What are the most important skills for teachers of students with emotional and behavioral disorders?

Question

What are the most important skills for teachers of students with emotional and behavioral disorders?

Answer 1

Patience, patience, patience. These students are much less in control of their behavior than others. They often talk way before they think, then regret it later. They may be extremely sensitive to criticism, so do it gently.

Answer 2

patience

persistence

patience

training

patience

endless devotion

patience

endless love

patience

self control

patience

etc.

Answer 3

A sense of humor

A genuine interest in things that are important in the students lives

The ability to not take misbehaviour personally

The ability to really look at what the student needs, and plan how to build those needs using strengths.

Respect for where they are.

Answer 4

set up a bar in your house and stock it well, you will need it at the end of the day

Answer 5

empathy and consistancy

Answer 6

As the others said, patience is the big one.  It is also important to be able to not take things personal, to not react out of emotin.  While I think that it is more important to have a personal bond with students with emotional or behavioral issues, it is important that your consequences are implemented in a manner that lets them know that it is not a personal issue.