Intervention

=Skowhegan Area High School Intervention Program=

Intervention: sharing of expertise, discussion and planning
James Black Essential Question: What do we need to do to create an effective program?



__**What is school intervention?**__ An intervention is a deliberate process by which change is introduced into a students' thoughts, feelings and behaviors.

__**What is the purpose of interventions**__**?** The overall objective of an intervention is to confront a person in a non-threatening way and allow them to see their self-destructive behavior, and how it affects themselves, family and friends__.__

__**When is intervention necessary?**__
 * Academic Failure
 * Social Alienation
 * Apathy towards school
 * Association with violence or delinquency
 * Attendance issues
 * Grade level Immaturity

__**Early intervention is Key!!**__ There are three primary reasons for intervening early with an exceptional child: to enhance the students development, to provide support and assistance before habits have formed and to maximize the student's chance for success in society.


 * __Types of intervention:__**
 * 8th grade referrals/screenings
 * Lab(Work with subject area teacher)
 * Lunchtime Academic Selective(similar to after school program HW lab)
 * Guided Study(After school program)
 * Academy(winter/summer school)
 * Parent/Guardian Reading
 * Attendance

__**Possible schedule**__

Period 7-8 (70 min.)
=**__Intervention Resources:__**=

__Basic school intervention materials.__ http://www.interventioncentral.org/

__Great resource for Team Intervention.__ http://www.interventioncentral.org/htmdocs/interventions/sbit.php

__A resource for introducing and starting intervention in schools.__ http://schoolintervention.com/Intervention.htm