Janet Palmerston – Oppositional, Defiant & Disruptive Students: Practical Strategies for the Most Challenging Classroom Behaviors

Janet Palmerston – Oppositional, Defiant & Disruptive Students: Practical Strategies for the Most Challenging Classroom BehaviorsDescriptionChildren and adolescents with ODD, ADHD, anxiety, depression and disruptive disorders provide extra challenges at school. Purchase this recording and learn new, effective strategies for your students’ most challenging behaviors including:TantrumsRunning out/awayNoncomplianceNaggingRefusing to work/helpYelling/screamingBullyingPanic/anxiety reactionsLack of follow throughNot following directionsYou will walk away with immediate interventions for out of control behaviors and techniques for emotional regulation along with long-term strategies to help kids at school. Janet K. Palmerston, Ph.D., is a clinical expert and has worked with the most challenging kids both in clinical and school settings. Through the use of case studies and action oriented handouts, you will finish this program with solutions to turn your most challenging kids around.HandoutsManual – Oppositional, Defiant & Disruptive Students (1.7 MB) 70 Pages Available after Purchase Illinois Educators Self-study Instructions (28.5 KB) Available after Purchase Illinois Educators Evaluation Form (1.2 MB) Available after PurchaseOutlineBehaviors that Make Us Crazy TantrumsRunning out/awayDisrespect/talking backNaggingRefusing to work/helpYelling/screamingBullyingTruancy/skippingLack of follow throughNot following directionsDisorders Oppositional Defiant DisorderADHDDepressionAnxiety disordersConduct disorderObservational Assessment The Functions of Behavior made easyFear-based (Fight, Flight, Freeze or Submit)EscapeAttentionSensoryPainControlMental Health Disorder or Behavior Problem The power of skilled observationsThe interviewComparison to the groupThe FBA-Incredibly powerful assessment toolEffective Strategies Part I ProactiveBehavior plansMotivational incentivesSet the stage for successRemember the initial goalAppropriately address the functions of the behaviorReactiveCorrective measuresIt’s like playing chess in a tornadoEffective Strategies Part II Specific Strategies for the Following Behavioral Challenges:TantrunsRunning out/awayDisrespect/talking backNaggingRefusing to work/helpYelling/screamingBullyingTruancy/skippingLack of follow throughNot following directionsEffective Strategies Part III Specific Strategies related to:ODDADHDDepressionAnxietyWorking with unsafe behaviorsSpecial Populations & Circumstances Asperger’s disorderDivorce, separationAbuse and neglectParent misbehaviorFoster careFacultyJanet PalmerstonDr. Janet K. Palmerston, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist in the states of Georgia and Oklahoma. Dr. Palmerston received her undergraduate degree in secondary education from the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Arkansas and her master’s degree in counseling from Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. Dr. Palmerston received her doctorate in psychology from Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Oklahoma. After completing her doctorate, Dr. Palmerston completed a post-doctoral program in school neuropsychology and became a diplomate of the American Board of School Neuropsychology.Dr. Palmerston has over 25 years of experience working in the field of psychology serving clients from ages 3 to 99. She currently works with LifeSource, Inc. providing direct psychological services to clients and serving as the Regional Director the state of Georgia. Dr. Palmerston has worked in a variety of settings including an inpatient psychological hospital treatment facility, psychoeducational center, preschool assessment center, public school settings, skilled nursing facilities, alternative school settings, and as a private practitioner. She specializes in interventions for ADHD, Learning Disabilities, Behavior Disorders, Memory Issues, Social Skills, Executive Functioning, and Emotional Disorders. Dr. Palmerston’s treatment approach focuses on providing clients effective alternatives to psychotropics. Techniques utilized include cognitive behavior therapy, cognitive restructuring, biofeedback, behavioral modification, relaxation therapy, interpersonal psychotherapy, solution-focused brief therapy, and neurofeedback.Speaker Disclosures:Financial: Janet Palmerston has an employment relationship with LifeSource, Inc. She is an adjunct faculty at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia. Dr. Parikh receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc.Non-financial: Janet Palmerston is a member of the Georgia Association of School Psychologists.