Part 1: Background
Before developing your Comprehensive Classroom and Organization Plan, you need to review background information on behavior management and social
skills development strategies for students with disabilities by completing IRIS Center modules. Each module will provide an opportunity for you to
understand the challenges school counselors face in managing both individual behavior and the classroom environment effectively.
Click on the module Behavior and Classroom Management on the IRIS Center ( http://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/iris-resource-locator/?term=behaviorclassroom-management) Complete the following modules:
Classroom Management (Part 1): Learning the Components of a Comprehensive Behavior Management Plan
( http://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/module/beh1/) (4.1, 4.5)
Addressing Disruptive and Noncompliant Behaviors (Part 1): Understanding the Acting Out Cycle ( http://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/module/bi1/) (4.3)
Addressing Disruptive and Noncompliant Behaviors (Part 2): Behavior Interventions ( http://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/module/bi2/) (4.2)
Functional BehavioralAssessment: Identifying the Reasons for Problem Behavior and Developing a Behavior Plan
( http://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/module/fba/) (FL ESE 4.4)
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Choose the link for the first module and click on the CHALLENGE icon. View the movie and the transcriipt for Classroom Management (Part 1): Learning the
Components of a Comprehensive Behavior Management Plan.
Click on NEXT on the bottom of the page and jot down your initial thoughts about the challenge by answering these two questions:
What does Ms. Rollison need to understand about student behavior?
What can Ms. Rollison do to increase the chances that her students will behave appropriately in class?
Click NEXT on the bottom of the page to go to the Perspectives & Resources section of the module. Click on Pages 1-14 and review their content. Pay
particular attention to page 13 (The Behavior Games) to practice effective behavior management strategies.
After completing the Perspective & Resources portion, answer the same two questions you answered in the Initial Thoughts section. Compare these latest
answers to the answers you gave at the beginning of the module. How different are your answers?
Repeat the process and continue to work through the other modules listed above.
After completing all of the modules, write a two-page position paper on behavior management as it relates to school counseling. You may also use Internet
resourcesasneeded. PleaseincorporatealloftheelementsfromtheExceptionalStudentEducationAddendumrubricinyourpaper.
Part 2: The Learning Environment
The Learning Environment – Social Skills
The components listed below must be addressed in your Comprehensive Classroom and Organization Plan. Write the paper in the first-person format and be
certain to include detailed examples.
Introduction – Provide a rationale and philosophy for why you think that the quality of instruction is impacted by the learning environment.
Describe the social features that school counselors must consider when managing interpersonal relationships in the classroom. For background information
on social skills development for students with disabilities, read the “Teaching Social Skills” document at
http://www.ncset.org/publications/info/NCSETInfoBrief_3.5.pdf and answer the questions below in a one page paper. Be certain to address all of the
components in the Exceptional Student Education Addendum for Competency 6.
How are social skills defined? What are examples of general social skills?
What is social problem solving and why is mastery of social skills important for successful interactions within the school and work environments? What are
some of the instructional challenges to teaching social skills to Exceptional Education Students?
What are some of the programs that have been developed to teach social and emotional skills? Visit the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional
Learning (CASEL) site at http://casel.org/ for further information.
How does creating a positive school climate contribute to the mastery of social skills and what are some of the recommendations for
developing/maintaining this environment?
P rovide specific examples in your responses to the questions below that deal with the social features school counselors must consider when managing
interpersonal relationships in the classroom.
How will you promote respect for students’ cultural, linguistic, and family backgrounds? (FEAP a.2.d/FPEC 7.1/)
How will you establish positive relationships with your students and their parents? (FEAP a.2.d/FPEC 7.1/)
How will you maintain a climate of openness, inquiry, fairness, and support? (FEAP a.2.f/FPEC 2.6/)
How will you organize, allocate, and manage the resources of time, space, and attention? (FEAP a.2.a/FPEC 2.1/)
