Identifying a student suffering from emotional and behavioral disorders
Are any of these characteristics identified? ❓
Unexplained difficulties in learning
Unsatisfactory interpersonal relationships
A pervasive mood of unhappiness
Physical symptoms associated with personal or school problems
Do the student's characteristics adversely affect educational performance?
No ♻
Methods for identification ✅
Classroom assessments 👤
Observation
In the classroom
In the lunchroom
In PE class
At home
Interviewing parents and other family members 👥
Family history
Developmental history of the student
Collecting medical information ✏
Does the student receive a therapy?
Which medications are used and what is their effect on the student
Which medical condition does the student have?
What are the best ways to approach a learner in this condition?
Yes : 🚩
Strategies to help students with emotional and behavioral disorders ✅
Assess the other consequences that might result from this behavior ⚠
Consult the school counselor
Intensive interventions 🚩
Targeted interventions 🏴
Universal Expectations 🏁
Schoolwide and classroom rules reinforced [Was is different back then?] ()
Anti-bulling Anti-bulling
Positive behavior reinforcement Why is positive reinforcement so powerful?
Frequent monitoring of the student behavior
Rewards for appropriate behavior Here are some ideas!
Involving the school counselor
Collaboration with the counselor and the rest of the teaching team on creating the plan for behavior modification strategy [School-Based Counselling Work With Teachers: An Integrative Model] (https://ejcop.psychopen.eu/article/view/58/html)
Collaboration with the medical team and parents [Alligning and integrating family engagement in positive behavioral interventions and supports (http://www.pbis.org/Common/Cms/files/pbisresources/Family%20Engagement%20in%20PBIS.pdf)
Instructional adjustments [How to stay calm when students misbehave?]
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Regular sharing of the updates about the student behavior
Check out all 14 disability categories by IDEA with the assistive technology and instruction modifications! 14 disability categories under IDEA ⭐
[How to Deal with Chronic Misbehavers]
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Do you want to learn more? Check this out! How to help a child diagnosed with emotional disturbanse
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