Children with Challenging Behaviors
Over thirty years ago, Mary M. Wood, Ed.D. established Developmental Therapy - Developmental Teaching for educators and parents of children with emotional and behavioral disabilities, autism, Asperger's Syndrome, or other sensory-integrative disabilities (pre-K to high school). Her method has become a foundation for thousands of concerned families, educators, and mental health professionals -- nationally and internationally. These techniques have improved the quality of life for so many -- child by child.
Use Adult Roles With Positive Strategies
Shy Leon, 3, clings to his bear and will not speak. Clint, 9, is hyperactive and disruptive in school. Allesa, 16, whines and manipulates. What is a teacher or parent to do?One facet of Developmental Therapy-Teaching is the use of defined adult roles to promote participation and success.
The adult roles for Cheerleader, Coach, and Referee include 12 strategies to use when guiding children in positive ways. These focus on strengths, encourage participation, and ultimately decrease problem behaviors.
Adult Role - Cheerleader
The adult role of Cheerleader is used to anticipate and avoid problems.Strategies include:
Encourage and praise
Motivate with materials and activities
Organize materials
Describe procedures
Model expected actions
Adult Role - Coach
The adult role of Coach is used to Keep Problems from Getting Worse.Strategies include:
Move closer to the child
Redirect to activity
Reflect positive words of action
Remind child of the rules
Adult Role - Referee
The adult role of Referee is used to Control Highly Disruptive Behavior.Strategies include:
Time out in the room
Hold firmly
Remove from the room
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- This site includes links to all of Dr. Wood's programs.
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Dr. Wood's Basic Approach
Dr. Wood's basic approach comes from her beliefs about helping others reach their potential:
Focus on strengths to foster self-esteem and responsible behavior.
Set goals that bring comfort and personally satisfying results.
Follow natural developmental paths that are sequential and predictable, while uniquely individual.
Make experiences relevant with emotional and cultural meaning.
Focus on strengths to foster self-esteem and responsible behavior.
Set goals that bring comfort and personally satisfying results.
Follow natural developmental paths that are sequential and predictable, while uniquely individual.
Make experiences relevant with emotional and cultural meaning.
Dr. Wood says:
"If you resonate with these beliefs, you are thinking developmentally. Put them into practice and you will see astounding changes in children."
Developmental Therapy - Developmental Teaching in Europe
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Technical assistance for implementing this approach, advanced training, curriculum materials, and research reports are available in German and English.
(Entwicklungstherapie/Entwicklungspadagogik)
Website: http://www.etep.org or click ETEP above.
Contact: ETEP Europe, Dr. Marita Bergsson, Krahestr. 13 A, D-40233, Dusseldorf, Germany.
Email: info@etep.org
Technical assistance for implementing this approach, advanced training, curriculum materials, and research reports are available in German and English.
(Entwicklungstherapie/Entwicklungspadagogik)
Website: http://www.etep.org or click ETEP above.
Contact: ETEP Europe, Dr. Marita Bergsson, Krahestr. 13 A, D-40233, Dusseldorf, Germany.
Email: info@etep.org
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Meet Mary M. Wood, Ed. D.
Founder of Developmental Therapy Teaching Programs
Dr. Wood, with a national and international reputation and recipient of numerous awards, currently serves as volunteer director of this program, affiliated with the University of Georgia. Her textbooks, interactive CD's, developmental assessment tools and other materials provide resources for all who work with special needs kids.Thank you, Dr. Wood, for all that you have done and continue to do for our precious children.
Behave, Speak, Feel, Relate, Think
Comment from Dr. Wood
The value of exemplary education for children with special needs receives a major boost through the Lens of Joan Adams and Betty DeLorme. Congratulations on a well-documented piece about the developmental approach. I am impressed with the extensive research they have done to identify the resources available through Developmental Therapy-Developmental Teaching. For all of us, life is a series of developmental phases and stages. Good mental health and a well-adjusted life style demand that we make deliberate changes as we live and learn throughout our lives. This could never be more important than for those among us who have special needs. But then, doesn't everyone have special needs? Let's continue to look through the lens of development for solutions to life, day by day!
Mary M. Wood
Director, Developmental Therapy Institute
Professor Emeritus of Special Education
University of Georgia
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Professor Emeritus of Special Education
University of Georgia
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Thank you for visiting Peg's kids!
