Healthy Living Coordinators Training Meeting Greensboro, NC Understanding Behavior Health Issues in the Classroom Christina K. Minard November 7, 2012

Statewide Survey 2735 survey recipients from K-12, Charter Schools, and School-based/School-linked health centers 100% of all Local Public School systems (LEAs) statewide responded

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 Situational Crisis Intervention Individual Therapy Risk Screening Case Management Group Therapy Assessment and Treatment Planning 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. ElementaryMiddleHighTotal Mental Health Issues 3,0434,2794,62911, Mental Health Issues 3,4485,3616,54615,355

Students with known suicide attempts and student deaths

Intervention Makes a Difference

Professional Development Modules 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 Development Modules 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 Development Modules 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 Development Modules Behavioral health issues stem from various areas in life: Social Cultural Trauma Environmental Biological Economic

Professional Development Modules 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 Behavior in the Classroom Awareness of Behavior Issues Teacher’s Guide 2012 Understanding Young Student Behavior In the Classroom Teacher’s Guide 2012 Teacher Guides

Development Team 6 th – 12 th grade Teachers

Development Team PreK-5 th 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

Access the Modules Log into Create an account Authenticate your accounthttps://center.ncsu.edu/nc/ Log into In Course Search box type: Understanding Student Behavior and click Search. Click on module title to be automatically enrolled