Acting OUT !Acting OUT !

Friends, Feelings & BehaviorFriends, Feelings & Behavior

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Your Book Says…Your Book Says…

Besides having academic difficulties, Besides having academic difficulties, students with learning disabilities have students with learning disabilities have other problems such as other problems such as

Social ChallengesSocial Challenges

Emotional ChallengesEmotional Challenges

Behavioral ChallengesBehavioral Challenges

Reality 1Reality 1

It’s not just students with disabilities.It’s not just students with disabilities.

Everyone is ChallengedEveryone is Challenged

““Hell is other people.”Hell is other people.” Jean-Paul Sartre Jean-Paul Sartre

““I was lousy in school. Real screwed up. A I was lousy in school. Real screwed up. A moron. I was antisocial and didn't bother with moron. I was antisocial and didn't bother with the other kids. A really bad student. I didn't the other kids. A really bad student. I didn't have any brains. I didn't know what I was have any brains. I didn't know what I was doing there. That's why I became an actor.”doing there. That's why I became an actor.”

Anthony HopkinsAnthony Hopkins

““I have never let my schooling interfere with I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.”my education.”

Mark TwainMark Twain

People are AnnoyingPeople are Annoying

We irritate one another We irritate one another ALL THE TIME!ALL THE TIME! NeedsNeeds WantsWants ManipulationsManipulations DemandsDemands RequirementsRequirements Social hierarchiesSocial hierarchies Power gamesPower games Mind gamesMind games Verbal combatVerbal combat Emotional harassmentEmotional harassment

There are no self-help books about how to stop getting on your own nerves…

There are no self-help books about how to stop getting on your own nerves…

We all We all LEARNLEARN to Tolerate Others to Tolerate Others

Work in groups of 5—Using the Work in groups of 5—Using the worksheet, list 3 times in the last worksheet, list 3 times in the last year that you have had problems year that you have had problems with one of these.with one of these.

ACTION!

• Social conflict (SC)Social conflict (SC)

• Overwhelming emotional episode (EE)Overwhelming emotional episode (EE)• Trouble NOT saying or doing something you know Trouble NOT saying or doing something you know

you shouldn’t (Resisting)you shouldn’t (Resisting)• Trouble saying or doing something you know you Trouble saying or doing something you know you

SHOULD (Acting)SHOULD (Acting)• List the abbreviation for the challenge in the List the abbreviation for the challenge in the

appropriate life domain columnappropriate life domain column

Reality 2Reality 2

It’s ALL BEHAVIORIt’s ALL BEHAVIOR

Watch & RecordWatch & Record

If you can observe it and record it, it If you can observe it and record it, it must be behavior.must be behavior.

If you can’t observe it and record it, it’s If you can’t observe it and record it, it’s a theory or a guess—not assessmenta theory or a guess—not assessment

Is self-reporting assessment?Is self-reporting assessment?

Assessment is KINGAssessment is KING

Strong Strong assessment assessment

skillsskills

Poor assessment

skills

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Good ideas Creative solutions Progress for students Good work days for you

Migraines Bruises Frustrated students Trips to the emergency room Burnout for you

Data is Your ArmyData is Your Army

Starts and restarts with Starts and restarts with DATADATA

WATCHWATCH

RECORDRECORD

ANALYZEANALYZE

REPEATREPEAT

Your Book Says…Your Book Says…

Social challenges look like: Social challenges look like: Poor sensitivity to othersPoor sensitivity to others

Poor handling of social interactionsPoor handling of social interactions

Low frustration toleranceLow frustration tolerance

Emotional challenges look like:Emotional challenges look like: Depression Depression

Lack of ResiliencyLack of Resiliency

AnxietyAnxiety

Behavioral challenges look like:Behavioral challenges look like: Acting outActing out

Refusing to workRefusing to work

Seeking attentionSeeking attention

ACTION!ACTION!

