Accommodating Students with Behavioural Concerns
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RESOURCES
Positive Mental Health Toolkit
The Pan-Canadian Joint Consortium for School Health’s Positive Mental Health Toolkit is designed to promote positive practices and perspectives within the school environment, and to provide a proactive approach to enhancing student engagement and positive behaviour supports.
Positive Behavioural Intervention and Supports (PBIS)
PBIS describes school-based systems of support that provide strategies for supporting positive student behaviours to create healthy school environments.
Response to Intervention
The three-tiered Response to Intervention (RTI) model adapts intervention strategies according to students’ level of need:
- Tier 1 involves instructional approaches and interventions that are universal and accessible to all students in the classroom.
- Tier 2 interventions are provided for small groups of students in need of additional support, and can be provided in collaboration with support staff.
- Tier 3 provides longer, more intense interventions for individual students, supported by strong family and student engagement.
References
Howell, J. C. (2003). Preventing and reducing juvenile delinquency. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Morrison, W., Kirby, P., Losier, G. & Allain, M. (2009). Conceptualizing psychological wellness: Addressing mental fitness needs. Journal of the Canadian Association of Principals, 17(2), 19-21.
Morrison, W. & Peterson, P. (2013). Schools as a setting for positive mental health: Better practices and perspectives. 2nd Edition. Pan-Canadian Joint Consortium for School Health.
Morrison, W. & Peterson, P. (2013). Schools as a setting for positive mental health: Better practices and perspectives. 2nd Edition. Pan-Canadian Joint Consortium for School Health.
National Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence Prevention (NCMHPYV). (2009). Connecting Social and Emotional Learning with Mental Health. University of Illinois at Chicago.
NB Department of Education and Early Childhood Development. (2014). School-based education support services teams to support inclusive education. Province of New Brunswick.
Whitley, J., Smith, J.D., & Vaillancourt, T. (2012). Promoting mental health literacy among educators: Critical in school-based prevention and intervention. Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 28(1) 56-70.
Meet the Expert(s)
Dr. Bill Morrison
As an academic and clinical psychologist, Dr. Bill Morrison has been actively involved in projects focusing on positive psychology research, program evaluation, and the implementation of community-bas...
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Dr. Patricia Peterson
Dr. Peterson holds a doctoral degree in Educational Psychology from Boston University. As Co-Executive Director of the university’s Health and Education Research Group, she leads several initiatives...
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