The teacher will explore emotional barriers to acceptable behavior in the teacher's classroom and address these with supportive counseling and skills based interventions. Intervention Component - The teacher will supplement counseling with affective education and social skills training. The teacher will keep data as to intervention efforts and effectiveness of each, given the potential for recidivism. Intervention activities are to be based in sound theories of learning and age appropriate reinforcement. The natural consequences of removal from the classroom and peers is the aversive outcome for a student.
Related services continue during the program, classwork continues, and credit is given.
Transition Component - The teacher will transition the student to the classroom in the most timely manner possible. The teacher's needs will be central to the timing and method of return.