Manor ISD MPACT 2017

Establishing your ELA/SLA centers can be a challenge, especially when considering we have a short time to establish routines and procedures, much less creating centers that are differentiated. In this session we will explore how ELA/SLA centers can evolve over the year according to students' academic development and cognitive development.

Participants will learn safe and least restrictive interventions designed to help manage an individual in crisis until they can regain physical and emotional control. Great emphasis is placed on early verbal intervention (the Assisting Process). The Assisting Process is role-played in all class interactions and is demonstrated in all four programs. Using the Facilitator Manual and SAMA videos, a certified facilitator leads participants through skills practice followed by performance assessments at the conclusion of each program, which are: *Principles and Assisting Process *Protection of Self and Others *Containment *Object Retrieval