Using a PBIS Framework to Support Crisis Recovery
摘要
The PBIS framework is designed to support students’ social, emotional, and behavioral well-being by establishing a positive, predictable, and safe learning environment. Crisis events such as school or community-based violence, an epidemic/pandemic, or a natural disaster may disrupt the learning environment. Reestablishing the learning environment following a crisis event requires an intentional and systemic approach to recovery. In this chapter, we describe how the PBIS framework can support crisis preparation, response, and recovery efforts. For the purposes of this chapter, we define a crisis as an event of significant magnitude that disrupts the learning environment and overwhelms the school’s ability to meet the resulting needs. Such events may include gun violence, knife incidents, fights that result in serious injuries or death, cluster suicide events, or natural disasters. In addition to interruptions in instruction and learning and potential learning loss, these events may produce a loss of trust and safety, high frustration, anxiety, loss of confidence, and depression. Early response and recovery efforts are critical to lessen the long-term negative impacts of the crisis and support resilience, a return to routines, renewed confidence, and a renewed sense of safety and support.