Our Message

A Message from the President

The safe management of an exploding person may well be the most demanding professional challenge faced by teachers and social service personnel. Success in these situations requires a set of knowledge and skills. The other requirement is the ability to step outside the moment and to recognize the behavior that is occurring as one of the many clumsy or primitive attempts at problem solving that has and will probably continue to occur in this young person's growth and development experience. All who work with theses individuals do not possess this ability. Some have it by nature. Some develop it through experience. Some never get it. It is an attitude regarding at-risk individuals. It is a commitment to the mission of teaching and helping these individuals. In the crisis moment it translates as the "attitude of the intervention".

Today there are various behavior management intervention systems available for use in the social service and education fields. Some are designed to assist clients/students in their growth and development, while others are constructed to make working with troubled individuals more convenient for staff. The world of social service and education is inconvenient labor. Choose carefully.

J. K. Mullen

President