Accepting the Challenge:

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

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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

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SOS tips for teachers

• Misbehavior is a symptom of an underlying cause
• She cant
• vs
• She wont
• Behavior is communication
• Behavior has a function
• Behavior occurs in patterns
• The only behavior teachers can control is their
  own
• Behavior can be changed

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Traditional Behavior Chart
Activity Following Adult Directions Using School Language Using a Safe Body
Morning Meeting 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3
Math 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3
Reading/Writing 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3
Science 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3
Lunch 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3
Recess 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3
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Students need a FAIR Behavior Intervention Plan

• Functional hypothesis of intent of behavior and
  antecedent analysis
• Accommodations
• Interaction Strategies
• Response Strategies

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ABC Chart
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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

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Self-monitoring Sheet

• Strategies
• (Use a strategy to earn a strategy point)
• When I am frustrated I will ask for help or a
  break

1 Not demonstrated 2 Somewhat demonstrated 3 Consistently demonstrated
Schedule Expected Behavior 1 Safe Behavior Expected Behavior 1 Safe Behavior Expected Behavior 2 Listen Directions Expected Behavior 2 Listen Directions Expected Behavior 3 Do My Work Expected Behavior 3 Do My Work Strategy Point I used a strategy
Student Teacher Student Teacher Student Teacher
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Contact Info
Website www.jessicaminahan.com www.nancyrappaport
.com Twitter _at_jessica_minahan _at_docrappaport F
acebook https//www.facebook.com/TheBehaviorCode
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The Behavior Code A Practical Guide to
Understanding and Teaching the Most Challenging
Students

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