The Behaviour Management Toolkit

Chris Parry-Mitchell is a teacher and freelance consultant based in Lancashire.

• How to Use This BookPoints to ConsiderIntroducing the Toolkit: Establishing a Safe Group and Finding Out What the Issues AreGames, Hooks and Tactics: Common Communication Scenarios for Young People′What Makes Me Tick?′ The Differences between PeopleHitting the Targets: Setting Goals and Examining MeaningsKeeping It Real: Understanding Anger and Strategies to HelpLights, Action, Drama! Understanding Unhelpful Roles and IdentitiesFast Forward: Raising Aspirations and Creating a FutureStep over Here: Developing an Understanding of the Views of OthersPremier Skills: Skills for Successful LearnersLook at Me Now...Bring It on! Reflection and Skills for the Future

′This programme has enabled ′at risk′ pupils to understand and take responsibility for their own behaviour. They have made positive changes to achieve success in their lives both in and out of school. It has had a fantastic impact′-Jule Bather, Headteacher, Larches House Short Stay School′The whole programme is well put together, so each session builds on the previous one and models learnt early in the programme are reapplied later on. Chris says she responded to feedback from her young participants, making changes and increasing the programme′s relevance and effectiveness. I think it′s a superb piece of work, but the ultimate test is, does it work? Well, the statistics and the participants′ feedback says it does; and whenever I′ve visited the project I′ve noticed an atmosphere that′s warm and safe and purposeful, and the young people I′ve met there are full of praise for Chris and her team.I hope practitioners working with hurt young people and their sometimes challenging behaviour make use of the Toolkit′-John Marsden, Marsden Therapy