EMOTIONALLY IMPAIRED

Trisha KosterOctober 26, 2010

Objectives

Identify characteristics Understand the contributing factors Understand the significance of an IEP Apprehend your role as the teacher Ways to promote self-determination

for the student

Definition

Emotionally impaired students express behavioral problems that have occurred over an extended period of time and gets in the way of the child’s learning experience. (Steiner)

Characteristics

Anger Depression Anxiety Unorganized Bullying their peers Inability to pay

attention in class Eye contact (Steiner)

Factors

Biological disorders and diseases

Pathological family relationships

Undesirable experiences at school

Negative cultural influences

(Hallahan)

Identification process

Teacher pre-referral

Multidisciplinary team

IEP Parental consent Placement Implementation (Steiner)

(Steiner)

IEP’s

Purpose: To provide a disabled child with special or individual assistance in school.

Individualized Identifies difficulties

and assistance needed

Provides goals (Beam)

Your Job

Get to know your students.

Establish rules for the entire classroom.

Maintain consistency- this is particularly important to their success.

(Ogonosky)

Your Job cont.

Be aware of specific triggers.

Communicate with special education teacher and parents.

Be a positive example.

( Ogonosky)

Self-Determination

Give students more options

Involved learning Implement self-

control Use positive not

negative reinforcement

Earn rewards and consequences.

Review

Name some of the characteristics to look for in an emotionally impaired student.

What are the four contributing factors to an emotionally impaired student?

What is the most important part of an IEP?

What are some things you can do as a teacher to accommodate emotionally impaired students?

How can we give students more power?

References

Beam, J. (n.d.). What is an IEP. In Wise Geek: Clear answers for common questions. Retrieved October 21, 2010, from http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-an-iep.htm

Butler, V. (n.d.). Empowering emotionally disturbed students to make wise choices. In Riverside Country SELPA. Retrieved October 24, 2010, from http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=38&ved=0CEAQFjAHOB4&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pent.ca.gov%2Fmh%2Fempoweringedstudents_VB.ppsx&ei=rjrGTNW8G8aanAeIjeWvAQ&usg=AFQjCNFUWDU2BHHZn51NoOzQNNmOn0EE0Q&s

Pictures (n.d.). In Creative Commons Search. Retrieved October 24, 2010, from http://search.creativecommons.org

Hallahan, D. P., Kauffman, J. M., & Pullen, P. C. (2009). Exceptional Learners an Introduction to Special Education (pp. 263-297). Boston: Pearson.

Steiner, L., & Kezhaya, A. (2010, October 20). The emotionally impaired student. In Gross Pointe Public School System. Retrieved October 21, 2010, from http://gpschools.schoolwires.net/176820323111033230/lib/176820323111033230/the_corrrect_EI_Power_point_show.pps