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Description
An increasing number of students are struggling with mental health issues, and their behaviors—like leaving class, disengaging from tasks, disrupting others, or quietly resisting—are often misunderstood, leading to crises and frustration for school teams. Administrators are often in the difficult position of mentoring a distressed teacher who is struggling to support a student with anxiety-related or oppositional behavior. Traditional behavioral supports often fall short by not addressing the underlying causes of these behaviors. A key issue often overlooked is the impact of negative thinking, common in student anxiety, which can contribute to disengagement and dysregulated behavior. For instance, if a student is overwhelmed by negative thoughts about an assignment, which hinders their engagement, typical interventions like graphic organizers will be ineffective. This workshop will provide strategies to reduce these negative thoughts, helping to prevent oppositional behavior and improve students' engagement, initiation, persistence, and self-monitoring through practical, preventive approaches.
Learning Objectives:
Participants will be able to...
1. Identify why common interventions may not always work for students with anxiety-related behavior
2. Enumerate strategies for reducing negative thinking toward writing
3. Participants will be able to enumerate strategies to promote initiation skills in students with work avoidance
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