Gianna's Case Study Summary

In this mock IEP meeting, we examine John Grohman from Kelsey Elementary School. John is a 2nd grade student who has Asperger’s Syndrome. He is a student who has extreme behavioral problems. John’s parents are extremely concerned about his behavior at home and at school. In this mock IEP, we look at John from his parents, special education teacher, administrator, general education teacher, and evaluator; to get a better picture of what is needed to help John be successful.

Tyler Gamache is an 7 year, 4 month old male enrolled in the first grade at Loudonville Christian School. Tyler Gamache was referred for a comprehensive psychoeducational evaluation to address concerns regarding his performance in the classroom. Tyler is currently receiving speech and language services, as well as remedial reading support, but continues to have academic difficulty in first grade. To assess Tyler’s cognitive abilities, academic skills, and social-emotional functioning, norm referenced testing was conducted.

(IS) is a 13-year-old African-American girl, referred for school supports due to her inconsistent attendance. She is currently in the seventh grade, and has periodic episodes of anger outburst due to a number of stressors over the past several months. (IS) reports that both of her parents have very busy lives and they don’t always have time to spend with her.

Dr. Debra Koss ( child psychiatrist) believes that in our society today teens and parents face more stress and pressures than ever before. When a student acts up the first thought should not be punishment but what is going wrong in this young one’s life and how can it be helped. In Fund du Lac High School three hundred fifty-eight freshman out of six hundred thirty-two participated in mental health screening and sixty-four percent of the students tested were diagnosed with a mental illness. Many factors are contributing to this bad school environment ranging from overworked students, students ridiculing other students and faculty that genuinely do not care about the students. A teacher, who does not take interest in the students and does not do their best to make sure their students succeed, risks destroying their students confidence. 8,300 students drop out on a average day. These students say they drop because they don't feel safe, they can't keep up, they couldn't attend everyday or they did not have the confidence they would finish the class. Students everyday are either dropping out or hurting themselves because of the events that happen inside these school buildings. Forty percent of parents say children experience the most stress from academics. Chronic stress causes a sense of panic which causes more stress. “Despite whatever is going on -if you are a bit depressed, stressed, or overwhelmed you want to put up this positive

Petrosky rated Emalie in the Clinically Significant range in the areas of Somatization (displaying a high number of health-related concerns) and the Content Scale area of Negative Emotionality (a tendency to react negatively when faced with changes in everyday activities or routines). Mrs. Petrosky rated Emalie in the At-Risk range in the areas of Aggression (sometimes displays aggressive behaviors, such as being argumentative, defiant, and/or threatening to others). There were two Content Scale areas that her mother rated Emalie in the At-Risk range. Those two areas were Emotional Self-Control (becomes easily upset, frustrated, and/or angered in response to environmental changes) and Executive Functioning (difficulty controlling and maintaining her behavior and mood). Emalie’s teacher rated Emalie in the At-Risk range in the area of Learning Problems (difficulty comprehending and completing schoolwork in a variety of academic

Tommy R. is a 6-year-old boy and a kindergarten student in a K-8 combined elementary and junior high school in the San Jose greater metropolitan area. There has been a meeting requested by his educational team and parents to talk about his behavior in school and cognitive abilities in the classroom. School staff have been receiving complaints from Tommy’s teacher and classroom staff about not following direction and non-compliance. Tommy also struggles with completing some classroom tasks as well.

A priority for the administration and counseling department at Santa Susan High School is to provide for the emotional, social and academic needs of all students. To determine and address possible gaps between the students and programs offered an informal questionnaire was provided to each teacher with the purpose to gather information. The questionnaire was designed to identify possible gaps, social and emotional issues that may be hindering learning in the classroom and conflicts that may be occurring between staff/students and students/students.

