Join child/adolescent behaviour expert, Cheryl Catron, LPCC-S, RPT-S, in this recording and learn how to best manage the students at your school diagnosed with Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), mood disorders, anxiety and depression. You will walk away with concrete, yet practical, strategies to successfully intervene with their serious behavioural issues, such as:
Anger and outbursts
Cutting and self-injury
Defiance
Impulsivity
Sensory issues
Meltdowns and tantrums
Obsessive compulsive
Truancy
Rigidity
Electronic addiction
Through case studies, video clips, and dynamic class discussion you will learn:
30 second teacher strategies to manage challenging and disruptive behaviours
New ways to reduce the costs of out-of-district placements
How to engage students in class, increase productivity and reduce truancy
Behavioural assessments and strategies for the IEP team
Side-effects of common psychotropic medications
How skill deficits from mental health conditions create behavioural difficulties
Characteristics of at-risk students’ mental health problems
Strategies to gain collaboration with clinicians
Finish this recording with the “magic dust” you have been looking for to expedite rapid and effective changes in these children and adolescents!
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Handouts
Manual - Mental Health Issues in the Classroom
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Cheryl Catron, LPCC-S, RPT-S, leads a team of clinicians in the Chillicothe City Schools that provides mental health services in the school setting to children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, ADHD, depression and other challenges.
In addition to being a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor-Supervisor and a Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor, Ms. Catron spent a dozen years as a teacher working with diverse students including typical, gifted and those with learning disabilities and emotional disturbances.
Her background as both a trained mental health professional and as a teacher allows her to provide insightful guidance to teachers and school staff that helps them identify classroom based strategies to facilitate improved behavioral and academic performance for students with a variety of needs.
Ms. Catron earned both her Bachelors of English in Secondary Education and her Masters of Education in School Counseling & Professional Counseling from Ohio University.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Cheryl Catron has an employment relationship with The Counseling Source. She receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc.
Non-financial: Cheryl Catron has a family member who was diagnosed with juvenile bipolar disorder.
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Objectives
Articulate how behavioural-driven choices differ from mental health-driven behaviours and characterize how these differences inform your choice of intervention.
Communicate the effective uses of medications and potential side effects that can appear as misbehaviours.
Implement various school-based strategies, used in collaboration with community clinicians, to intervene when behavioural issues arise from mental health conditions.
Determine effective positive behaviour support strategies to successfully discipline the special needs child.
Discriminate how IDEA relates to mental health issues and discipline.
Apply communication techniques that create a climate for success inside and outside the classroom.
Outline
Students with Mental Health Issues
Characteristics of at-risk students’ mental health problems
Mental health issues vs. intentionally disruptive behaviours
How skill deficits from mental health issues create behavioural difficulties
Strategies for ODD and Conduct Disorder Behaviours
Choices everyone can live with
What adults should never say, but usually do
Arguments with defiant kids
Getting to the core issues of ODD
Kids who don’t feel bad
School-wide management program
Strategies for ADHD
Decrease impulsive behaviours with what YOU do
Drawing out the behaviours you want
Decrease disruption to other students
Know the accompanying behaviours
Techniques to self-regulate
Strategies for ASD
It’s all about social skills growth
Sensory solutions
Self-regulation techniques for ASD
Most misinterpreted behaviours
Manage high interest areas
Move them past “kid cop” behaviours
Strategies for Anxiety
What to do about separation anxiety
Help their panic attack pass quickly
School phobia … not always a fear of school
Compromises that work
Deep breathing and relaxation techniques
Strategies for Depression
School-wide program to promote compassions and a supportive culture
Getting them past their sense of helplessness
When they think they have nothing to live for
Goal oriented plans for schoolwork and school day
Strategies for Other Challenging Behaviors
Cutting and self-injury: What you really need to know to effectively intervene
Electronic addiction: Which kids are most susceptible and why
Psychotropic medication side-effects vs. behavioural issues
Electronic bullying: What adults tell kids that fuels the problem
Disciplining the Special Needs Child/Adolescent
How IDEA relates to discipline
Rules for disciplining special education students
Techniques for positive behaviour support
”Pro-social” punishments
Strategies for the IEP Team
Functional behavioural assessment simplified
Facts and data to make tactical decisions
Effective collaboration among educators and clinicians
What most administrators do that burn out their staff
What to do about non cooperative/reluctant parents
Target Audience
Speech-Language Pathologists
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants
Teachers & Paraprofessionals
School Counselors
School Psychologists
School Administrators
School Social Workers
Marriage & Family Therapists
Nurses
Occupational Therapists
Occupational Therapy Assistants
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