Get Psyched

Sometimes, for a variety of reasons, children are significantly attached to their "stuff." This story assists children in knowing the parameters for bringing their stuff to school, finding things in the school they want to keep, and where and when they can view their "stuff" so that they can still be successful at school. A Cue Card is attached at the end to print on Cardstock and laminate, if needed, so the student has a visual reminder of what to do about their "stuff" when they are at scho

Sometimes, kids exhibit negative behavior because the work at school is too hard for them. This Social Narrative normalizes the feeling that sometimes school work is hard for everyone and gives the students some ways to get help. A summary is included of the main points from the story at the end to laminate and put on their desk if needed.

Sometimes, children who are socially awkward, for whatever reason, e.g. Autism, ADHD, poor social skills, lower cognitive functioning or language abilities, do not understand the social rules around various bodily functions. This story is to help students understand about passing gas publicly and reactions of others.

Children often need to understand that while they were in Foster Care, their parent(s) were working on getting better, making changes, and learning how to be a better parent. This story is adaptable in Word format. Buyer can insert names and picture of the student into the story. Story focuses on transitioning back to parent from kinship fostercare or regular foster care home.

Older siblings often get anxious before and after a new baby is born and brought home. This customizable story reassures the older sibling(s) that there is enough love for everyone. Included are helpful tips for the child about what may be expected from them and what may happen after the baby comes home, e.g., visitors, mom is tired, when the baby cries, when I need help, etc. Evidence based practices such as First-Then, and If-Then are used to increase problem-solving and self-regulation. P

Get Psyched; Behavior Intervention Plan; Check-in/Check-out; CICO; Emotional Behavioral disorders; EBD; RTI Tier 2; RTI Tier 3; Counseling; School Psychology; Point system;

This one has it all. It is a Visual schedule for the child, with built in goals (which are customizable), and monitoring system for how well the child does toward the goals. Rating system is done in smiley faces tied to token levels. (token sheet and tokens not included). Levels are operationally defined to help student and teacher know what behavior constitutes which level of token. Included are examples of replacement behaviors for Calling out (goal #1) and throwing physically aggressive

For children with mood disorders, who have been homocidal or suicidal, it is important to keep a quantitative check-in and check-out to help with progress monitoring within the schools. This form was designed to be easy to use for teachers. Child must be able to read themselves. I use with the 5 point scale of 5 being angry or extremely sad and 1 being happy or feeling great. A picture chart of the 5 point scale is not included but can be if requested for extra small fee.

On Jan. 23, 2018, there was a school shooting at Marshall Co. High School in Benton, KY. One student seriously injured was a member of a Low Incidence classroom. Naturally, all students were traumatized. I wrote this story and collaborated w the teacher of the Low Incidence classroom (named on the front cover) to develop this resource to assist these students in dealing with subsequent trauma. This is a PDF and offered for download for free. You have our permission to use any wording f

This is a To-do list I created for myself based on how I work as a school psychologist and balance home life. Hope you find it helpful! I tried to make it as visual as possible since I do better when things are visual.