CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT OF OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANT DISORDERED (odd) STUDENTS

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CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT OF OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANT
DISORDERED(odd)STUDENTS
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PART 1
BACKGROUND

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What Is ODD?

• A persistent pattern of behavior different from
  other children of the same developmental level
• Behaviors occur frequently enough to affect
  childs social, family, and academic life

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SYMPTOMS

1. Loses temper often
2. Frequent arguing with adults
3. Actively defies requests and refuses to follow
   rules
4. Deliberately annoys people
5. Blames others for own mistakes and misbehaviors
6. Touchy and easily annoyed
7. Often angry and resentful
8. Spiteful and vindictive

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ODD CHILDREN OFTEN SEEM PROUD OF THEIR
MISBEHAVIORS
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CAUSES

• Genetic
• Sometimes runs in families
• Nature
• Inborn temperament
• Nurture
• Sometimes precipitated by mental or physical
  trauma
• Brain Chemistry
• May be related to serotonin, cortisol, or other
  brain chemicals

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DIAGNOSING

• Present in 5-15 of students
• Usually diagnosed by age 8
• Many boys diagnosed by preschool
• Many girls diagnosed in middle school
• Occasionally develops into
• Conduct disorder
• Passive Aggressive Personality Disorder
• Antisocial Personality Disorder

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COMORBID CONDITIONS

1. Depression
2. ADD/ADHD
3. Learning Disabilities
4. Bipolar Disorder
5. Anxiety Disorder
6. Giftedness

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TREATMENT

• Parent Training Programs
• Individual Psychotherapy
• Family Counseling
• Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
• Social Skills Training
• Medication used only for comorbid disorders

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PART 2
CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT
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TWO KEYS TO EFFECTIVE CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT FOR
STUDENTS WITH ODD

• Escape for the child
• Affecting attitudes

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THE TEACHER SHOULD NOT

• Respond quickly
• Try to convince
• Threaten
• Raise the stakes
• Create an audience
• Keep it going
• Use sarcasm, anger, or bribes

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THE TEACHER SHOULD

• Give simple, direct, real choices
• Follow pre-determined behavior plan
• Listen
• Give brief, direct responses
• Maintain privacy
• Walk away from confrontation

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AFFECTING ATTITUDES

• Most ODD students reject obvious positive
  reinforcements
• The trick is to sneak it in
• Whisper it as you pass them
• Leave a private note
• Use emotion flash cards visible only to the
  individual child

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TWO RULES FOR SUCCESS

1. When the ODD student is neutral or positive you
   should be positive and engaging, offering
   encouraging feedback and instruction
2. When the ODD student is negative you should be
   emotionless and business like and follow through
   on pre-determined plans and consequences

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THINGS NOT TO DO WITH AN ANGRY ODD CHILD

• Dont touch the student
• Dont raise your voice
• Dont threaten consequences
• Dont point your finger
• Dont crowd the student
• Dont feed the rage

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HOW TO DEAL WITH AN ANGRY ODD CHILD

• Use the students name
• Remove the audience
• Use humor (but never sarcasm)
• Double your physical distance
• Attempt to distract
• Minimize discussion

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TIME OUT

• In order to work, time out MUST be creative
• Must involve being
• Reasonable
• Respectful
• Fair
• Use childs strengths to find a way to let
  him/her cool off

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RECOMMENDED BOOKS

• The Explosive Child
• Dr. Ross W. Green
• The Defiant Child A Parents Guide to ODD
• Dr. Douglas Riley
• Parenting With Love and Logic
• Jim Faye and Foster Cline
• The Difficult Child
• Dr. Stanley Turecki

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RECOMMENDED LINKS

• Conduct Disorders For Parents and Teachers
• The Chandler Papers
• Explosive Kids
• American Academy of Child and Adolescent
  Psychiatry
• Internet Mental Health Site