Educational services include:
Conducting Functional Behavior Assessments (FBA)
Independent Educational Evaluations in the area of behavior
Development of and/or assistance with implementing Behavior Intervention Plans (BIP)
Coaching and consultation for best practices on developing and implementing Individualized Education Plans (IEP)
Supporting families and districts with collaborative efforts to best serve students
Mentoring special education teachers for both self-contained and inclusive settings
Coaching general education staff on managing difficult behaviors and multi-tiered systems of supports
District professional development surrounding FBA & BIPS, behavior intervention, classroom management, deescalation, and isolation and restraint laws
Data collection development for both special ed and general ed classrooms
Social skills instruction (individual, classroom, and school-wide supports)
Development of protocols for school districts surrounding considerations for change of placements
Investigations--ATIXA certified
Experience with Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA graduate certificate completed)
Family consultations
Coaching for teachers who are on challenging evaluations (unsatisfactory and/or basic, with goal of improvement and satisfactory evaluation)
Evaluation support for principals who have teachers on challenging evaluations, to include plans of improvement and probation protocols (includes support from consultant/credentialed principal)
De-escalation skill-building for certificated, classified, and administrative staff (building and central office)
Expert witness testimony for both families and school districts
Shayna Raphael
I am a graduate from the University of Washington with a BS in Speech and Hearing Sciences; I also have earned an MA in Education from Pacific Lutheran University with a heavy focus in special education and a graduate certificate in Applied Behavior Analysis from Arizona State University. I currently reside in Tacoma, WA with my husband and two daughters.
Upon graduation from the UW in Speech and Hearing Sciences, I served a large, local school district as a Speech Language Pathologist for two years. Wanting to experience the private sector, I managed a private pediatric speech clinic for nearly four years, and I dedicated myself to the speech and language field. For six years, I spent time in schools and the private sector working with a wide range of needs and diagnoses, to include articulation and pragmatic delays, receptive and expressive deficits, as well as sensory and feeding needs. As part of my work, I served children needing support programming and implementing AAC devices. My work in private clinics helped me learn the business side of speech sciences while delivering services and working with parents, kids, and agencies dedicated to making children’s lives better.
I returned to public schools, and after teaching in self-contained classrooms for elementary age students identified as having emotional and behavioral disorders, I moved into the role of Behavior Intervention Specialist. In this position, I would work directly with students as I coach teachers and administrators on identifying strategies and interventions to support students’ success in the classroom and on the playground. I collaborated with families, school personnel, and community members to determine placement, approaches, and best fit for students who struggle to self-manage and regulate behaviors in order for them to access school with their general education peers and feel successful.
My professional goals include creating and implementing meaningful structures in services, in collaboration with families and schools, which are applicable to immediate, real-world situations. My goals include development of equitable practices and sustainable constructs that give opportunities to all students. I am grateful to continue my role as a supportive coach, expert, and collaborative practitioner through my work as a private educational consultant.
As an educator, it is my responsibility to ensure that students of all ability levels are receiving an excellent education and have access to general education opportunities; further, it is my goal to support efforts that allow for students’ behavioral needs to be met in the best and most effective way possible. And lastly, along with increasing my skills and knowledge, it’s my intent to always maintain my compassion, dedication, humor, empathy, kindness, and hope.
CONTACT
253.365.7756
Shayna@RaphaelConsulting.net
Educator resources
Below are some favorite resources for both behavior and academic supports
What works clearinghouse
This website provides a wonderful selection of reviews on academic and behavioral programs, policies, and strategies to use in the school system. Reviews are scientifically based and help educators sort through a large amount of available resources.
Visible Thinking
http://www.visiblethinkingpz.org/VisibleThinking_html_files/VisibleThinking1.html
Looking for research-based strategies and routines to use in the classroom? Visible thinking provides a vast collection of practices that can be used for students and educators.
edutopia
https://www.edutopia.org/social-emotional-learning
Edutopia provides articles, videos, and resources for parents and educators in a variety of areas. The SEL section provides tons of materials on social skills, classroom communication, the importance of social development related to impact on education, and video examples of how these tools can be implemented in the classroom.