Ohhhhh crap, I was hoping with the therapist there, you could get more traction. Sounds like the issue is who will supervise the class during these sessions. In our district the person has to be certificated so a parent volunteer doesn’t count. Our teaching assistants can’t be alone either with students. It’ll need to be a sub (who pays for that?) or someone maybe in admin to cover as other teachers already have their class to supervise.
I’m wondering if there’s a time when the class is with another teacher like during specials, or a special assembly where there already enough certificated staff, but not during the teacher’s planning or lunch time. Or if a sub will be there but not with a class the whole day. We get subs to cover for teacher so they can attend IEP meetings. When they’re not covering for a teacher in a meeting, they do other duties around school.
But to work that out requires flexibility with admin, and they don’t sound flexible. Did they offer any suggestions for organizing a time?
Does DD need to do the fade in technique for every environment? Just wondering if there’s other options that treat the underlying anxiety rather than deal with each environment. Have you considered medications for the anxiety? My understanding is that medications help to decrease anxiety enough that other strategies can work.
I know it’s a big issue to consider with consequences of taking medications and consequences of not taking medications. We’re having to medicate DS for his nerve pain condition. I hate doing it, but if we don’t he could attempt to self-medicate (drugs, alcohol) to deal with the nerve pain. It’s a real threat, so we’ve opted for medications we control and can deal with side-affects.
ETA: Is there a time for teachers to conference with parents? At my school, it’s 20 mins before school starts. DS is in middle school, and his teachers can meet after school for a short period of time, as still in contracted time. Could you organize a “conference” and do the technique then?
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