The Paraprofessional's Role in Affecting Student Behavior

4 Videos | Last Updated: April 1, 2011

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Video for Strategies for Diffusing Potential Behavior Problems
Paraprofessionals frequently need to handle difficult student behaviors. This session will focus on strategies for dealing with a range of behaviors, recognizing when behaviors may occur, as well as how to prevent challenging behaviors from occurring. Paraprofessionals will be given a variety of effective strategies to use when challenging behaviors do occur.

Video for What Paraprofessionals Need to Know When Working with Students Who Take Medications
This session will provide an overview of types of medications that students who have disabilities or medical conditions may take and how medications may affect student behavior and participation in school. Roles and responsibilities of paraprofessionals related to students and medications, as well as considerations and strategies for supporting students who take medications will be discussed.

Video for Overview of Seizure Disorders
This webinar will provide an overview of types of seizure disorders, how and when they occur, and how they affect students. Participants will learn how seizures and medication can affect students' behavior and participation and their role in supporting students to be successful in school.

Video for Supporting Young Children With Challenging Behavior
This session will help participants explore practical evidence-based frameworks of strategies, practices, and resources addressing challenging behaviors in young children. Presented in this session are the Pyramid Approach, Evidence-based Strategies and Positive Social-Emotional Outcomes.

Video for What Paraprofessionals Need to Know When Working with Students Who Take Medications
This session will provide an overview of types of medications that students who have disabilities or medical conditions may take and how medications may affect student behavior and participation in school. Roles and responsibilities of paraprofessionals related to students and medications, as well as considerations and strategies for supporting students who take medications will be discussed.

Video for Supporting Young Children With Challenging Behavior
This session will help participants explore practical evidence-based frameworks of strategies, practices, and resources addressing challenging behaviors in young children. Presented in this session are the Pyramid Approach, Evidence-based Strategies and Positive Social-Emotional Outcomes.

Video for Overview of Seizure Disorders
This webinar will provide an overview of types of seizure disorders, how and when they occur, and how they affect students. Participants will learn how seizures and medication can affect students' behavior and participation and their role in supporting students to be successful in school.

Video for Strategies for Diffusing Potential Behavior Problems
Paraprofessionals frequently need to handle difficult student behaviors. This session will focus on strategies for dealing with a range of behaviors, recognizing when behaviors may occur, as well as how to prevent challenging behaviors from occurring. Paraprofessionals will be given a variety of effective strategies to use when challenging behaviors do occur.