Calculated Behavior

Sweeties

Your Book Says…Your Book Says…

Social and Emotional assessment Social and Emotional assessment strategies include: strategies include: Interview instruments - QuestionnairesInterview instruments - Questionnaires

Sociometrics – Quantitative evaluation Sociometrics – Quantitative evaluation of interpersonal and group interactionsof interpersonal and group interactions

Behavioral assessment strategies Behavioral assessment strategies include:include: Functional Behavioral assessmentFunctional Behavioral assessment

ABC’sABC’s

Reality 2Reality 2

It’s ALL BEHAVIORIt’s ALL BEHAVIOR

BehaviorBehavior

AAntecedentntecedent

BBehaviorehavior

CConsequenceonsequence If it’s ALL BEHAVIOR then there is If it’s ALL BEHAVIOR then there is

and ABC for everything you can and ABC for everything you can observe. observe.

Think back to the videos. ABC’s?Think back to the videos. ABC’s? Think of your own behavior. ABC’s?Think of your own behavior. ABC’s?

ACTION!ACTION!

What will you watch? What will you watch?

How will you record it?How will you record it?

How much data will you How much data will you capture?capture?

How often?How often?

In your group, review In your group, review the case study and come the case study and come up with a data collection up with a data collection strategy based on the strategy based on the questions above. questions above.

Your Book Says…Your Book Says…

People behave in ways to …People behave in ways to …

AccessAccess – to get attention, power, an – to get attention, power, an objectobject

Escape/AvoidanceEscape/Avoidance – Does not want – Does not want to do a task because of fear of failure to do a task because of fear of failure or embarrassmentor embarrassment

Sensory stimulationSensory stimulation – Over or under – Over or under sensitive to certain stimulisensitive to certain stimuli

Educated GuessingEducated Guessing

Functional Behavioral Analysis????Functional Behavioral Analysis????

AccessAccess Sensory stimulationSensory stimulation

AvoidanceAvoidance

What does a behavior data set mean?

People are trying to get something or avoid something. WHAT?

Reality 3Reality 3

There are mitigating factorsThere are mitigating factors

Factors in AssessmentFactors in Assessment

Rule out physical/medical factors firstRule out physical/medical factors first Medical and Neurological data must be Medical and Neurological data must be

taken and analyzed taken and analyzed beforebefore behavior behavior planning startsplanning starts

EnvironmentEnvironment Cognition determines interpretation of Cognition determines interpretation of

stimuli and consequences.stimuli and consequences. The more complex and developed a The more complex and developed a

person is, the more complex a person is, the more complex a functional behavioral analysis will befunctional behavioral analysis will be

Data is Your ArmyData is Your Army

Starts and restarts with Starts and restarts with DATADATA

WATCHWATCH

RECORDRECORD

ANALYZEANALYZE

REPEATREPEAT

Theory EstablishedTheory Established

Functional analysis suggests a pathFunctional analysis suggests a path Try the pathTry the path Elements on the pathElements on the path

Behavior programmingBehavior programming TherapyTherapy Socialization trainingSocialization training Communication skillsCommunication skills Self-careSelf-care Self-advocacySelf-advocacy IndependenceIndependence ModelingModeling Practice OpportunitiesPractice Opportunities Anything under the sunAnything under the sun

The Programming MapThe Programming MapObserve &

Record

Plan Assessment

Observe &Record

Rule out Physical/Medical

Causes

AnalyzeRecorded

Data

TheorizeFunction

Plan &ImplementSupports

AnalyzeRecorded

Data

EvaluateEffectiveness

Devise a Devise a PROGRAMPROGRAM

There is no single solutionThere is no single solution

Let assessment drive your workLet assessment drive your work

Every student is completely unique and Every student is completely unique and their program needs to reflect THEIR their program needs to reflect THEIR needsneeds

Once a behavior is learned it is part of Once a behavior is learned it is part of that person’s repertoire FOREVER. It that person’s repertoire FOREVER. It will never disappear completelywill never disappear completely

Learn then INVENT!Learn then INVENT!

Learn all about methods and best Learn all about methods and best practicespractices

Get a strong foundation in theory and Get a strong foundation in theory and educational practiceeducational practice

Remember that there are mechanisms Remember that there are mechanisms operating in all human behavioral operating in all human behavioral choiceschoices

THEN INVENT A PROGRAM FOR THEN INVENT A PROGRAM FOR EACH STUDENTEACH STUDENT

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