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Accepting the Challenge:

Accepting the Challenge: Understanding and Educating Students with Behavioral, Attentional, and Emotional Learning Needs Nancy Rappaport M.D Jessica Minahan, M.Ed, BCBA. Students with Mental Health Issues: Statistics.

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Accepting the Challenge:

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  1. Accepting the Challenge: Understanding and Educating Students with Behavioral, Attentional, and Emotional Learning Needs Nancy Rappaport M.D Jessica Minahan, M.Ed, BCBA

  2. Students with Mental Health Issues: Statistics About 10% of the U.S. school population (9-13 million children) struggle with mental health problems Students with EBD: only 20% ages 14-21 received high school diploma 48% drop out of grades 9-12 30% were employed 58% had been arrested

  3. SOS tips for teachers Misbehavior is a symptom of an underlying cause She can’t vs She won’t Behavior is communication Behavior has a function Behavior occurs in patterns The only behavior teachers can control is their own Behavior can be changed

  4. Traditional Behavior Chart

  5. Students need a FAIR Behavior Intervention Plan • Functional hypothesis of intent of behavior and antecedent analysis • Accommodations • Interaction Strategies • Response Strategies

  6. ABC Chart

  7. Interaction Strategies... Flexibility and Cooperation • TRANSITIONS: • 4 Components to transitions: 1.Stopping the activity 2.Making the cognitive shift to next activity 3.Starting the next activity 4.The inherent lack of structure during transitions

  8. Self-monitoring Sheet Strategies: (Use a strategy to earn a strategy point) When I am frustrated I will ask for help or a break

  9. Contact Info: Website: www.jessicaminahan.com www.nancyrappaport.com Twitter: @jessica_minahan @docrappaport Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheBehaviorCode

  10. The Behavior Code: APractical Guide to Understanding and Teaching the Most Challenging Students ________________________________________________ Available for Purchase: Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Behavior-Code-Practical-Understanding-Challenging/dp/1612501362/ Harvard Education Press: http://www.hepg.org/hep/book/161/TheBehaviorCode

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