Jay Berk – Mental Health Issues in the Classroom

Describe how you think.-Driven choices are different from mental health-Determine the factors that drive these behaviors and determine how they impact your decision to intervene.

Jay Berk – Mental Health Issues in the Classroom

Child/adolescent behavioral professional, Jay BerkDr. Judith A. Sullivan, PhD will teach you how to manage your time effectively the Your school has students diagnosed with Oppositional Defiant Disorders (ODD), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders (ADHD), Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), mood disorders and anxiety, as well as depression. You will leave with concrete and practical strategies that can be used to help them with serious behavioral problems such as:

• Anger and outbursts
• Tantrums and meltdowns
• Self-cutting and cutting-injury
• Obsessive compulsive
• Defiance
• Truancy
• Impulsivity
• Rigidity
• Sensory issues
• Electronic addiction

Through dynamic class discussions, video clips, case studies and videos you’ll learn:

• 30 Second Teacher Strategies to Manage Disruptive Behaviors
• There are new ways to lower your carbon footprint the Costs of out-This is-District placements
• How to engage students in Class increases productivity, reduces truancy and improves class
• Strategies and assessments for behavioral problems the IEP team
• Side-Common effects of psychotropic medication
• How behavioral difficulties can be caused by skill deficits in mental health conditions
• Characteristics of at-risk students’ mental health problems
• Strategies for collaborating with clinicians

1. Describe how you think.-Driven choices are different from mental health-Determine the factors that drive these behaviors and determine how they impact your decision to intervene.
2. Communicate the Effective use of medication and side effects that could manifest as misbehavior in clients.
3. Different school programs can be implemented-Strategies based on the law in Collaboration with community clinicians to intervene in cases where behavioral problems arise from mental health conditions.
4. To improve, a multidisciplinary team must identify effective strategies to support positive behavior. the Level of functioning in the Special needs child
5. Analyze the IDEA effectiveness as it relates discipline within the client.
6. Use communication techniques to increase client engagement both inside and out the classroom.

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Students with Mental Health Issues

• Characteristics of at-risk students’ mental health problems
• Mental Health issues vs. deliberately disruptive behavior
• How mental health issues can lead to skill shortages that cause behavioral problems

Strategies for ODD or Conduct Disorder Behaviors

• You have choices everyone can live with
• Adults should not say these things, but they often do.
• Arguments with stubborn kids
• How to get to the ODD is based on core issues
• Kids who don’t feel bad
• School-wide management program

Strategies for ADHD

• You can reduce impulsive behaviours by doing what YOU do
• Drawing out the You want the behaviors you desire
• Reduce disruptions to other students
• Be aware the Begginning behaviors
• Techniques for self-improvement-Regulate

ASD strategies

• It’s all about social skills growth
• Sensory solutions
• Self-Regulation techniques for ASD
• The majority of misinterpreted behaviors
• High interest areas can be managed
• They should be moved to the past “kid cop” Behaviors

Strategies for anxiety

• How to deal with separation anxiety
• Their panic attack can be quickly stopped
• School phobia…not always a fear of school
• Make compromises that work
• Relaxation techniques such as deep breathing and relaxation

Strategies to combat depression

• School-Program to promote compassions, and a supportive cultural environment
• They need to get past their feelings of helplessness.
• They think they don’t have anything to live for
• Plan for schoolwork and school days that is goal-oriented

Strategies for other challenging behaviors

• Self-cutting and cutting-Injury: What do you need to know in order to effectively intervene?
• What children are most at risk from electronic addiction?
• Psychotropic medication side-Behavior issues vs. effects
• What adults should tell children about electronic bullying the Problem

Disciplining the Special Needs Children/Adolescent

• How IDEA is related to discipline
• Special education students must be disciplined according to established rules
• Techniques for positive behavior support
• “Pro-social” punishments

Strategies the IEP Team

• Functional behavioral assessment simplified
• To make tactical decisions, you need facts and data
• Collaboration between educators and clinicians is key to success
• Administrators do the same thing: They burn out their staff.
• What to do with non-cooperative/reluctant parents