mental roadblocks to learning presenters carol fall-kyrimes, l.s.w. jan richard garda, b.s., m.ed
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Mental Roadblocksto
Learning
Mental Roadblocksto
Learning
Presenters
Carol Fall-Kyrimes, L.S.W.
Jan Richard Garda, B.S., M.Ed.
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The innate relationshipThe innate relationshipMental health & educationMental health & education
Cognitive DevelopmentCognitive Development 1340 A.D. 1340 A.D.
AMSTERDAM AMSTERDAM
150 murders/100,000150 murders/100,000
NO GENETICNO GENETIC CHANGECHANGE
1540 A.D.1540 A.D. AMSTERDAMAMSTERDAM
5 murders/ 100,0005 murders/ 100,000
NO GENETICNO GENETIC CHANGECHANGE
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Answer These Questions
• Sight
1) What color is their hair?
2) What color are their eyes?
3) Describe their clothes in detail?
4) Where they wearing jewelry?
If so, describe it in detail!
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Hearing1) Describe their voice?
2) Was the speech fast, slow, etc.?
3) Do they have an accent?
4) Were there any oddities in their speech
patterns?
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Smell
1) Were they wearing any perfumes or cologne?
2) Do they smoke?
3) Did their clothing contain other smells?
4) Have they just had a meal? If so, what
was on the menu?
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Questions Intuitive
• Educator Describe their classroom atmosphere?
• Parent Describe their home/family atmosphere?
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Not Everyone Observes the Same Thing!
What the parent said
the child needed!
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Not Everyone Observes the Same Thing!
What the teacher thought the child
needed!
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NOT EVERYONE…
How the other students saw the
child!
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Not Everyone…
How the IEP read!
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Not Everyone…
How the school interpreted the IEP!
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Not Everyone…
What the CHILD really
needed!
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What happened to the brain!
Categories1) Born
2) Following birth (physical/emotional)
1) Both nature and nurture
2) We have NO idea
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AT BIRTH
• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
• Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Autistic Disorders Rhett’s
Asbergers Disintegrative
• Bipolar-usually after 18 yrs.
• Schizophrenia-usually after 18 yrs.
• In vetro-drug use
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Following Birth
• Accidents
• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
• Attachment Disorder
• Personality Disorders
• Adjustment Disorders
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Probable Nature & Nurture
1) Anxiety Disorders
2) Oppositional Defiant Disorder
3) Conduct Disorders
4) Depression
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We Aren’t Sure!
• Intermittent Explosive Disorder
• Personality Disorders
• Serial Killers
• Columbine
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The Basics!Is there a problem?
• Age
• Intelligence
• Culture
• Life Events
• How did it begin?
• Intensity and Frequency
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Intensity and FrequencyProblems on Both Sides of the Continuum
Almost Never Almost Always
Flat Reaction Intense Reaction
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REFERRAL
• NO Child Left Behind
• Child Find under IDEA, ADA,and Sect 504
• Teacher Liability/Responsibility
What did you know?
When did you know it?
What did you do about it?
• Moral responsibility
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BEHAVIOR
INVOLUNTARY
VOLUNTARY
MIXES
Environment and behavior almost always interact!
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GENERAL PRINCIPALS of CHANGE
• Acknowledge the difficulty of changing behaviors• Control showing your emotions• Praise and consequences• Chose to ignore selected behaviors• Make the environment safe• Substitute a more acceptable behavior• Give information• Establish contracts for change• Ask permission to help• Repeat and repeat ( four words or less )
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Diagnosis and Example• INVOLUNTARY– we must initiate the change Autism Spectrum *Sensory overload *Concrete *Humorless *Medication Attention Deficit *Redirection *Medication *Structure *Firm Boundaries *Substitute Stimulation Psychosis *Loose but firm structure *Reassurance *Medication
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POST TRAUMATIC STRESSDISORDER
• Don’t repeatedly talk about the trauma
• Don’t insist on stopping self mutilation
• Know the child’s triggers thru observation
*Touch *Approach from behind
*Physical Control *Hitting
*The dentist or physical
*WHAT ARE THEIR BOUNDARIES?
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Anatomy of an Emotional Hijacking
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VOLUNTARY AND INVOLUNTARY
• ANXIETY DISORDERS *Education *Reassurance *Desensitize
*Avoid the phobic stimulus make it stronger *Medication
• DEPRESSION *Medication *Encourage doing *Build success *Interfere with self-deprecating thoughts *Point out over generalizing and grandiosity
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VOLUNTARY
• OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANT
• REWARDS and CONSEQUENCES
• CONDUCT DISORDER
Pursue legal action
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WHATS OUT THERE
• Location: small rural school
• The story: Emmien want a be
• Behavior: I can’t stop myself
• Diagnosis: Bipolar
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• Location: Affluent small city schoool
• The Story: The good little bad little girl
• The Behavior: From 0 to 60 in a second
• The Diagnosis: Post traumatic Stress • Disorder
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BLOCKER BEHAVIORS
1) The parent, teacher, counselor, lecture series
2) Parental body language
3) Extreme emotional displays
4) DON’T ARGUE
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REASONS for THREATS
FEAR
LOSS of CONTROL
FRUSTRATION
MANIPULATION
REGAIN CONTROL
INTIMIDATION
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FEARRational and Irrational
• OBSERVATION
Stance…tense and ready to fight
Skin…light or ashen
Looks…wide eyed
Voice…whinny, pleading, gasping
Breathing…rapid and shallow
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FEAR
• RESPONSE
*Communicate safety
*Move slow, hands in view
*Stand 8 ft away
*Sound firm and supportive
*Talk encouragingly, calmly, promise help
*Avoid physical contact unless permitted
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FRUSTRATION
• OBSERVATION
*Stance…tense and prepared to attack
*Skin…shades of purple or red
*Face…tense, glaring, flared nostrils
*Voice…menacing, loud, aggressive
*Breathing…loud, deep, long, heavy
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FRUSTRATION
• RESPONSE
* Communicate transfer of control
* Act self confident, directive, firm
* Stand in front *Palms down
* Remain out of reach
* Voice-firm, quiet, commanding
* Repeat directions
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MANIPULATION
• OBSERVATION
* Temper tantrums
* Plays people against each other
*Promotes confusion with irrelevant info
* Pitiful victim accuser aggressive
tone threats against property
assault when all else fails
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MANIPULATION
• RESPONSE
* Communicate detachment
* Act closed, disinterested
* Stay close to intervene if necessary
* DON’T turn your back
* Instructions quiet and repetitive
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INTIMIDATION
• OBSERVATION
*Crowding, standing too close
*Refuses to comply
*State strong demand
*Transmit threat of physical injury with
reminder of consequences
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INTIMIDATION• RESPONSE * Identify consequences and safe choices * Be poised and ready to act *Take a defensive body position * Sound “matter of fact” * Avoid screaming and shouting * Make clear direct statements * NO threats, swearing, insults *DON’T BLUFF !
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Now is the Time!Now is the Time!
You Are The One!You Are The One!