Give Me a Break! A Proactive, SEL-Based Intervention for Supporting Behavior Change

The Break Room is a practical, proactive, SEL-based intervention that offers a structured, non-punitive space for student self-regulation, benefiting both students and teachers. In this presentation, we will share promising results and a blueprint for establishing similar models across various settings.Participants will be able to: 1. Implement a school-wide SEL-based behavioral intervention that is proactive in its approach to behavior change, rather than reactive. 2. Utilize a constructive behavior change strategy that enables teachers to maintain positive behavior across settings, rather than relying on tools for managing behavior in the moment which decreases the burden on teachers by providing a pathway for proactive support when behavior escalation is most likely.