In this episode of The Language of Behavior, Joshua Stamper and Charle Peck unpack a critical question from a recent Kentucky training on non-suicidal self injury (NSSI): how can we train teachers to respond effectively when self harm shows up in classrooms and hallways? Charlie shares the AAA framework assessment, attitude, and action that she uses with educators and clinicians to clarify roles, keep protocols simple, and move adults from freezing or overreacting to calm, supportive next steps.​

Listeners learn what NSSI can look like across age groups, from hair pulling, biting, and skin picking in younger students to cutting and concealed injuries in teens, and how to notice behavior pattern shifts such as sudden long sleeve clothing, bathroom trips, or refusal to dress out for PE. Charlie models neutral, non shaming language teachers can use, explains why promising secrecy or threatening to “call home right now” can escalate shame and hiding, and outlines how to document only what you can see and hear so mental health professionals can assess risk and function of the behavior.

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About Charle Peck:

Charle Peck is the co-creator of Thriving School Community, a revolutionary program designed for schools to improve mental health. She holds an MS in Education and an MS in Social Work as a 20+ year veteran in education (K-12). As a global keynote speaker, she delivers powerful messages of hope to educators and facilitates meaningful professional development. Charle successfully equips school staff with practical tools to mitigate teacher burnout and the youth mental health crisis providing relief to schools all across the country. Her unique lens as a high school teacher turned clinical therapist specializing in trauma makes her stories relevant and captivating to educators struggling in today’s system. You can purchase her book “Improving School Mental Health: The Thriving School Community Solution” on Amazon and connect with her on X @CharlePeck.

Follow Charle Peck:

1. Website: www.ThrivingEducator.org
2. Twitter: https://twitter.com/CharlePeck
3. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/charlepeckconsulting?mibextid=LQQJ4d
4. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlepeck/
5. Other: charle@thrivibgeducator.org
6. Podcast: Thriving Educator
7. Book: https://www.amazon.com/Improving-School-Mental-Health-Community/dp/B0BTS3MN2P?crid=EIKAGWZ4V006&keywords=charle+peck&qid=1705780803&sprefix=charle+peck%2Caps%2C181&sr=8-1&linkCode=ll1&tag=aspirewebsite-20&linkId=6456f4f1bc2440be71d094a5d14656a4&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl

About Joshua Stamper:

Joshua Stamper is the Director of Innovation for the Teach Better Team, a multifaceted role that encompasses his talents as an author, podcaster, leadership coach, and education keynote speaker. With a rich background as a middle school administrator, classroom art educator, and athletic coach, Joshua brings a wealth of experience to his work in education.

Joshua is passionate about implementing trauma-responsive techniques, exploring alternative student discipline methods, and promoting healthy leadership habits....

In this timely episode of The Language of Behavior, Joshua Stamper and Charle Peck respond to a vulnerable question from an educator: "I'm still overwhelmed and stressed out even after the break. We keep talking about mental health, but where are the solutions?" Drawing on their work with teachers, counselors, social workers, and school psychologists, they name what everyone is feeling too much on the plate, rising student behavior, and a system that keeps taking without giving back and then offer concrete, realistic steps leaders can take now.​

Charlie shares practical ideas like removing tasks instead of adding new initiatives and using staff meeting time for energizing practices such as writing positive notes to families, while Josh unpacks how boundaries, sleep, hydration, movement, and passion projects can restore hope and capacity for educators in the toughest seasons. They also outline a quick, high impact strategy: sending a one question staff survey ("What do you need from me to make your job easier or better?") and actually responding with small, tangible supports from working staplers to mental health referral lists and access to therapies like Accelerated Resolution Therapy.

