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"Co-creating the Special needs education package". Bjorn Dirkse (Rotterdam). "Samen Slagen". "Succeed Together". 12/05/14. What's special needs education in the Netherlands?. 4 "clusters" of special needs education Cluster 4: YP with severe behavioral disorders or learning disabillities
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"Co-creating the Special needs education package" Bjorn Dirkse (Rotterdam) • "Samen Slagen" • "Succeed Together" • 12/05/14
What's special needs education in the Netherlands? • 4 "clusters" of special needs education • Cluster 4: • YP with severe behavioral disorders or learning disabillities • All with psychiatric indication • 12/05/14
Start • Decision to make SNE package project within D&A strategy • Needs analysis commissioned (Institute for addiction studies IVO) • 12/05/14
Justification • Safety-argument: • Population in SNE is 1% of total population secundary education, but are linked with 40% of youth nuisance and -crime rates • Talent-development argument: • great effort to raise achievement of students in SNE is useless if D&A is not tackled. • (Mental-)health argument: • High costs for specialist (youth/mental) care made for population. Substance abuse is obstacle for early and effective intervention. • 12/05/14
Needs analysis • Performed by external supplier (IVO) • Most relevant conclusions: • No structural and tailored package available yet • Need is evident: • 12/05/14
Graphic substance abuse SNE vs. Regular • Kepper, Monshouwer, Vollebergh • 3/4/14 • 12/05/14 • 
Recommended approach • School policy and • Regulations • Prevention • "Joint authority" and health coach • Education for students, parents and professionals • 8 • 12/05/14
Students • Interactive Theatre (Playback) • Scenes played by actors • Students feedback: "very very realistic!" • After play, students intervene, act themselves. • Knowledge and increasing resilience • Regular education package for higher IQ groups • Tailored education package for low-IQ groups • Mentor-lessons and introduction by health-coach • Health-coach (Gerard van Breugel) • 12/05/14
Parents • Collective education (evenings) • Parenting courses • "The adolescent brain" • "Drugs, alcohol and gaming" • "Communication skills and setting boundaries" • 12/05/14
Teachers and professionals • Training (3 days) • Policy, regulation and attitude accordingly • Recognizing, identifying, referring • Mentors: screening and communication attitude • 12/05/14
School policy and culture • Collaborate authority and responsibility • Regulation and policies • Protocols: • Identification and screening • Referral • Case-management • Crisis management (acute situations) • Communication • Networks around school: • Prevention • (Youth-)care and -protection • Police, justice & probation • 12/05/14
Experience the package 'live' this afternoon! • Students • Teachers • Live theater • 12/05/14