I hope this information has been helpful to you.
My sister, Betty DeLorme, will be answering your questions via the comment box. I am so happy that she has agreed to do this for us!
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- aj2008 aj2008 Nov 24, 2009 @ 9:34 am
- The Childrens and Parenting Group that this lens belonged to has survived all the recent changes on Squidoo and is now a Lensography. This lens is now featured at Children and Parenting HQ.
And of course this visit gives me the chance to Bless this excellent lens.
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- ldoone88 ldoone88 Nov 15, 2009 @ 5:40 am
- Nice lens, good info. Thanks :0)
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- OhMe OhMe Sep 7, 2009 @ 4:23 am
- Just dropping by to let you know that this lens is featured on my PEEPS preschool lens. Thank you.
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- Teddi14 Teddi14 May 25, 2009 @ 10:56 am
- Thanks for tweeting this. I am going to lensroll it to my lens about Special Education Great job!!! Absolutely 5*'s.
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- calicoskies calicoskies May 25, 2009 @ 9:42 am
- My younger brother has Downs Syndrome - thank you so much for making this lens :)
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- Heather426 Heather426 Apr 22, 2009 @ 12:37 am
- Joan,
As a sister of a special needs child, and the mother of another, I really appreciate this lens.5*
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- a_willow a_willow Apr 12, 2009 @ 12:31 am
- My husband, as a teacher, will love this page! And me too! Blessings my dear Joan for your efforts to help both parents and teachers!
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- GypsyOwl GypsyOwl Apr 4, 2009 @ 5:41 am
- Remarkable!
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- Wysiwigs Wysiwigs Apr 1, 2009 @ 4:24 am
- Great lens and some wonderful tips for those involved with special needs :o) 5*
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- Nourishing_hope Nourishing_hope Mar 18, 2009 @ 2:43 am
- Great lens! You've put together a lot of helpful information here. I'd love for you to visit my lens and say hello when you have the chance.
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- joshsmom joshsmom Mar 11, 2009 @ 7:08 am
- Good, informative lens for a parent of a pecial needs child.
Thank you
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- marsha32 marsha32 Mar 7, 2009 @ 8:52 am
- I really do like the information that you have put together here
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- Karina Trautvetter Karina Trautvetter Feb 27, 2009 @ 5:10 am
- Ich bin ETEP- Trainerin in Berlin in Deutschland. Nicht nur das ich dieses Programm mit %uFFFDberzeugung vermittle, sondern meine t%uFFFDgliche Arbeit damit st%uFFFDrkt mich immer wieder darin, dass es f%uFFFDr viele unserer schwierigen Kids genau das Richtige ist. Nicht nur der Umgang mit den Sch%uFFFDlern, sondern auch meine eigene Einstellung und nat%uFFFDrlich auch der Umgang mit Kollegen hat sich mit ETEP ver%uFFFDndert und erleichtert mir einige der t%uFFFDglichen Situationen.
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- Betty Betty Feb 26, 2009 @ 6:14 pm
- We are so appreciative of your many special comments! Touching the lives of our special children is so meaningful and so very important for their years to come. Thank you, thank you! b.
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- sittonbull sittonbull Feb 23, 2009 @ 10:46 pm
- This is such an important subject and a great lens to explain it. We need a more collaborative and focused effort to support special needs children in all areas of our society!
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- Krimhild aus Hamburg Krimhild aus Hamburg Feb 19, 2009 @ 5:02 am
- ETEP ist in der Hamburger Schullandschaft inzwischen sehr bekannt . Es hat vielen Kolleginnen und Kollegen zum einen ein solides Handwerkszeug fuer die taegliche Arbeit gegeben, zum anderen frische Tatkraft und eine positive Einstellung zur eigenen Arbeitssituation erwirkt.
Dank an Mary Wood und Marita Bergsson!
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- monarch13 monarch13 Feb 12, 2009 @ 12:39 am
- Awesome as always. Rolled to "Parents Guide to Raising Healthy kids".
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- Susanne TUNN Susanne TUNN Feb 8, 2009 @ 4:26 am
- Ich arbeite nun schon seit gut 4 Jahren mit ETEP an der Bernhard-Rose-Schule in Berlin. Dieses Konzept erleichterte mir die erzieherische Arbeit an unserem Förderzentrum. Wir habe doch recht schwierige Schüler, die viel Aufmerksamkeit verlangen. Jeden Tag den Blick auf die Stärken dieser Kinder zu richten ist nicht immer einfach, aber diese positive Arbeitseinstellung erleichtert mir und den Kindern die Zusammenarbeit. Mit ETEP habe ich schon viele Erfolge gesichert. Ebenfalls bin ich Regionaltrainerin für Berlin.
