebago Educational Alliance will discuss the use of school-wide positive behavior interventions and supports and other complementary alternatives to traditional punitive approaches for students across different developmental levels. In this, the presenters intend to share positive trends in student behavior patterns (including verbal and physical aggression, academic engagement, and prosocial relations), staff response, and school safety incidents as outcomes of these approaches. Challenges in implementation, generalization to other school settings, and overall lessons learned will also be discussed.
It is well established that schools are most effective when they provide a continuum of positive behavioral interventions and supports for students based on their level of need. A foundation of school-wide supports is found to promote both positive behavior among students and positive shifts across the school climate as a whole (e.g., Sugai & Horner, 2002). In addition, for a small percentage of students, more intensive and individualized supports are also needed to address their presenting emotional and behavioral needs and reduce risk for school violence (Goldstein, Young, & Boyd, 2008), teacher burnout (Friedman, 1995; Kendziora & Osher, 2009), missed learning opportunities (Osher et al., 2008), as well as many long-term negative outcomes including serious mental health problems, substance abuse, school dropout, employment problems, and involvement in the juvenile justice system (e.g., Morrison et al., 2001).
Panel Facilitator: Heather Alvarez, Ph.D.1,2
Panel Members: Emily Ryan, M.S. 1, Elizabeth Murphy-Lewis, M.S. 1, Jeremy Brown, M.S. 1, Rebekah Bickford, Psy.D. 1,2
1 Sebago Educational Alliance
2 University of Southern Maine
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LocationPortland High School Alumni Hall (View)
284 Cumberland Ave
Portland, ME 04101
United States
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| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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