PATHS program

FAB Strategies Mindfulness Movement Activities

Autism Spectrum Disorders, Coping Strategies, early intervention, Exercise, Kindergarten, mental health and sensory processing intervention, Mindfulness, Movement brakes, Music, occupational therapy, physical therapy, Positive Behavioral Support, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder teens /

I wanted to share this video of my FAB Strategies Mindfulness Movement activities to improve student’s behavior  https://www.facebook.com/educationresourcesinc/videos/943257499082558/ It was recorded by ERI at their Therapy in the Schools Conference.  Mindfulness movement activities are simple to do and can improve attention as well as enhance behavior by reducing student’s anxiety and giving them a break from seated […]

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Role of school OT's, PT's, SLP's in Behavior Intervention

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School Occupational, Physical and Speech Therapists play a significant role in improving student behavior. While traditionally viewed exclusively as the role of school social workers, psychologists, and behaviorists the complex problems of students with interrelated behavioral and developmental challenges can be helped by the contribution of school therapists.  The relationship between behavioral problems, the occupation of students, communication/language

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Brain Based Emotion Regulation Strategies

Autism Spectrum Disorder, Coping Strategies, early trauma history, Exercise, Feelings, Movement brakes, Music, Physical Self-regulation, Positive Behavioral Support, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder teens, Research, School intervention, sequential bimanual movement /

Brain based therapy applies current neuropsychology to developing emotion regulation strategies. Emotion regulation involves learning to non-aggressively express strong feelings. People initially process anger and other negative emotions unconsciously in the right cerebral hemisphere, but require cross-hemispheric communication involving the left cerebral hemisphere for conscious awareness, verbal expression and emotion regulation (Riggs et al., 2006; Shobe,

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Improving Sensory Integration, Emotion Regulation, & Learning

Coping Strategies, Environmental Adaptations, Mindfulness, Movement brakes, Physical Self-regulation, Positive Behavioral Support, Sensory Integration /

Occupational, Speech/Language, and mental health therapists can work in conjunction with teachers to integrate sensory integration and mindfulness activities with positive behavioral support preventive interventions. Sensory Integration can help enhance emotion regulation and behavior. Synthesizing sensory integration with positive behavioral support strategies comprehensively addresses the development of sensory seeking, novelty seeking, and impulsive behaviors associated

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FAB Turtle Teaches Self-Control

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The FAB Turtle Technique is a practical evidence-based method of teaching self-control to pre-school and kindergarten students. The turtle technique is a component of the PATHS positive behavioral support program using classroom routines, rewards, stories, puppets, crafts, and activities. The turtle technique is based on Tucker Turtle, who learns to control his aggression when he

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