The case vignette that was assessed was about elementary school student named Charlie. Charlie’s biological factors include being 6 years old, African American, and male. It is unclear if Charlie was premature, and if his mother, Eloise, was taking prenatal care during the pregnancy, which are also a part of Charlie’s biological factors. In regards to the psychological facts, Charlie appears to be having challenges interacting with the other children. Additionally, he becomes easily irritated and distracted, cries when someone tries to correct his behavior, and constantly has tantrums. His usual bedtime and mealtime routine have changed since his mother is not always available to attend. The social factors consist of his mother, step-father, aunt, and newborn sister. Additionally, moving in with his Aunt Eleanor and his school are social factors. Due to his mother, Eloise, having depression, she was in psychiatric hospitalization for a while. After her release, Charlie moved with his aunt in order for Eloise to spend time trying to recover from her depression. Ever since he moved with Aunt Eleanor, Charlie’s developmental factors have changed. Prior to moving with his aunt, Charlie was an actively involved child who was extremely social and reached his developmental milestones at an expected rate, as well as possessing amazing language and social skills.

Intervention: CSP, MHS and Reighn discussed improvement in thinking and reacting to peers at school. CSP and Reighn review coping skill that assist best with expressing her emotions and reactions. CSP and MHS discussed the youth’s ability to manage her reactions in diverse settings.

With the majority of their student population ranging from ages 4-6, many of the behavioral issues that are seen at Tuesday’s Child are challenges such as children who are unable to take “no” for an answer, struggles with mealtime or bedtime, or difficulties in childhood peer interaction. The source of these behavioral issues ranges from diagnosable disorders such as autism (although Tuesday’s Child does not serve as a diagnosis center) to less specific issues with children who are verbal and smart, but don’t fit into behavioral norms. Regardless of what category the children might fall into, Tuesday 's Child

By working in a public school setting, I hope to integrate aspects of assessment, counseling, research, and skill training to create individualized intervention plans, and provide an optimum learning environment for all students. After receiving the opportunity to work with children with exceptionalities at Camp MATES and the social skills groups, I was stunned to discover how underserved that population is. I was appalled by the obscene amounts of money parents pay for their children to receive services tailored to them and their exceptionalities and how difficult it can be to get into those programs. As a School Psychologist, I hope to make academic success more attainable for all students despite their socioeconomic background. My goal is to assess students who are struggling academically to find an educational method that suits their individual differences and be able to refer them to community resources if needed. My dream is to bridge the gap between home and school and promote supportive environments in both that migrate seamlessly. I hope to provide students with strategies, such as social skills training, they can use to be successful both in and outside of the classroom. I aim to learn more about Learning and Intellectual Disabilities and interventions that improve the academic success rate of students with those

Participants: M. Parker, Guidance Counselor, B. Michael, Social worker, Parent, D. Shaw Principal, S. Roberts, Behavioral Consultant, Classroom Teachers; D. Chemnitz and C. Ragusa

The IDEA lists 13 different disability categories which children and young adults aged 3-year-olds to 21-year-olds may be eligible for services. Emotional disturbance is one of the 13 disability categories under the IDEA and is the label Sarah was served under. Under the IDEA, emotional disturbance means a condition revealing inability to learn which cannot be clarified by other factors; difficulty building or maintaining reasonable interpersonal relationships with classmates and teachers; unsuitable types of conduct or emotions under ordinary conditions; and general persistent mood of unhappiness or depression.). Sarah met three criteria to be served under the ED label which included her 4 years of behaviors out of the norm, the severity of

Her kindergarten teacher recognized her inability to stay focused compared to her peers. In first grade, Grace took longer to complete assignments, had a tendency to daydream, and had difficulty with paper and pencil tasks which was the most noticable in math. Her first and second grade teachers provided her with additional educational support through small group instruction, and she receives weekly instruction from the reading specialist. Finally, her scores on the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, Fourth Edition and Woodcock-Johnson III Tests of Achievement show she has deficits in the areas of Working Memory, Passage Comprehension and Math Fluency. Since information has been obtained by a variety of dependable sources, identifying Grace as a learning disable child is

The Internalizing Problems Composite, measured on the teacher-rating and self-report forms, includes behaviors that may indicate depression, anxiety or difficulties that are not marked with an externalized behavior. This composite has scales