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 clinician
   
• Teachers participate in weekly or bi-weekly consultation with the clinician
   
• In many schools floating substitute teachers are available so that teachers can receive uninterrupted consultation time with the clinician
   
• Teachers provide feedback to Y.E.S.S. Program Director about program strengths and weaknesses
   
• Teachers offer ideas for improvements