Team approach in working with behaviourally disruptive students in primary school

Working in primary school and most of all working with behaviourally disruptive students, requests cooperation of different professionals and a team approach to the problems. Behaviourally disruptive students have deficits in different areas of their development and only one expert is often not competent enough for the whole and successful treatment of these students and offering appropriate help. In the diploma we analyze the work of school social service in regular primary school and we stress the team approach on dealing with behaviourally disruptive students. The empirical research within the diploma involves a qualitative analysis of six questionnaires with social service workers, who work in a primary school, where they deal with students that are behaviourally disruptive. Social pedagogs are experts in area of emotional and behavioural problems. That is why we were interested in their role in teams for dealing with students who have behavioural issues and also, what problems the team deals with and their strategies for solving them in their work. We found out that the lack of social pedagogs in primary school system means that behaviourally disruptive students common do not get appropriate social-pedagogical treatment and that a team dealing with students often does not include a social pedagog. The social service workers that were involved in the questionnaire see the team work as necessary but have a different opinion about the efficiency of team work in their schools. Most of them agree on possibilities of improvement. From the interviews it is obvious, that they deal with problems by communicating and that the lack of time makes it difficult for the team to develop and to deepen the relationships between various experts. It is important for experts in primary schools to be aware of the advantages of the team work and that they see the obstacles as a possibility for development and strengthening of the team. Social pedagogs, competent for dealing with behaviourally disruptive students, should be involved in a team for dealing with such students and insure them an appropriate treatment