Students With Behavioural Problems Why Was I So...

Self-Reflection –Addressing the needs of students with behavioural problems: Why was I so intolerant of student A’s behaviour? On the first day of placement I was warned that a particular student ‘A’ would bite, lick, push, kick and be consistently disruptive in class. I found this warning quite concerning as it was going to be very challenging to manage her behaviour. Student A’s difficult behaviour was more prominent during group discussions when student A would crawl around the floor, poke and pull faces at other students. Student A did not appear to understand personal boundaries and had no respect for authority. This left me feeling very frustrated and annoyed. Why could student A just sit still and leave the other students alone? My first question was how do I cater for Student A’s needs? How do I involve student A in group work when no one else wants to work with her? What support is there for to assist in changing her behaviour? The warning left me feeling overwhelmed as I didn’t know how I was going to support her. I also began to question if my own expectations of what is acceptable behaviour was too high. I assumed student A may have had some sort of disability that may have been undiagnosed. I was informed that student A was a single child and had poor social skills when student A started school. I couldn’t understand why student A hadn’t learn what was socially acceptable behaviour after almost 4 years of school. I began to realise student A didn’tShow MoreRelatedThe Factors Influencing Social Group Dynamics4610 Words   |  19 PagesUnited States International University Nairobi campus ( hereby referred to as USIU). It would be prudent to first define what this paper terms as social group dynamics. This term will be taken to include all those activities that are undertaken by students at USIU that involve interaction on a physical, emotional and mental level with other members of this institution on a peer to peer basis. The term is not limited to the activities themselves but also includes the process, degree and direction ofRead MoreOrganisational Theory230255 Words   |  922 Pagessterling service in bringing together the very diverse strands of work that today qualify as constituting the subject of organisational theory. Whilst their writing is accessible and engaging, their approach is scholarly and serious. It is so easy for students (and indeed others who should know better) to trivialize this very problematic and challenging subject. This is not the case with the present book. This is a book that deserves to achieve a wide readership. Professor Stephen Ackroyd, Lancaster