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Individual Risk Factors

Individual Risk Factors. Frank Kline. Characteristics Personal Responses. Blaming the victim. Characteristics Personal Responses. Blaming the victim Double jeopardy. Characteristics Personal Responses. Blaming the victim Double jeopardy Fail to recognize condition and impact.

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Individual Risk Factors

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  1. Individual Risk Factors Frank Kline

  2. Characteristics Personal Responses • Blaming the victim

  3. Characteristics Personal Responses • Blaming the victim • Double jeopardy

  4. Characteristics Personal Responses • Blaming the victim • Double jeopardy • Fail to recognize condition and impact

  5. Characteristics Personal Responses • Blaming the victim • Double jeopardy • Fail to recognize condition and impact • Behavior choices and at risk

  6. Characteristics Personal Responses • Blaming the victim • Double jeopardy • Fail to recognize condition and impact • Behavior choices and at risk • Society’s responsibility?

  7. More Helpful Responses • Look for solutions

  8. More Helpful Responses • Look for solutions • Maintain expectations

  9. More Helpful Responses • Look for solutions • Maintain expectations • Find the root cause • Help deal with consequences

  10. Conditions Placing Individuals at Risk • Self-concept • Daydreaming and lack of motivation • Self destructive behavior • Chronic illnesses • Learning Disabilities • Attention Deficit Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder • Behavioral Disorders

  11. Self-concept • Tremendous impact on life

  12. Self-concept • Tremendous impact on life • cognitive development

  13. Self-concept • Tremendous impact on life • cognitive development • social development • social well-being

  14. Self-concept • Tremendous impact on life • cognitive development • social development • social well-being • Accumulates from daily life experiences • information about degree of self-worth • same sources may both increase and lower sense of self-worth

  15. Self-concept • Tremendous impact on life • cognitive development • social development • social well-being • Accumulates from daily life experiences • information about degree of self-worth • same sources may both increase and lower sense of self-worth • Relationship to other conditions • is an “at-risk” condition in and of itself • contributes to intensity of other “at-risk” conditions

  16. Daydreaming and Lack of Motivation • Assessment--is the learner really unmotivated? If so, why?

  17. Daydreaming and Lack of Motivation • Assessment--is the learner really unmotivated? If so, why? • Hierarchy of needs

  18. Daydreaming and Lack of Motivation • Assessment--is the learner really unmotivated? If so, why? • Hierarchy of needs • Relevance • In the eye of the beholder • Comes from perceived goal overlap

  19. Self Destructive Behaviors and Accidents • Suicide • Gender difference, genetics, inter-related causes • Role of guns in suicide

  20. Self Destructive Behaviors and Accidents • Suicide • Gender difference, genetics, inter-related causes • Role of guns in suicide • Accidents • Death • More than half of all deaths between 10 & 19! • Of those, nearly three-fourths vehicle-related • About one fourth of all fatally injured drivers are drunk

  21. Self Destructive Behaviors and Accidents • Suicide • Gender difference, genetics, inter-related causes • Role of guns in suicide • Accidents • Death • More than half of all deaths between 10 & 19! • Of those, nearly three-fourths vehicle-related • About one fourth of all fatally injured drivers are drunk • Injury • Academic impact from days missed, permanent disability, restricted activities

  22. Chronic Illnesses

  23. Chronic Illnesses • Attendance

  24. Chronic Illnesses • Attendance • Performance

  25. Chronic Illnesses • Attendance • Performance • Treatment effects

  26. Chronic Illnesses • Attendance • Performance • Treatment effects • Socioemotional issues

  27. Chronic Illnesses • Attendance • Performance • Treatment effects • Socioemotional issues • School personnel attitudes

  28. Chronic Illnesses • Attendance • Performance • Treatment effects • Socioemotional issues • School personnel attitudes • Parent attitudes

  29. Learning Disabilities • Definition

  30. Learning Disabilities • Definition • Providing information

  31. Learning Disabilities • Definition • Providing information • School responsibility

  32. Learning Disabilities • Definition • Providing information • School responsibility • Use of the Individual EducationalPlan (IEP)

  33. Attention Deficit Disorder/Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder • ADD/ADHD

  34. Attention Deficit Disorder/Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder • ADD/ADHD • Definition • Hyperactivity

  35. Attention Deficit Disorder/Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder • ADD/ADHD • Definition • Hyperactivity • Inattention

  36. Attention Deficit Disorder/Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder • ADD/ADHD • Definition • Hyperactivity • Inattention • Impulsivity

  37. Attention Deficit Disorder/Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder • ADD/ADHD • Definition • Hyperactivity • Inattention • Impulsivity • Diagnosis

  38. Attention Deficit Disorder/Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder • ADD/ADHD • Definition • Hyperactivity • Inattention • Impulsivity • Diagnosis • Treatment

  39. Attention Deficit Disorder/Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder • ADD/ADHD • Definition • Hyperactivity • Inattention • Impulsivity • Diagnosis • Treatment • Educator’s role

  40. Behavioral Disorders • Oppositional Defiant Disorder/Conduct Disorder • Anxiety Disorders • Mood Disorders

  41. Behavioral Disorders • Oppositional Defiant Disorder/Conduct Disorder • Behaviors include aggression, stealing and vandalism

  42. Behavioral Disorders • Oppositional Defiant Disorder/Conduct Disorder • Behaviors include aggression, stealing and vandalism • Central Feature is a defiant and hostile attitude and pattern of behavior directed toward authority • Academic underachievement is usual • Higher rate of aggression, tardiness, insubordination and other rule violations

  43. Behavioral Disorders • Oppositional Defiant Disorder/Conduct Disorder • Behaviors include aggression, stealing and vandalism • Central Feature is a defiant and hostile attitude and pattern of behavior directed toward authority • Academic underachievement is usual • Higher rate of aggression, tardiness, insubordination and other rule violations • Treatment can involve psychosocial and pharmacological components.

  44. Behavioral Disorders • Anxiety Disorders • Physical symptoms include nausea, sweating, or various vague complaints

  45. Behavioral Disorders • Anxiety Disorders • Physical symptoms include nausea, sweating, or various vague complaints • Treatments include systematic desensitization, prolonged exposure, modeling, contingency management, etc.

  46. Behavioral Disorders • Mood Disorders • Often occur in combination with other disorders • Treatments include cognitive and pharmacological interventions

  47. Other At-Risk Characteristics • Eating Disorders

  48. Other At-Risk Characteristics • Eating Disorders • Truancy

  49. Other At-Risk Characteristics • Eating Disorders • Truancy • Cultural and Ethnic Differences

  50. Other At-Risk Characteristics • Eating Disorders • Truancy • Cultural and Ethnic Differences • Shyness and Withdrawal

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