Ap Psychology Case Study Turtle Image

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First, it’s important to check in and see if YH is confident in her ability to adopt the new behaviour, if she lacks confidence the behaviour change is less likely. If her confidence is lacking, it’s vital to re-assess the appropriateness of the intervention for YH. For example, I might consider that the ‘turtle’ image might not be working. The original authors mentioned that for third or higher grades, children may not respond well to the turtle image and other ‘more mature’ images are desirable. It doesn’t matter what the image is, just how it is used. Any vivid image can serve as the metaphor for this self-control response intervention. Lastly, adjust therapy specifically to her, write social stories (or modify the turtle story) about individual anger management, what are her ‘triggers?’, and are there any new responses she needs to practice?

If the above does not work, modification depends on monitoring records (or asking YH herself) to determine which step YH is having difficulty with. One component of the turtle technique is relaxation. If YH is unable to relax using three deep breaths, the technique might need to be modified or substituted to find the best one that YH identifies with. To modify the three deep breaths, one can teach her a different technique ‘smell the flowers and blow out the candles.’ If this doesn’t work, one might need to …show more content…

YH has a history of emotional issues, trauma and learning difficulties. The FAB Turtle Technique individualizes the turtle technique for students with special needs by enhancing the original turtle technique curriculum and resources. However, there is a possibility that Turtle Technique might not match well with YH if her behaviour antecedent is attention seeking behaviour vs. difficulties with self-control. Therefore, it might be wise to try another

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