Wednesday, January 27, 1999
Announcements:
                            None
Lecture notes:

Emergency Care : subdivision of School Health Services (which comprises part two of the Comprehensive School Health Program) continued...
 

• If an emergency should arise:
• note severity of injury
• contact the parents of the injured child
• make sure the injured person is placed under the care of physician or parent

• When reporting an emergency-- you must know:
• exact location of emergency
• exact telephone number
• your name, building, owner of building
• exact nature of what happened
• number of injured victims
• condition of the injured or the victims
• what is being done now to aid

School Health Environment (part three of the Comprehensive School Health Program)

•  Foster Cooperative Relationships
• Three types of individuals within the school you want to become friends with
      a.) school guidance counselor--he/she can help you with behavioral problems among students
      b.) custodial staff--important to be kind to the custodial staff.  They are the ones who stock your 
            supplies, and clean the unpleasant smell of vomit if a child should become ill.
      c.) secretarial staff members--they are the individuals who can help you when you need last minute
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• Treat people with respect
• Note the physical setting (i.e. temperature, lighting, decorations--correct eye level for students)
• Note the psychological setting
• Suggestions for creating positive psychological environment
• call each student by name
• give positive reinforcement for positive behavior
• talk to each student every day
• correct negative behavior on a one-to-one basis
• ask "feelings questions" as well as "knowing the answer" questions
• make sure every student gets to perform as a helper in classroom maintennance activities (don't play favorites)
• be pleasant, smile, and use direct eye contact when talking to students