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Behavior Intervention Input Form · Your Name __Jennifer Christensen__________________________ · Position __School Psychologist____________________________ · Date __1-6-09______________ · What behavior of concern did the intervention target? _____ Noncompliance _____ Physical Aggression _____ Academic Engagement _____ Verbal Aggression _____ Staying on-task __X___ Anxiety · Age/grade of student who would benefit from this intervention. ___X__ Pre-K ___X__ Middle School ___X__ Primary ___X__ High School ___X__ Elementary · Briefly describe the intervention that you implemented. I worked with a 3rd grader who had severe anxiety about going into the lunchroom to eat lunch. She and I together made a visual pyramid of activities involving the lunchroom that would be the least to most stressful: Least -> 1- eating lunch in Mrs. Christensen’s office with a friend, 2- eating lunch in Mrs. Christensen’s office alone, 3- eating lunch in classroom with a friend, 4- eating lunch in classroom alone, 5- eating lunch in lunchroom at seat of choice with friends, 6- eat lunch in lunchroom with class <-Most Stressful. The pyramid had six spaces on the bottom layer, five on the top, etc, with the most stressful being at the top. The student then got to choose each day which of the squares she wanted to do and cross off. We met before lunch for about ½ an hour each day and practiced some relaxation techniques. · What worked well? The student felt like she had some control over what she was doing when it came time for lunch. She used the relaxation techniques when she chose an option that was particularly stressful for her, but not on those activities that were not stress-producing. · What didn’t work? (Include any changes you made to the intervention over time, in order to make it more successful). This intervention worked well for this particular student. I did not have to offer much coaching, although she did receive feedback and a chance to “debrief” after the lunch time. This would have to be tailored to what would work best for the particular student and their particular anxiety issues. In addition, it was very time consuming and only worked because I happened to be in that building every day. It would have been more difficult if I were not there as frequently, but it could have worked if I had gotten other people more involved as well. · Please list any comments or recommendations for someone who will try this intervention in their own school. **Please send in any data collection forms you developed that accompanied the intervention.** blah || || ||  ||  ||  ||  || ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  blah || || ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || ||  ||  ||  blah || || ||  || ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||