Prompt: Did you receive training regarding children with Emotional Disturbance? How was it helpful or not? Does your school have an "Emergency Team" for a student with Emotional Disturbance?
To my knowledge, I never received specific training regarding children with Emotional Disturbance, so can't comment on whether it was helpful or not. Our school does have an emergency team for one student with severe emotional disturbance, but I only know this because during my first week of teaching, that student punched me in the lunch line. After I reported the incident, I was contacted by one of our special education teachers who was part of the team that worked with the student.
I had one student who was classified as having an emotional disturbance on his IEP. I never received training or specifications on how to work with the student, even after attending his IEP meeting. Although I had few problems with him in class, he was eventually taken out and placed in an alternative education program suddenly.
The emergency team has talked with me briefly about how they work with students that have severe cases. They stress the importance of routines and regular expectations for their students. Reinforcing expected behavior is key, and being consistent with feedback helps. Forcing or ordering students has proven to be counterproductive in this sense.
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