Effective Problem-Solving for Social Emotional Health
Discover a step-by-step approach using a Public Policy Analyst method to address issues related to social emotional health in schools. Learn how to identify problems, gather evidence, find causes, examine existing policies, develop solutions, and select the best public policy solution.
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Social Emotional Health Polyxeni Petratos ppetratos@ps361q.org
Public Policy Analyst (PPA) PPA is a problem solving method that can be used in our school. Define the problem Gather the Evidence Identify the Causes Examine an Existing Policy Develop New Solutions Select the Best Solutions
Step 1: Identify the Problem What is the problem? Reacting to conflict in aggressive ways that leads to not building and maintaining friendships.
Step 2: Gather the Evidence Where is the evidence that the problem is a real problem? Surveys Student Interviews
Step 3: Find the causes of the problem What is causing the problem? Limited Time to hold discussions within the classroom. Academic priorities. Little/ no known knowledge about assertive behavior.
Step 4: Examine the existing policy in place. What policy is currently in place to solve the problem? Advisory Class - once per week Earning Superhero Tickets Community Meeting Time
Step 5: Developing Public Policy Solutions What are 3 possible solutions (policies) that we can develop to solve the problem? Learning more about assertiveness (Assembly) Role-playing with peers. Reading books related to social emotional awareness/health. (Classroom read alouds / Classroom Library section)
Step 6: Selecting the Best Public Policy Solution Take the 3 policies from step 5 and examine their feasibility and effectiveness.Then select the best solution. Feasibility (Is this possible?) E F F E C T I V High Medium Low High Medium Low High Medium Low E N E S S High Medium Low High
