Student Support Services
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Clinical Staff Pineland Learning Center provides a broad spectrum of quality, culturally competent and effective professional student support services. As a cutting-edge school, PLC has developed integrated services through a trans-disciplinary model of service delivery. Through this model, related service providers have faster and more fluid access to collegial expertise. The roster of in-house related service providers includes:
Intensive and Exceptional Initiative PLC initially developed the Intensive and Exceptional Initiative (I&E) as a one-year pilot effort. After experiencing positive results, I&E was expanded and services students that are very difficult to stabilize in attendance and/or behavioral comportment and to instruct. We designate these students as in need of intensive and exceptional services. At the start of the continuum of I&E services, teachers receive rapid and amplified support and students receive intensive monitoring along with significantly amplified academic, social, behavioral and emotional support. Intensive efforts are made to accommodate the student in his or her homeroom as much as possible. On the opposite end of the continuum, more involved situations may require varying lengths of time in a special classroom designated as the I&E classroom. In this room, students receive all of their IEP requirements and entitlements, but will benefit from structure, supervision and in-class support at a level exceeding what is provided in other classrooms. Some students experience a short involvement with I&E services for a transient or recurrent need. Other students spend considerable time in the I&E classroom and require a range of intensely and exceptionally amplified services. Some students require a regimen of functional behavior analysis and functional behavior management. One of PLC's school psychologists is specifically designated for the case management and counseling of these students The I&E team at PLC is mobile, flexible, resourceful and determined. We are not satisfied with merely accommodating our more special students. We truly want them to feel as good about themselves and their school and to benefit from their school experience as much as any other student. For more information, contact PLC Student Support Services at 856-378-5020 ext. 230 or 250, or by e-mailing student.support@pinelandschool.org. Clinical Review On the student’s first day, the student undergoes a trans-disciplinary team Clinical Review, and a request for integrated services is submitted to every department. This procedure addresses the academic, emotional, social and behavioral concerns of the student and identifies the need for additional services to be provided by PLC. The comprehensive Clinical Review assures that every student’s needs are immediately identified and addressed by the appropriate discipline. This streamlined process is proven to be quick, efficient and effective. Assistance with Medication Management Our Family Psychiatric & Mental Health Practitioner can assist families and medical professionals, as well as Pineland staff, by providing relevant, up-to-date feedback, education and information about a student's affect and behavior that may be related to the effects of certain medications or combinations thereof. Parents and caretakers are encouraged to contact PLC Student Support Services at 856-378-5020 ext. 230 or 250, or by e-mailing student.support@pinelandschool.org to request assistance. Executive Function Coaching Many students with disabilities also struggle with deficits in critical cognitive skills, known as executive functions. These deficits may interfere with a student’s ability to succeed in school academically, socially, and behaviorally. Executive function deficits particularly cause problems for students who struggle with attention difficulties. Some important areas are:
Teachers and classroom aides, along with clinical and support staff, are provided with the conceptual framework to apply when teaching and interacting with students. Fixed district-wide strategies, such as executive function coaching, are employed throughout the building, across situations, and used by all staff members. Occasionally, certain students may be identified as benefiting from a more intensive intervention. A specific directed and discrete intervention can be customized for individual needs in the areas of behavioral regulation, planning and organization and self-monitoring and evaluation. PLC strives to provide all the tools students need to succeed. With executive function coaching, students can improve behavior and classroom performance. For more information about PLC’s strategies and executive function development, click here to read "Executive Skills: The Hidden Curriculum." |
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