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Dealing with Challenging Student Behaviour
Accessible Learning Services, Counselling, Student Rights and Responsibilities Slide2
agendaSlide3
Increase in Challenging behaviour
Why are we seeing an increase in challenging behavior?
Many students lack resiliency skills
Anger is the “go to” emotion when attempting to solve a problem
“Underdeveloped” emotional intelligence
Increase in the number of students with a disability diagnosis where challenging behaviour may be a manifestation of the diagnosis (e.g. Autism Spectrum Disorder, Mental Health Disabilities, ADHD)
External pressure to succeed in post-secondary (e.g. family, society, peer group)
Greater focus on self-management of learning (blended learning/
eLearn
)Slide4
Increase in Challenging behaviour
Why are we seeing an increase in challenging
behavior (continued)?
Difficulty
with transition from
high
s
chool to college When transitioning to college many external regulators of behaviour are removed (e.g. parents, teachers, paraprofessionals such as EAs)May experience failure for the first timeFind themselves in a more crowded environment with larger classes, labs, social environment
?
Your thoughts?Slide5
Types of inappropriate behaviour
Verbal aggression
Disruptive behavior
Non-verbal aggression-hitting desk, etc.
Passive aggressive behavior (all or nothing thinking)
Self injurious behavior-disability related
Destruction of property
Smart phone use in classThreatening emails/social media/bullying Writing assignments that note harm to self or others Racialized and aggressive comments
?
What are you seeing in your classrooms?Slide6
What is acceptable behaviour?
Student Behaviour Policy as a guide
http://www.mohawkcollege.ca/Assets/Policies/Student+Behaviour+Policy.pdf
?
What is acceptable in your classroom or work area?
Depends on tolerance level/own norms/valuesSlide7
Rights and Responsibilities
Student/professor
rights and
responsibilities
Professor has the right to manage her/his classroom
Students have the responsibility to adhere to the Student Behaviour Policy
No accommodation for inappropriate behaviour Slide8
strategiesSlide9
Strategies - NETSlide10
Strategies – De-escalation
DO
DON
’
T
Stay
c
alm ValidateListen
Be respectful
Provide options
Be consistent
Isolate situation
Enforce limits
Check out
https
://
youtu.be/pBe4A32fpyI
from the CPI
training
manual
Say
“calm
down
”
Overreact or underreact
Get
defensive (manage your reaction)
Make compromises
Interrupt
Make false promises
Fake attention
Engage in a power struggle
Make judgements Slide11
Strategies – Restorative Justice
https
://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWtFtWY3Hh8
Giving the “offender” a chance to learn
A
second chance
Rebuilds trust Slide12
Strategies – Intensive supports
May involve contacting Manager of Student Rights and Responsibilities.
Behaviour policy
Restorative
j
ustice
For students with disabilities, may involve additional accommodation support.
Accessible Learning ServicesPeer supports May involve counselling support. Slide13
Next Steps
?
How can we continue this discussion?
What questions do you have?
What do you see as our next steps? Slide14
Resources
Braden, S. W., & Smith, D. N. (2006). Managing the College Classroom: Perspectives from an Introvert and an Extrovert.
College Quarterly
,
9
(1), n1.
Harrell, I. L., & Hollins Jr, T. N. (2009). Working with Disruptive Students.
Inquiry, 14(1), 69-75.Noonan‐Day, H. L., & Jennings, M. M. (2007). Disruptive students: A liability, policy, and ethical overview. Journal of Legal Studies Education, 24(2), 291-324.