Alternatives to Traditional School Discipline: The Multi-Tiered Behavioral Health Prevention Framework - Supportive School Discipline (SSD) Webinar Series

This second Webinar in the joint U.S. Departments of Education, Justice, and Health and Human Services Supportive School Discipline (SSD) Webinar Series provides the knowledge that school, district, residential facility, and court staff, law enforcement, and community stakeholders need to better understand how the use of discretionary discipline practices focused on prevention and early intervention can transform all schools into supportive learning environments for all students. Research has demonstrated that the most effective tool to address problem student behavior is to prevent it from occurring in the first place. Further, prevention and intervention efforts more closely tailored to address students’ specific behavior issues are more effective than blanket policies and practices.

Learning Objectives:

Understand the multi-tiered behavioral health prevention framework

Identify the positive impacts of such frameworks on safety, student engagement and achievement, and overall student and staff well-being

Plan how to apply the framework in multiple settings using examples from some jurisdictions