🌱 Post-Crisis Reflection & Recovery Toolkit

Support learning, regulation, and growth after challenging moments.

This two-page, trauma-informed post-crisis debrief toolkit is designed to help students and adults reflect, repair, and plan for success after a behavioral incident (once the student is calm and regulated).

Rooted in SEL, PBIS, and ABA-informed practices, this resource prioritizes emotional safety, accountability without shame, and skill-building over punishment.

📄 What’s Included

✔ Student Reflection Page
– Body-based emotion check-in
– Color feelings scale
– Early warning signs (“Before things got hard, I noticed…”)
– Calming strategies that worked
– Gentle affirmation to close

✔ Adult Reflection & Support Planning Page
– Objective incident summary
– Possible triggers and setting events
– Early warning signs observed
– Regulation supports used
– Actionable plan for next time

✔ Printer-friendly PDF
✔ Trauma-informed, non-punitive language

Best for:

• Classroom teachers
  
• Special educators
  
• School counselors
  
• BCBAs & behavior specialists
  
• Administrators implementing PBIS/MTSS
  
• Social-emotional learning teams
  

Best used:

• After a behavioral escalation/crisis situation
  
• During restorative conversations
  
• Following a crisis intervention
  
• For IEP/BIP documentation support
  
• As part of SEL or PBIS frameworks
  

⚠️ Not intended for use during active escalation.

💛 Why Educators Love This Tool

• Reduces shame and power struggles
  
• Encourages self regulation skill development & generalization
  
• Supports consistent adult responses
  
• Saves time on post-incident documentation
  
• Aligns with trauma-informed practices & ABA principles