Research supports that current methods of training and preparation of pre-service and veteran educational professionals does not meet the demand of challenging situations. The focus of intervention which was once containment, coercion and control, is now about taking the problems that occur in the lives of students and using learned, practiced and reinforced skills to teach these students more effective coping skills and alternatives to aggression and disrespect. With this in mind, my goal continues to be to work with people who work with children and young adults and to build in those adults a level of confidence, knowledge and skills that will promote classrooms that are open to conflict resolution rather than the conflict cycle.

Dr. Donna Riter

My Biography -

Dr, Donna Riter, Educational Trainer/Consultant has been in the field of education for over 37 years working with students in regular and special education in grade levels from preschool . 12+. Her experience in education as a teacher and administrator include speech/language therapist, classroom instructor, instructional assistant, vice principal for the Wayne-Finger Lakes BOCES, Director of the Halpern Education Center Day Treatment program for the emotionally disabled, and adjunct professor at Nazareth College in Rochester NY.    ....read more