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Welcome Teachers

How are Teachers Involved?

• School staff may refer children to the program.
• Teachers participate in interviews with the Y.E.S.S. Program Facilitator.
• Teachers collaborate with Y.E.S.S. Program Facilitator by discussing and prioritizing individualized target behaviors for the child.
• Y.E.S.S. Program Facilitator observes the child in the classroom.
• Teachers complete rating scales in the fall, winter, and spring.
  • Teachers are compensated financially for completing the packet.
• Parents, teachers, and clinicians agree on target behaviors.
• Teachers track target behaviors for 5 days before the intervention begins.
• Teachers implement classroom interventions with assistance from the Y.E.S.S. Program Facilitator.
• Teachers participate in weekly or bi-weekly consultation with the Y.E.S.S. Program Facilitator.
• In many schools floating substitute teachers are available so that teachers can receive uninterrupted consultation time with the facilitator.
• Teachers provide feedback to Y.E.S.S. Program Director about program strengths and weaknesses.
• Teacher offer ideas for improvements.

What School Staff Say About the Y.E.S.S. Program

 Many of our program improvements are the result of feedback from teachers. Read other teacher's comments below and tell us what you like, as well as your ideas for improvement.

“I really appreciated the extra support from the Y.E.S.S. Program [Facilitators]” –Teacher

“The Y.E.S.S. Program offered me new ideas for using positive reinforcement” – Teacher

“The Y.E.S.S. Program improves [child] motivation, self-esteem, anger control and self control.” –Teacher

“Students with attention difficulties comprise the majority of my office referrals. Y.E.S.S. reduced this number by at least half and in some individual cases nearly 100%” –Principal

“The parents of challenging children view the Y.E.S.S. program as an objective player in the school vs. home equation…. [parents respond to the Y.E.S.S. program] because they do not feel they are being judged or penalized for their child’s behavior.” – Behavioral Intervention Specialist

Tell Us What You Think About the Program. Email us at yess@oucirs.org

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