Emotional disabilities vary and influence the quality of human life. This condition is characterized by differences in emotional responses to events, people, or actions. To this point, my experience with individuals who experience emotional disabilities and disturbance is not rich. Still, several significant observations and conclusions can be made. The mental health of children is unpredictable and not always easy to control. School education provokes several stressors and behavioral changes. Sometimes, students are ready to accept or ask for help to improve their performance and enhance their development. In many cases, young people do not want to realize that their social problems are rooted in some disabilities. Therefore, they provoke tension between their responsibilities, expectations, and possibilities. High rates of dropout and the need for special education are observed, and educators have to quickly identify the most appropriate therapies.
During this week, several conceptual models were introduced and discussed. Each of them has significant advantages and weaknesses, which provokes the necessity to analyze their characteristics and choose between them. To address the needs of students with emotional disabilities, I prefer to follow the social cognitive approach. It is an integrated model where three critical elements (the behavior, personal variables, and the environment) are properly intertwined (Bates, 2016). Instead of thinking about what medications could help a student deal with an emotional disability or why certain behaviors are preferred, it is reasonable to investigate a situation as a whole. In the classroom, the role of the environment cannot be ignored because an educator must create the best learning conditions. At the same time, the analysis of personal characteristics shows what can be expected. Finally, the behavioral factor works together with the environment and personality traits. Although this model requires much time and hard work, its outcomes will be long-lasting and coherent for child education.
References
Bates, C. (2016). ED conceptual models movie 1 6 [Video]. YouTube. Web.