Mindfulness & Self-Management: Helping Students with Social, Emotional and Behavioral Challenges Make Lasting Change
Howard M. Knoff, Ph.D.
Back by popular demand
Friday, December 4, 2015
9:00 am – 12:00 noon
60 West Street, Bloomfield, NJ
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Presentation Description
Over the years, there have been a string of “new and improved” approaches for our challenging students: school-wide bullying programs, trauma sensitive schools, zero tolerance, restorative justice, and mindfulness. What all of these efforts share is an emphasis on self-management. This presentation will describe the science and practice that helps students learn and demonstrate social, emotional, and behavioral self-management. Applied to students with significant challenges, we will discuss the student-specific physiological, emotional (trauma-related), cognitive (mindfulness), and behavioral components of self-management. Then, we will address the five school (or home) components that make it all work. Practical examples will be used throughout the session, and audience participation will be strongly encouraged.
Attendees will learn:
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- Why social, emotional, and behavioral self-management must be the primary goal.
- The scientifically based student-specific components of self-management.
- The scientifically based school-specific components supporting student self-management.
- How to apply these components to help challenging students make lasting change.
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About Our Presenter:
Howard M. Knoff, Ph.D. is an engaging and highly sought-after consultant, author, and lecturer. As creator and director of Project ACHIEVE, a nationally known school effectiveness/improvement program, Dr. Knoff has trained over 1,500 school districts in every state over a 25-year period. He is widely respected for his research and writing on school reform and organizational change, consultation and intervention processes, social skills and behavior management training, Response-to-Intervention, and professional issues. He has authored or co-authored 18 books, published over 75 articles and book chapters, and has appeared on numerous television and radio talk shows, including the NBC Nightly News, and ABC News’ 20/20.