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- Susanne Susanne Feb 8, 2009 @ 4:26 am
- Ich arbeite nun schon seit gut 4 Jahren mit ETEP an der Bernhard-Rose-Schule in Berlin. Dieses Konzept erleichterte mir die erzieherische Arbeit an unserem Förderzentrum. Wir habe doch recht schwierige Schüler, die viel Aufmerksamkeit verlangen. Jeden Tag den Blick auf die Stärken dieser Kinder zu richten ist nicht immer einfach, aber diese positive Arbeitseinstellung erleichtert mir und den Kindern die Zusammenarbeit. Mit ETEP habe ich schon viele Erfolge gesichert. Ebenfalls bin ich Regionaltrainerin für Berlin.
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- spirituality spirituality Jan 30, 2009 @ 2:14 pm
- Great way to introduce the topic. I used to teach in a school for special education - all the kids had special needs.
I think you will like these lenses:
Books about Autism
Sensory Processing (aka Sensory Integration) explained: with tips on how to help your child.
Information about sensory processing and tips for parents.
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- PosterChildSmile PosterChildSmile Jan 29, 2009 @ 12:54 am
- I have a grand daughter with speech needs, so I can back to read some more about your knowledge in this area. - Thank you so much Joan!
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- sittonbull sittonbull Jan 27, 2009 @ 10:13 am
- Trying another comment here to test the system. Hope it comes thru BR, cause this is a great lens and you do great work! Wish I could give it another 5*****
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- Sabine Sabine Jan 27, 2009 @ 1:53 am
- Seit ich 1995 die ersten Informationen zu ETEP erhalten habe, beschäftigt mich die erfolgreiche Etablierung dieses Konzepts innerhalb von Schule. Als besonders wirkungsvoll empfinde ich die Veränderung, die ich als Pädagogin im Prozess der Umsetzung erlebt habe.
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- sittonbull sittonbull Jan 23, 2009 @ 12:43 pm
- Joan and Betty... what a pro-active idea for a lens! I am sending this to a business associate with an autistic child, and several friends who work with or have special need children. I have been blessed to know a few whose needs (not the least of which was the understanding love of family, friends and teachers) were well diagnosed and well met. They were given and have accepted the opportunity to integrate into and become remarkable personality s and productive members of society. That's a wonderful thing and my hat is off to all those who work in any capacity to meet this worthy challenge. Faved and5*
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- andyajsb andyajsb Jan 23, 2009 @ 1:07 am
- Great lens with really good information, thanks.
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- Himu Himu Jan 22, 2009 @ 9:33 am
- Das Konzept hat mich überzeugt. Ich halte die ressourcenorientierte Sichtweise für sehr hilfreich und notwendig. Ich würde mir wünschen, dass auch Tagesschausprecher und Politiker von ETEP "infiziert" würden.
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- Mélanie Vieillot Mélanie Vieillot Jan 21, 2009 @ 1:40 pm
- I'm a teacher in Germany and work with this conception. I really love to work like this because it's right (positive attitude towards kids and their behavior) and it's helping! Even in personal life!!! Special thanks to Marita Bergsson who brought this programm to germany!
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- Jo Wis Jo Wis Jan 21, 2009 @ 8:47 am
- I´ve been in Developmental Therapy and Teaching for 12 years in Germany (Europe). It's the best program for supporting children with problem behavior I have ever seen.
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- Ursula Jack Ursula Jack Jan 20, 2009 @ 1:52 pm
- Nach 25 Jahren Arbeit als Lehrerin habe ich Entwicklungspädagogik kennen gelernt. Es ist das Beste, was mir passieren konnte - für die Arbeit mit den Kindern, für meine Tätigkeit in der Lehrerfortbildung und für meine persönliche Entwicklung. Danke an Mary Wood und danke an Marita Bergsson, die das Programm nach Deutschland gebracht hat.
