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School-Based Behavior Analysts: Responsive Supports Throughout the COVID-19 Era |
Monday, May 30, 2022 |
11:00 AM–11:50 AM |
Meeting Level 2; Room 205B |
Area: EDC/OBM; Domain: Applied Research |
CE Instructor: Heather Volchko, M.Ed. |
Chair: Heather Volchko (Old Dominion University; Louisiana Contextual Science Research Group) |
TAMLA LEE (Bard College) |
SHEILA WILLIAMSON (Mississippi State University - TK Martin Center; Behavior, Attention, and Developmental Disabilities Consultants, LLC.) |
ELENA GARCIA-ALBEA (EGA Consulting, LLC) |
Abstract: In early 2020, schools across the entire world transitioned from traditional school settings to crisis teaching in virtual spaces due to the global pandemic, coronavirus or COVID-19. During this time, equity gaps in digital resources and access to education became increasingly apparent as socioeconomic status and geographical location strongly influenced whether families were able to support remote access to learning opportunities. Yet, students with emotional and behavior disorders (EBD) tend to experience higher rates of peer victimization, struggle to obtain and maintain positive interpersonal relationships, and battle more mental health problems than other special education students. Students who had already been identified as having splintered skills or gaps in their learning history did not have access to interventions provided in the traditional classroom at the same time that all students were expected to engage in much higher forms of executive functioning skills than previously expected. This panel of school-based consultants will share their own experiences working in the schools throughout the pandemic in terms of challenges, steps for addressing challenges, and resources necessary for doing so. |
Instruction Level: Intermediate |
Target Audience: This session is appropriate for professionals who interface directly with the highly applied school setting. Basic understandings of behavior analysis and varied applications of principles will be assumed as part of this conversation. |
Learning Objectives: 1) Participants will learn about different forms of education consultation positioned in diverse (e.g., socioeconomic, linguistic, racial) contexts. 2) Participants will learn how behavior analysis is applied individually, class-wide, and at the systems level of school settings based on the presented needs. 3) Participants will learn how Covid impacted the schools and the rising need for multidisciplinary expertise in the schools. |
Keyword(s): behavioral disorders, Covid, education consulting, emotional disorders |
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