How Do You Work With Students With Emotional And Behavioral Problems?
Among the disabilities that qualify a student for special education services, one of the hardest to work with is an emotional disability (ED). Students with emotional and behavioral problems are often exceptionally bright and can be exceptionally unpredictable. While some barriers to learning can often be approached in similar ways for similar students, EDs and the manifestations thereof vary significantly. As a teacher or paraprofessional, it can be more draining and frustrating to work in classroom for students with emotional and behavioral impairments. Evaluate whether you are patient enough to deal with students who will push you to the limit on a daily basis. Some students with emotional and behavioral problems will deliberately find your buttons and press them on a regular basis. Others may push you to the limits just because their behaviors are so unpredictable and in reaction to things that make no sense to you. If you are a very emotional and reactive person then you are likel
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