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- Ursula Jack Ursula Jack Jan 20, 2009 @ 1:52 pm
- Nach 25 Jahren Arbeit als Lehrerin habe ich Entwicklungspädagogik kennen gelernt. Es ist das Beste, was mir passieren konnte - für die Arbeit mit den Kindern, für meine Tätigkeit in der Lehrerfortbildung und für meine persönliche Entwicklung. Danke an Mary Wood und danke an Marita Bergsson, die das Programm nach Deutschland gebracht hat.
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- anton anton Jan 20, 2009 @ 10:57 am
- Hallo,
wir arbeiten in der Comenius-Schule in Bad Orb in Deutschland schon seit Jahren mit ETEP und dies sehr erfolgreich.
Beste Grüße
anton
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- Rike Rike Jan 20, 2009 @ 9:50 am
- I`m glad to know this program since 1992! It`s very helpful every school day.
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- Trainerin aus Marburg BRD Trainerin aus Marburg BRD Jan 20, 2009 @ 6:24 am
- Ich bin Trainerin f%uFFFDP und freue mich, in Fortbildungen den Kollegen und Eltern ein wirksames F%uFFFDrkonzept vorzustellen, das endlich F%uFFFDgkeiten ins Zentrum r%uFFFDAgieren statt reagieren! Gr%uFFFDs Deutschland.
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- Marita Beate Marita Beate Jan 20, 2009 @ 4:41 am
- I´ve been in Developmental Therapy and Teaching für about 20 years - the best program for supporting children with problem behavior. We work a lot with this approach in Germany.
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- PosterChildSmile PosterChildSmile Jan 19, 2009 @ 1:36 pm
- How special! This is getting a lensroll!
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- ElizabethJeanAllen ElizabethJeanAllen Jan 4, 2009 @ 7:38 pm
- Great information! I see so many kids in school with special needs. Some are identified and some are not. Every child needs a helping hand now and then.
Great lens
Lizzy
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- Susan52 Susan52 Dec 29, 2008 @ 9:43 am
- I always wonder the cause for the growing number of children with mental illnesses and neurological problems. I'm very happy to see caring people with positive treatments for these disorders. Congratulations on tackling a subject that affects so many.
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- Connie Rasbury Connie Rasbury Dec 23, 2008 @ 4:15 pm
- This will be so helpful to so many many families. Thank you for sharing.
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- mukunda22 mukunda22 Dec 23, 2008 @ 12:47 pm
- Claus Jensen's music would be perfect if played for the programs for autistic children!! Just thought about it today!!
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- MommaKnows MommaKnows Dec 23, 2008 @ 1:40 am
- Very interesting information! I need to look into the materials more. The adult roles are great... things that make sense but I've never thought about the roles separately before. I have a son who has delays, sensory integration issues, and more. I need all the help I can get.
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- mary wood mary wood Dec 21, 2008 @ 7:50 pm | in reply to Viktorson
- Your question about fundraising... no. The important effort is to let concerned individuals know that the material is there and really produces positive changes in children.
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- Kathy Kathy Dec 20, 2008 @ 9:53 am
- This is a great lens! Thank you Mom and Aunt Betty for all your hard work! I love yall!
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- Viktorson Viktorson Dec 19, 2008 @ 4:25 pm
- Very interesting Lens! Does this program benefit from any of the fundraising on Squidoo?
Thanks
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- heehaw heehaw Dec 18, 2008 @ 8:09 pm
- the part i like most is "Use Adult Roles With Positive Strategies" , what about you?
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- Shelly Shelly Dec 17, 2008 @ 10:32 pm
- Very well done, one can tell this is a piece of your heart. I worked with developmentally disabled adults for 21 years and fell in love many times over the years. I really like the defined roles which naturally lead to consistency. Just great!
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- steamtown steamtown Dec 17, 2008 @ 2:44 pm
- Awsome lens! A much needed lens about a subject that a lot of people know very little about.
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- awelldressedbullet awelldressedbullet Dec 15, 2008 @ 10:12 pm
- What a wonderful lens Joan and Betty, thank you for sharing such a special program run by such dedicated and caring individuals.- Kathy
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- Joyce Kitchens Joyce Kitchens Dec 15, 2008 @ 1:07 pm
- What a wonderful program. Thanks for sharing.
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- AndyPo AndyPo Dec 15, 2008 @ 1:51 am
- Very interesting lens
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- microsat microsat Dec 11, 2008 @ 11:36 am
- You did provide great health information. I wish to write with you about health tips.
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