Author Description

The author spent 36 years as Principal of Therapeutic Day Schools, first with Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, and most recently in Chicago, Illinois. The schools all had highly diverse student populations from all socioeconomic levels and backgrounds who had been transferred from their local public, private, or parochial schools due to emotional and behavioral problems. In TECHNIQUES FOR TIME-OUT, Dr. Roth describes the various behavior management strategies that he found helpful in dealing with students in time-out. He classified a spectum of behavior management strategies into three “models” that provide a framework to help staff defuse disruptive behavior, minimize the risk of crisis encounters, and avoid the need for more restrictive measures.