Honors College | Scholars Week Theses Presentations
Terminating Tantrums: Behavioral Strategies and Interventions for Aggressive and Tantruming Behavior
Academic Level at Time of Presentation
Junior
Major
Learning and Behavior Disorders with and Elementary Emphasis
Minor
N/A
List all Project Mentors & Advisor(s)
Eric Umstead, Ed.D
Presentation Format
Oral Presentation
Abstract/Description
The thesis discusses a collection of strategies for special educators and support staff in the self-contained classroom to ease current and prevent future angry and aggressive behavior for students with limited communication skills and significant cognitive deficits. It reviews methods for identifying potential triggers for escalating behavior, safely intervening in various settings, and preventing future occurrences of aggressive behavior
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Honors Thesis
Terminating Tantrums: Behavioral Strategies and Interventions for Aggressive and Tantruming Behavior
The thesis discusses a collection of strategies for special educators and support staff in the self-contained classroom to ease current and prevent future angry and aggressive behavior for students with limited communication skills and significant cognitive deficits. It reviews methods for identifying potential triggers for escalating behavior, safely intervening in various settings, and preventing future occurrences of aggressive behavior