Behaviours that Challenge
Course Aims:
This E-Learning course is designed to give health and social care workers a knowledge and understanding in relation to working with individuals who have behaviours that challenge. It is suitable for managers and workers in health and social care organisations.
The course begins by identifying what ‘Behaviours that Challenge’ are and the legislation / regulation associated with this area; Health and Social Care Act 2008 (regulated activities) Regulations 2014 and the Human Rights Act 2008. This module also includes details about types of behaviour and its function.
Module 2 explores why behaviours that challenge occur and how this happens. This includes looking at all the possible contributors to behaviour and explains slow and fast triggers where behaviour can occur as a cumulation of events or immediately. This module also discusses the differences between positive and negative reinforcement and how this strengthens the possibility of behaviour happening again. The Time Intensity Model shows how incidents occur and the levels of emotions and arousal that are experienced.
The 3rd module shows, in your role as health and social care workers, how you can manage behaviours that challenge and support the individuals you work with appropriately. This is applied to positive behaviour support (PBS), which is a framework for developing an understanding of behaviours that challenge thus developing effective support. It explores proactive, active and reactive strategies looking at anticipating any behaviour that may occur and planning to avoid any unnecessary distress. Though where possible physical interventions should be avoided this is not always achievable as safety and dignity are primary considerations; this module therefore provides information regarding restrictive interventions and safeguarding.
The final stage of the course emphasises your role to assist an individual return to calm after incidents and reflect on the behaviour with them. This module explains the importance of recording and reviewing behaviour and individualised plans in order to work productively, reduce stress and enable continuity of service.
Course duration: up to approx. 1 hour, dependent on learner’s skills and abilities.
Learning Outcomes:
- The term ‘behaviours that challenge’ and the reasons individuals may display them
- The context in which behaviours that challenge occur
- ‘Positive Behaviour Support’ and basic principles
- Proactive and Reactive strategies
- Appropriate use of restrictive practices
- Supporting individuals and others after incidents
- Reflecting and recording approaches to promote positive behaviour
FAQs
Are Courses Certified?
Courses are fully certified. Once a learner successfully completes a course you are able to contact us directly to receive your Certification.
How are Courses Going to be Delivered?
Courses are delivered online and work on any internet enabled device. As long as you have access to an internet connection you can complete courses when and where you like 24 hours a day.
Are Online Courses Accredited?
Yes, our Courses are CPD Certified.
How Long do Courses Take to Complete?
Some of our shorter courses will typically take between 30 minutes and an hour to complete. Some of the bigger ones will take longer and depends largely on each individual’s learning speed.
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Course Syllabus Includes:
- Human Rights Act 1998
- Defining Behaviours that challenge
- Identifying Behaviours that challenge
- Functions of behaviour
- Environmental factors for behaviours that challenge
- Slow and fast triggers contribute
- Reinforcement
- The ‘time intensity model’
- Positive Behaviour Support (PBS)
- Proactive, active and reactive interventions
- Restrictive interventions and safeguarding
- Supporting individuals following an incident
- Antecedent, Behaviour and Consequences (ABC)
- Reflection to improve promotion of positive behaviour
- Reviewing and recording approaches