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

2. 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

3. NEW SURVEY –School Counselors –School Psychologists –School Resource Officers –School Social Workers –Expected to go out the first part of December

4. 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

5. 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)

6. 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 2009-2010 Mental Health Issues 3,0434,2794,62911,951 2010-2011 Mental Health Issues 3,4485,3616,54615,355

7. Students with known suicide attempts and student deaths 2009-2011

8. Intervention Makes a Difference

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

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

13. 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

14. Fight Between Two Students

15. 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.

16. 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

17. 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

18. Development Team 6 th – 12 th grade Teachers

19. Development Team PreK-5 th grade Teachers

21. 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

22. 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

23. 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

24. 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

25. 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

26. Questions http://stylishserendipity.blogspot.com/2011/05/blue-ridge-parkway.html

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