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About Charle Peck:

Charle Peck is the co-creator of Thriving School Community, a revolutionary program designed for schools to improve mental health. She holds an MS in Education and an MS in Social Work as a 20+ year veteran in education (K-12). As a global keynote speaker, she delivers powerful messages of hope to educators and facilitates meaningful professional development. Charle successfully equips school staff with practical tools to mitigate teacher burnout and the youth mental health crisis providing relief to schools all across the country. Her unique lens as a high school teacher turned clinical therapist specializing in trauma makes her stories relevant and captivating to educators struggling in today’s system. You can purchase her book “Improving School Mental Health: The Thriving School Community Solution” on Amazon and connect with her on X @CharlePeck.

Follow Charle Peck:

1. Website: www.ThrivingEducator.org
2. Twitter: https://twitter.com/CharlePeck
3. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/charlepeckconsulting?mibextid=LQQJ4d
4. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlepeck/
5. Other: charle@thrivibgeducator.org
6. Podcast: Thriving Educator
7. Book: https://www.amazon.com/Improving-School-Mental-Health-Community/dp/B0BTS3MN2P?crid=EIKAGWZ4V006&keywords=charle+peck&qid=1705780803&sprefix=charle+peck%2Caps%2C181&sr=8-1&linkCode=ll1&tag=aspirewebsite-20&linkId=6456f4f1bc2440be71d094a5d14656a4&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl

About Joshua Stamper:

Joshua Stamper is the Director of Innovation for the Teach Better Team, a multifaceted role that encompasses his talents as an author, podcaster, leadership coach, and education keynote speaker. With a rich background as a middle school administrator, classroom art educator, and athletic coach, Joshua brings a wealth of experience to his work in education.

Joshua is passionate about implementing trauma-responsive techniques, exploring...

In this uplifting conversation on The Language of Behavior, Charle Peck sits down with author, consultant, and continuous improvement expert Lainie Rowell to explore how gratitude and intentional noticing can transform stressed-out schools and organizations from the inside out. Lainie introduces her Notice–Evolve–Thrive framework and shares the science-backed reason “notice” is the essential first step in healing, behavior change, and culture work.​

Together, Charle and Lainie unpack practical strategies leaders can use tomorrow, including “bright spots walks” with sticky notes, gratitude emails, and simple rituals that honor often-overlooked staff and students. They dig into why shifting from a deficit lens to a strengths-focused one matters for mental health, and how practices like the praise-to-correction ratio and Gottman’s “bids for connection” shape relationships, resilience, and behavior across a system.​

About Lainie Rowell:

Lainie Rowell is an educator, author, podcaster, and international consultant who specializes in working with other educators to find innovative and sustainable ways to transform teaching and learning. Her areas of expertise include online/blended learning, designing innovative learning experiences, professional learning, and community building.

During her more almost 25 years in education, Lainie has taught elementary, secondary, and higher education. She also served in a district-level leadership position supporting 22,000 students and 1,200 teachers at 33 schools.

As a consultant, Lainie's client list ranges from Fortune 100 companies like Apple and Google to school districts and independent schools. Lainie is a TEDx Speaker with more than 15 years of experience presenting at regional, national, and international conferences including Building Learning Communities (BLC) and the Leadership 3.0 Symposium.

Lainie was a contributor to the 2019 National Standards for Quality Online Teaching and on the 2014 Blended Learning Teacher Competency Framework committee.

Since 2014, Lainie has been a consultant for the Orange County Department of Education's Institute for Leadership Development facilitating professional learning for administrators.

From 2010-2014, Lainie served as the Program Coordinator for Leading Edge Certification, a national certification program in educational technology and curriculum innovation created by an Alliance of nonprofits, universities and educational agencies. She led the creation and curation of all four certifications, Online and Blended Teacher, Administrator, Digital Educator, and Professional Learning Leader.

Lainie is honored to be an Apple Distinguished Educator, Google for Education Certified Trainer, and Google for Education Certified Innovator. She has also been recognized as Teacher of the Year and was featured in OC Family Magazine as one of 10 Teachers Making a Difference. In 2011, she was elected to CUE's Board of...