Joking aside, those two careers are related in one sense: I’ve always been interested in taking things apart and finding out how they work. I studied Computer Science originally and worked as a programmer before taking the next natural step of training to become a school teacher! Simon: Well, it wasn’t a career path I planned, exactly. What’s your professional background, and how did you come to be a sought-after consultant who supports schools in their efforts to better serve students with behavior disorders? But before we delve into that compelling subject matter, please introduce yourself to people who are unfamiliar with your full-of-advice website. On behalf of our “B-Listers” I’d like to chat with you about a cause of challenging classroom behaviour that is often overlooked a topic that is receiving increasing attention in the professional research literature, but might not have made its way to classroom application quite yet. Tom: Good day, Simon! Thank you kindly for visiting with us today. ![]() His frequent postings provide sage advice on how to bolster your skills for reaching and teaching children and youth with mental health and behavioral challenges. I’m now joined by Simon Currigan, well-known purveyor of behavior management wisdom at the Beacon School Support website ( .uk). What causes a learner to “shut down” and withdraw into oneself, or “tense up” and strike out verbally or physically? What’s going on behind the “function” (the cause, reason, or purpose) of the persistent response pattern that we’ve identified with our Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA) procedures? It’s a goodie for those of you who work with students who often-times display “reactionary” behaviors to what seems to us to be rather innocuous circumstances. Today I have the professional pleasure and privilege of bringing a special educational treat. ![]() ![]() You’ll also find video case studies of kids who display a number of DSM-5 disorders. Remember that you can find those long-lost e-mail blasts at , what-to-do and how-to-do-it posts on kids who are labelled as having O.D.D., Conduct Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, PTSD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and ADHD. Hello again, everyone! It’s nice to be back with our B-Lister group after such a long hiatus since our last gathering.
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