Author: Alyson Bostwick
Personal Counseling Program
Faculty members have great
influence in the lives of their students. It is crucial that
they identify students who may need intervention and referral
to help prevent these fragile students from falling in the
cracks Students' futures can be saved by not turning our backs
on students' problems.
-Alyson Bostwick, MFT
HOW TO ASSIST THE EMOTIONALLY
TROUBLED STUDENT
Introduction
Many personal
problems affect behavior and interfere with a student's learning.
You will encounter students with chronic problems that affect
their lives on a regular basis. Other students will be experiencing
serious and painful crises in their lives or situational frustrations,
pressures or conflicts. There will also be students experimenting
with, abusing and/or addicted to alcohol and/or other drugs.
Sometimes it is difficult to distinguish why someone is acting
differently and what someone is trying to achieve or express
through behavior.
It happens rarely, but you may
also have to deal with students who are an immediate threat
to you or to other students.
This lesson is designed to
give you some techniques for dealing with distressed or difficult
students. It informs you of the support services available
to you and the student when you encounter a student whose
behavior is inappropriate, disruptive or troublesome. Attached
for your easy reference are SBCC policies that pertain to
troubled, disruptive, or dishonest student behavior.
Learning Objectives
Lesson Goal:
Enable faculty to recognize signs of emotional problems and
provide them with techniques for aiding troubled, disruptive
or violent students.
Learning Objectives
