SPED 322 CSUF 2/15-2/23
Wrap Around Services for Lamar
Lamar is a 3rd grade student, who lies and steals. The Social Worker and PBIS coach met with Lamar’s mother in her home in the month of February. The outcomes show in April this positive support system helped Lamar and will help other students, if used.
My Principal and others will look at the following charts to see the flow of Lamar and Mother strengths/needs/behaviors/feelings/interventions and outcomes which shows the importance of supporting students with emotional or behavioral disabilities using the Wraparound philosophy.
The Wrap-Around philosophy is “Community based, culturally relevant, individualized, strength based and family centered.” (http://www.pbis.org/school/tertiary_level/wraparound.aspx. 2/18/16)
Lamar’s Strengths Mother’s Strengths
| Helpful at home | Keeping son’s safe (Lamar has 5 yr old bro) |
| Enjoys playing piano & guitar | Enjoys reading with the boys |
| Sense of humor w/ peers | Insightful about Lamar’s behavior |
| Very good at Art | Wants to attend College |
| Volunteers | |
| Contributes to class discussions | |
| Good w/ hands on activities | |
| Likes laminated things |
Lamar’s Needs Mother’s Needs
| Has no peer contact outside of school | Community support regarding her disability |
| Needs Eye exam | Disability is blindness |
| Needs community involvement | Fearful about letting boys out to play and she might not find them due to her visual disability |
Examined Behavior of Lamar Mother Examines Lamar’s Behavior
| Exaggerated stories about his life | Felt Lamar’s behavior due to his being helpless about life circumstances |
| Stealing involves: Pencils/Post It Notes/Other school supplies | Felt behavior due to life circumstances and feeling helpless |
Designed Interventions
Lamar Mother
| Increased sense of belonging/confidence | |
| Attend after school gym | No transportation but Principal & Social Worker provide after school transport |
| Eye exam | Investigate community based network re: visual disability |
| Curriculum adaptations | |
| Increased prompts & reinforcements | |
| Instruction in good manners/respectful voice/words | |
| Ability to laminate Art when school wide expectation are met |
APRIL OUTCOMES
Lamar Mother
| Grades better | |
| Feel & act more confident | |
| Received glasses | |
| Participation in open gym- satisfied | |
| Happier/More respectful tone |
May Outcomes
Lamar disrespectful behavior increased and more prompts and reinforcers were used. Mother shared with Social Worker on phone and Lamar overheard her crying about her increased blindness. Mother felt Lamar’s recent behavior of disrespect was related to incident at home.
Ongoing Monitoring
Lamar Mother
| Visit to 4th/5th grade planned. Functional Behavior Assessment completed | Connected w/local agency to assist her visual disability. |
| Wrap Around team will remain involved |
From the Encyclopedia of Behavior Modification and Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Volume Three, Educational Applications https://moodle-2015-2016.fullerton.edu/course/view.php?id=75031 (2/18/2016)
