Consultation & Training for Schools
Program Development
- Assisting schools in developing alternative services to support students with the most extreme learning challenges (Tier 3).
Data Collection Systems
- Support data collection systems for progress monitoring student performance.
Short Term Consultation
Consultation Services may include:
- Assessment (including team Functional Behavior Assessment).
- Determination of student needs
- Creating/adapting behavioral programming
- Training and support of school personnel
- Recommendations for programming in a variety of areas:
- Behavior
- Social and life skills
- Academics
School-Wide Assessment
Comprehensive assessment of the promotion and management of positive student behavior including:
- Functional Behavior Assessment of each classroom for promotion of positive student behavior
- Assessment of each personnel position in the school and its role in supporting and promoting positive school-wide behavior support and management
- Review and assessment of all practices, protocols, and tools used to manage student behavior
Trainings
Formal trainings are available to schools on topics related to the treatment of emotional and behavioral disorders and Applied Behavior Analysis practice.
Paraeducator Academy
The Paraeducator Academy is an annual, comprehensive three-day training with eighteen hours of total instruction. The goal of the Academy is to provide paraeducators in public schools with the necessary tools to respond to the diverse needs of their students.
Sessions in the past have covered a variety of topics, including:
- Tried and True Behavioral Interventions for students with emotional disturbance
- Understanding and Supporting Students with Autism,
- Teaching Social Understanding,
- Attachment Disorganization and Developmental Trauma,
- Foundation of Child Mental health & Suicide Prevention, and many others
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What One Teacher Says About INCLUSION
I learned so much about taking small steps to improve behavior plans for my student that carried over into my approach for all of my students. -Workshop Participant
Positive Outcomes
