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Individualized Intensive Interventions

Observation Cards — Sarah

Name: Sarah
Observer:
Teacher
Date:
Wed.
Time: 11: 35
General Context: Centers/ Small Group

Social Context: Children are playing in centers. Teachers and para are floating and assisting various children.

Behavior Problem: Sarah begins to whine and builds up to a cry.

Social Reaction: Para goes to Sarah and picks her up and rocks her.


Name: Sarah
Observer:
Teacher
Date:
Wed
Time: 9: 00
General Context: Centers

Social Context: Center time as children arrive to school. Assistant is setting up breakfast and teacher is greeting children as they arrive.

Behavior Problem: Sarah sits under the table reading a book.

Social Reaction: Ignored until time to transition to breakfast.


Name: Sarah
Observer:
Teacher
Date:
Tues
Time: 3: 45
General Context: Dismissal

Social Context: Children are sitting on the sidewalk to be picked up to go home. Sarah sees the buses pulling up.

Behavior Problem: Sarah cries.

Social Reaction: Her mother comes to pick her up for an evening of visitation, and Sarah stops crying.


Name: Sarah
Observer: Foster Father
Date:
Tues
Time: 7: 30 pm
General Context: Mother drops off to foster parents

Social Context: Mother drops off Sarah at her foster home and says good-bye.

Behavior Problem: Sarah cries loudly and reaches for her mother.

Social Reaction: Mother picks her up, begins to cry, and rocks her.


Name: Sarah
Observer:
Foster Father
Date:
Tues
Time: 11: 30 p. m.
General Context: Night

Social Context: Parents are in their bed, and Sarah is in her bed.

Behavior Problem: Sarah wakes, crying loudly, and saying "mommy, mommy."

Social Reaction: Foster mother goes to her and lays next to her. Sarah stops crying. Her foster mother rocks Sarah's body until she falls asleep.


Name: Sarah
Observer:
Foster Father
Date:
Wed
Time: 3: 45 am
General Context: Early Morning

Social Context: Parents are in their bed, and Sarah is in her bed.

Behavior Problem: Sarah wakes again crying loudly, and saying "mommy, mommy."

Social Reaction: Foster mother goes to her again and lays next to her. Sarah stops crying. They sleep together until morning.

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