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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