Format

Individual Presentation

First Presenter's Institution

Advanced Behavioral Counselors, Statesboro, Ga.

First Presenter’s Email Address

jimmyt.dive@gmail.com

First Presenter's Brief Biography

Jim Taylor is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst with over 25 years of experience working in classroom settings as a behavioral consultant to schools from the Barbados to Michigan, and as past director of Autism treatment programs across Florida and Georgia. He has over two hundred workshops and presentations to his name. Mr. Taylor has worked with children’s mental health organizations across the Eastern United States as a consultant working to strengthen academic and behavioral services to those children diagnosed with Autism and those who are behaviorally challenged. Mr. Taylor has worked on the streets for the past 20 years mentoring and advocating for our most resilient child population.

Second Presenter's Institution

Dogwood Autism Services

Second Presenter’s Email Address

moiraccharles@gmail.com

Second Presenter's Brief Biography

My professional work experience was obtained in an ABA clinic setting providing one on one therapy to children ranging from two to eight years of age. I have personal experience with children having special needs in special education classrooms, volunteering, and the Special Olympics. I have also gained personal experience by assisting my younger brother who is an enjoyable 25 year old adult on the autism spectrum. With all my years of professional and personal experience working with children and young adults with developmental disabilities. Now working to improve the lives of our kids on the street. I believe compassion, work ethic and values will make an impactful difference in the lives of not only those we serve, but the community as well.

Location

Session Two Breakouts

Strand #1

Head: Academic Achievement & Leadership

Strand #2

Heart: Social & Emotional Skills

Relevance

“HEART and HOME”: Fostering social and emotional skills and the social climate for all children and youth. Developing and enhancing family and community support for all children and youth. This is a presentation with a focus on our most vulnerable population, children in poverty, and how we can support these kids in an educational setting by developing a supportive community system and educational approach.

Brief Program Description

Existing within every society are various cultures and sub-cultures. This presentation examines the relationship between poverty, children’s mental health, and education. We will review existing literature and practices designed to address these issues both in and out of the classroom and discuss what we as a community can do to minimize the effects of poverty and mental health and maximize successful education.

Summary

Addressing Poverty, Children’s Mental Health, and Education; Coming Together as a Community

Educational success likely is affected by three factors; biology, culture, and school itself. We have little control over biological influences so this presentation will focus on how we as educators, family and community can work together to establish systems to maximize student success. We know that kids living in poverty are 4 times more likely to drop out of school, 4 times more likely to have serious mental health issues and 5 times more likely to go to jail; let’s change those statistics. Culture plays and enormous part in student classroom behavior and regardless of the interventions in place within the classroom, success will be minimal unless interventions also include a family and community approach. This presentation will examine those interventions directed at improving student behavior through culturally aliened classroom interventions, increasing parent and community involvement. We will examine the effects of mentoring on the lives of disadvantaged youth. We will examine present school policies and interventions that may inhibit the educational progress of at risk students as well as review partnerships that can be established between educators, parents and community that can strengthen appropriate student behavior. Finally, the audience will participate in a group discussion of how they can facilitate a change in methods and approaches presently used to address the issues that occur when the street meets the classroom.

Evidence

Children who grow up in impoverished families face more barriers to education than others. The supporting research and literature is too numerous to cite, however from ‘Psychology Today’ the results of effective mentoring programs include; a decrease in bullying, an increase in self-confidence and self-image, an increase in grade point averages, less likely to break the law, more likely to resist peer pressure, and more. Information linking the street with the classroom come from “Reduction of School Violence”, B. Johns, V. Carr, www.behavioradvisor.com/streetwise.html, Additional references include: Harvard Educational Review “Tough Fronts”, Lewis, Newcomer, (2006). “The Handbook of Classroom Management”, www.psychologytoday.comrg, https://www.nimh.nih.gov and much much more.

Learning Objective 1

Participants should leave the presentation with knowledge of what can be done in the classroom and in the community to maximize educational success.

Learning Objective 2

Participants will understand the effects of poverty on behavior and education.

Learning Objective 3

Participants will leave knowing how to come together as a community to minimize the effects of poverty on our children’s education.

Keyword Descriptors

Poverty, Education, Mental Health, Community, Intervention

Presentation Year

2022

Start Date

3-7-2022 1:00 PM

End Date

3-7-2022 2:15 PM

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Mar 7th, 1:00 PM Mar 7th, 2:15 PM

Addressing Poverty, Children’s Mental Health, and Education; Coming Together as a Community

Session Two Breakouts

Existing within every society are various cultures and sub-cultures. This presentation examines the relationship between poverty, children’s mental health, and education. We will review existing literature and practices designed to address these issues both in and out of the classroom and discuss what we as a community can do to minimize the effects of poverty and mental health and maximize successful education.