Centre of Excellence for Behaviour Management Newsletter #6

Centre of Excellence for Behaviour Management
Newsletter #6
2020/05/04

The CEBM team is gathering resources that can provide guiding principles to help prepare for the return to schools in this time of pandemic.  We are being given many parameters for social distancing and hygiene by the Ministries of Health and Education, however implementing them in schools is a challenge.  We hope this information will provide some guidance and answers as you work towards adapting your school and classroom to the new conditions so as to continue to provide a safe and caring environment for the children in your care.
 
We want to let you know that there are additional resources 'in the works' and links to others that we find can be helpful for you. Please check the CEBM WEBSITE  and FACEBOOK page regularly, they will all be placed there for you. Feel free to share and pass on to other colleagues!  If you have other questions and needs, please email us, we'll do our best to support you.
 
Be well, take care, you're the most important people in the eyes of your students.
CEBM team (Eva, Martine and Catherine)

LEAD - PLAY - LEARN TOGETHER:
Supporting students in the time of pandemic
 
Our commom objective is to keep children safe, for the them to know that the adults will take care of them in a way that is firm but still kind and caring. You'll find information and suggestions for intervention in the following areas;
 
Setting up your environment in order to help guide acceptable behaviour
Use play and playful activities to guide and change behaviour
Make repetitive activities fun using songs and chants
Establish and practice routines
Put academics into perspective
Maximize attachment
Have a plan for challenging behaviours
Encourage emotional expression that is safe for all

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Upcoming Event
Online course: PLAY AND EMOTION
 
NEW DATES: Now starting May 28, 2020
Join us for this 4-hour course Thursdays from 3 to 4 pm to make sense of the dynamics of emotion and play in the lives of children. The course will be facilitated by Eva de Gosztonyi, psychologist, CEBM. Registration is $90 per participant for English School Boards of Quebec.
 

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