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Managing and Accommodating Students on Psychotropics and Other Medications that Affect
Mental Health
Dr. Suzanne Gosden Kitchen
A free service of the Office of Disability Employment Policy, U.S. Department of Labor
Presentation Overview
1. Learn to use the Job Accommodation Network.1. Learn to use the Job Accommodation Network.
2. Identify accommodations for students.2. Identify accommodations for students.
3. Learn from past cases at JAN.3. Learn from past cases at JAN.
Established for 25 Years
Funded by the Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP)
Based in Morgantown, WV
Serves a national audience
Provides electronic and telephone consultation, expert training, and comprehensive accommodation and compliance information
JAN Overview
So…
What can JAN do for Job Corps?
What JAN can do for Job Corps
Identify accommodations for students with: Mobility impairments
Sensory impairments
Cognitive or neurological impairments
Accommodations for: Classroom
On-the-job training
In the workforce
Let’s accommodate students with mental health impairments!
Common limitations experienced in the classroom:
Concentrating / AttentivenessCommunication
Memory Conduct
Concentration limitations
auditory distractions (heard)
visual distractions (seen)
tactile distractions (felt)
distractions in classroom include:
student chatter
activity in/around classroom
noise from equipment
temperature variances
Concentration accommodations
To reduce auditory distractions:
wear ear protection
install sound absorption panels
provide a white noise machine
Concentration accommodations
Concentration accommodations
To reduce visual distractions:
environmental enclosures walls, panels, carrels
privacy curtains
strategic placement of student
Concentration accommodations
Communication limitations
may be shy
may interrupt others
may be argumentative
may lack confidence
may experience anxiety
Communication accommodations
To improve classroom communication:
have clearly understood rules
provide consistent feedback
model acceptable communication
schedule time to speak in private
provide advance notice of discussion topics
allow support person to attend meeting
Communication accommodations
Memory limitations
the ability to complete tasks
remember classroom rules or duties
recall actions or activities (even those activities done daily)
Turning things on or off
Retrieving typical classroom items
Memory accommodations
Provide checklists
Prompt student verbal or written cues
Provide refresher training as needed
Use visual cues to promptColor-code items
Label items (1-2-3 or A-B-C)
Memory accommodations
Conduct limitations
verbally disruptive disrespectful
class clown
physically disruptive interference with other students, furniture, equipment
Conduct accommodations
To improve classroom behavior:
strategic placement of student
non-verbal signal to the student
redirect student
give student opportunity to regain self-control
Case Study #1
Student with severe ADHD
Vocational choice: Automotive Repair
Limitations: Inattention / Easily distracted
Difficulty with time management
Limited preparedness for classroom activities
How did we accommodate him?
Case Study #1
Mechanic’s stool with organization shelf
Instructor “loads” stool with regularly used tools
Increases productivity
Decreases time student might lose while looking for tools
Case Study #2
Student with Bipolar Disorder and LD
Vocational choice: Health Care
Limitations: Sub-average reading skills
Sub-average writing skills
Anxiety in classroom due to her limited academic abilities
How did we accommodate her?
Case Study #2
“talking” medical productsElectronic Medical Speller
Talking thermometer
Talking pill bottle
CPR for PDA
Questions
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(800) 526-7234 (V)
(877) 781-9403 (TTY)
http://www.jan.wvu.edu
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