Healthy Living Coordinators Training MeetingGreensboro, NC

Understanding Behavior Health Issues

in the ClassroomChristina K. Minard

November 7, 2012

Statewide Survey

NEW SURVEY

–School Counselors

–School Psychologists

–School Resource Officers

–School Social Workers

–Expected to go out the first part of December

Most Frequent Services Requested by Students

• Bullying Prevention / Intervention

• Consultation with School Staff

• Supportive Counseling

• Psychological Testing

• Collaboration with Community Groups

• Anger Management

• Referral and Follow Up

•Substance Abuse Counseling

•Medication Co-Management

•Play Therapy

•Psycho-Educational Groups

MOST FREQUENT

LEAST FREQUENT

Mental / Emotional Disorders

Asthma

Food Allergy

Seizure

Hearing Loss

Vision Deficiencies

Obesity

Autism Spectrum Disorders

Teen Pregnancy

Tobacco Use

Threatened by Weapon

Access to Health Care

Mental/Emotional Disorders(22 percent)

Students with Mental Health Issues

The chart below shows the number of students with a known diagnosis as reported by school nurses from the

N.C. Annual Report of School Health Services.

Elementary Middle High Total

2009-2010 Mental Health Issues

3,043 4,279 4,629 11,951

2010-2011Mental Health Issues

3,448 5,361 6,546 15,355

Students with known suicide attempts and student deaths 2009-2011

Intervention Makes a Difference

Professional DevelopmentModules

• Purpose of these modules:

– Help teachers Identify situations where behavioral health issues are impacting a student’s ability to learn

– Increase awareness of strategies to help students achieve academic success

– Recognize that PreK-12 educators and all Support Staff play a major role in impacting positive behavioral change

Professional DevelopmentModules

• Statutorily, teachers are not permitted to diagnose behavior health issues; however they can refer or seek additional assistance from the school Support Team members

Professional DevelopmentModules

• Behavioral health issues are common

– 1 in 5 students receive treatment for behavioral health issues

– It is likely that many students in need go unnoticed and/or underserved

Professional DevelopmentModules

Behavioral health issues stem from various areas in life:

• Social

• Cultural

• Trauma

• Environmental

• Biological

• Economic

Professional DevelopmentModules

• These modules encompass the entire spectrum of a student’s time in school, PreK-12

• These modules utilize comprehensive strategies to enhance our graduation rate and assist with the prevention of drop-out

• An additional goal of these modules is to foster long-term connectivity between students and the school environment

Fight Between Two Students

When to Involve the Police

To understand when to involve the police, teachers must know the difference

between criminal behavior and misbehavior and the laws

concerning juveniles.

Module Development

• Funds provided by Race to the Top

• Modules can be accessed by individual teachers, all support staff or used in small and large group staff development sessions

• Community Resources and State level resources

• Teacher’s Guide provided

• Evaluation instrument embedded at completion of the module

Understanding Student Behaviorin the Classroom

Awareness of Behavior IssuesTeacher’s Guide

2012

Understanding Young Student Behavior In the Classroom

Teacher’s Guide2012

Teacher Guides

Development Team 6th – 12th grade Teachers

Development TeamPreK-5th grade Teachers

Development TeamPreK-5th grade Teachers

Partnerships

• Allied Health Consultant, NC Department of Public Instruction

• Independent Living Resources, Inc.

• NC Problem Gambling Prevention

• Dare County Schools, Licensed Clinical Addictions Specialist

• Dare County Schools, Retired Alternative School Principal

• Davidson County Public Schools, Elementary Education

Partnerships

• Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services

• Early Learning Consultant, NC Department of Public Instruction

• SAYSO, Inc.

• NAMI NC – Young Families Program

• NC DHHS, Division of Mental Health, Prevention and Early Intervention

• NC DPI, Federal Program Monitoring and Support Division

Partnerships

• NC Families United

• NC School Psychology Association

• NC School Social Work Association

• Race to the Top, Online Module Development

• Raleigh Police Department, Detective Division, Youth & Family Services

• State School Nurse Consultant

• Swain County Schools, School Psychologist

Partnerships

• UNC-CH Department of Psychology and Psychiatry

• Wake County Schools, Military Family Support Liaison

• Wake county schools, Preschool special education

• Wake County Schools, Principal and Teacher

• Youth Suicide Prevention School Consultant

• Youth Transition Program Director

HANDOUT

–Includes a Table of Contents for both Modules

–Each Module is .5 CEU’s

–NO cost to either the school system or anyone taking the on-line course

–Taken entirely at your convenience

–Contact information

Questions

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Access the Modules

• Log into https://center.ncsu.edu/nc/ Create an accountAuthenticate your account

• Log into https://center.ncsu.edu/nc/

• In Course Search box type: Understanding Student Behavior and click Search.

• Click on module title to be automatically enrolled