[humanser] Monitoring behaviors in young children

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> On Dec 26, 2017, at 7:46 PM, Kaiti Shelton via HumanSer <humanser at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> Thanks so much for the feedback on my last post.  I'm overdue in
> saying it, but the feedback on assessment was pretty helpful.  I've
> gotten pretty comfortable using my facility's assessment tool, and
> feel I am able to pay attention to the kids well enough to classify
> their social engagement and interactions accurately.
> 
> However, I'm getting ready to start my solo assessment in a few weeks,
> and there are still a few behaviors I have trouble catching in group
> sessions.  For example, I can hear if students pick up their
> instruments when they are supposed to stay on the floor, and have some
> techniques to get them to leave the instruments down and take their
> hands off of them, but I have a few students who like to put
> instruments in their mouths, and I can't hear specifically when they
> do that even if I hear they have picked up their instrument.  Of
> course, this is a safety issue as I have to know which instruments
> need to be sanitized right away after sessions to keep other children
> from getting sick.
> 
> I also have a few kids who have the ability to be verbal but either
> have difficulty doing it all the time, or are choosing to not talk in
> our sessions some or all of the time.  I've estarted prompting them to
> use their words, but when they continue to nod or shake their heads
> I've been unsure how to respond.  Unfortunately, some of the teachers
> at this particular school have been viewing music therapy as their
> free time or babysitting, so they have not been helpful with catching
> some of these behaviors I can't see.  My supervisor does step in if
> need be, but he wants me to be as independent as possible so he tries
> not to unless he sees an exchange like this happening.  We're supposed
> to have more involved teachers next semester furing this new
> assessment period, but I still want to brainstorm better ways I can
> manage the mouthing and nonverbal responses on my own.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> -- 
> Kaiti Shelton
> 
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