Response To Intervention

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Teachers play an important role in their student’s life, because they often serve as role models for their students, as unofficial social workers for the families, and as substitute parents, besides as teachers. For this reason, when speaking about behavioral problems, teachers have the power of influence students’ response, either positively or negatively. In the book “Children and adolescents with emotional and behavioral disorders” (Austin & Sciarra, 2010) the authors discuss in details the teachers’ roles when instructing children with special behavioral and emotional needs. The goal of this essay is to present a summary of the book discussion.
First of all, identifying the problem through a research-based behavioral assessment it is
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There are several types of intervention that teachers can use depending on the particular situation, and considering the ease of application and effectivity. For example, behavior analysis would be useful to identify the purpose of the problem behavior and to replace this behavior for a more adaptive one that serves for the same function. Also, teachers can use the social learning theory, being a role model for appropriate behaviors. By the cognitive behavior therapy, individuals learn how to change the way they think, which will modify the way they behave. On the other hand, teachers can teach new behaviors as a response of certain stimuli. Finally, the response to intervention is a way that teachers measure and monitor the students’ responses after changes in instruction, using this information to reshape the instruction …show more content…
Firstly, teacher need to be prepared to deal with problematic behaviors, so they are not sensitive to the offending behavior. Because the reaction to behaviors can be reinforcing for the children, it is crucial that teachers manage their stress levels. Besides, impatient teachers escalate emotional problems and, for his reason, they need to equally treat all students, including the ones who present opposition and defiant behaviors. On the other hand, preferential treatment is also detrimental because it comes with inconsistent and nonprofessional responses. Furthermore, if the school policy has a low tolerance to misbehavior, it can worsen the behavioral problems. Notwithstanding, some teachers believe that behavior management is not part of their professional duties, which discharges students from the consequences of their