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True or False: Children can start self-harming as early as 6th grade.
What is False: Methods of self-harm in children as young as age 2 include headbanging. Other methods in children pre-school age and up include cutting and burning, along with inserting sharp objects into skin or under nails, skin picking, biting, or pulling hair to cause pain.
A student in class is self-focused, interrupts, has trouble waiting their turn, shows emotional turmoil, is fidgety, doesn't play quietly, has unfinished tasks and exhibits lack of focus. Your student has been diagnosed with this neuro-behavioral disorder.
What is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
The amount of hours of sleep that adults need each day to function optimally.
What is 7-9?
The name of the School Behavioral Health Provider at Clarke Elementary.
Who is Lori Murphy?
The Triage Team (SBH, Principal, APs, SCs, CIS and MFLC) meet on this day of the week to discuss referred students.
What is Friday
Mental disorders among children are described as serious changes in the way children typically learn, behave, or handle their emotions, causing distress and problems getting through the day. According to the CDC, this is the 2nd most common type of diagnosis in children following behind ADHD as the most common.
What is a behavioral disorder
A Pre-K3 student has difficulty with communication, difficulty with social interactions, has obsessive interests, and exhibits repetitive behaviors. That student should be evaluated for this developmental disorder.
What is Autism
The amount of fruit and vegetables that are recommended each day?
What is 8
This person on campus addresses academic needs, provides classroom strategies, and is the gatekeeper to the School Behavioral Health program.
Who is the school counselor?
The 4 letters after Lori Murphy's name that indicate her type of license.
What is LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker)
True or False: Asking a student directly about suicidal or homicidal intent increases the risk of suicide or homicide.
What is false. Asking someone directly about suicidal or homicidal intent lowers anxiety, opens up communication and lowers the risk of an impulsive act.
This is a complex childhood anxiety disorder characterized by a child's inability to speak and communicate effectively in select social settings, such as school.
What is Selective Mutism
The most common cause of nightmares.
What is Stress and anxiety? Nightmares, which are dreams that cause high levels of distress or terror, occur more often when you are stressed or anxious. They are more likely to occur in the last third of the night and tend to be more common among children than adults.
A contracted person on campus that serves as a first responder, provides short-term counseling, one time interventions, and group/classroom psycho-education.
Who is the MFLC?
The SBH program will only provide services to students with this specific insurance.
What is Tricare Prime
Childhood depression is more likely to persist into adulthood if gone untreated.The number of youth experiencing a Major Depression Episode increased by 175,000 from last years' data set. This state has the lowest reported percentage of people living with mental illness.
What is: New Jersey. Utah has the highest rate.
A 3rd grader is aggressive, displays antisocial behavior and willful disobedience, which are characteristics of this behavioral disorder?
What is Conduct Disorder?
Exercise contributes to our emotional well-being by releasing this chemical, which then energizes us and lifts our mood.
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What is Endorphins?
These KISD employees provide counseling and psycho-social services to children enrolled in Special Education Services.
Who are School Social Workers
The SBH program provides 5 major services to schools: (1) evaluations and diagnoses, (2) psychological tests and screeners, (3) Individual, Family and Group Therapies, (4) campus wellness and this.
What are psychiatric emergency evaluations
One in this many children have a diagnosable mental health disorder.
What is 5
Head injuries, overactive thyroid gland, cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease, altered regulation of neurotransmitters, and certain medications may cause this disorder?
What is an Anxiety Disorder?
The healthy balance of mind, body and spirit resulting in a feeling of well-being.
What is wellness?
This person will assess the educational, learning styles, and program needs of students referred to special education services. To provide diagnostic information and work cooperatively with instructional personnel to provide the most appropriate programs for students with disabilities
Who is the Educational Diagnostician
The SBH program has been proven to decrease this.
What is the burden on families to find or get services
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school absences