Children and young people with pervasive and persistent challenging
behaviours test the skills of many teaching and helping professionals.
The management strategies that are put in place around these young
people can often end up reinforcing the problem behaviours rather than
helping to improve them. This occurs because many of these young
people have underlying skill deficits that need to be directly taught
and strengthened to fluency. To break the cycle of
problem-punish-problem-punish, a behaviour science approach is
required, one that considers why the behaviour occurs and its possible
function(s). In this practical workshop, a systematic approach based
on the four foundational concepts of Instruction, Prevention,
Reinforcement and Undesirable Consequences will be presented. These
foundational concepts and their accompanying strategies are applicable
across all age ranges and professional settings offering anyone who
interacts with people with challenging behaviour (teachers, social
workers, psychologists, parents, etc.) evidence-based interventions to
support and promote healthy behavioural, social and emotional
development. Main topics that will be addressed include: Direct
instruction interventions for teaching the behavioural, social and
emotional regulation skills needed to be successful in the 21st
century. Including effective coping skills, problem solving, conflict
resolution, and self-management. Prevention techniques based on the
potential antecedents to challenging behaviour and factors that
contribute to its occurrence and maintenance. Specific strategies for
building positive relationships with students/clients and avoiding
common pitfalls such as getting into power struggles and attempting to
provide undesirable consequences that are not related, reasonable or
respectful De-escalation techniques that reduce unsafe or aggressive
behaviour and therefore the use of controversial and coercive
approaches such as isolation, seclusion, and restraint. A template for
a strength based, collaborative individualised support plan. How
behaviour science can provide a multi-tiered systems of support
framework for other approaches such as Trauma Informed Care and
Acceptance & Commitment Therapy. Guidelines for working productively
and in partnership with families and other helping professionals from
different disciplines and theoretical frameworks. Dr Kaye Otten is a
Board Certified Behaviour Analyst with a Doctorate in Special
Education specialising in emotional, behavioural, and autism spectrum
disorders, a M.Ed. in Special Education with an endorsement in
behaviour disorders, and a B.A in Elementary Education and Child
Development. She serves as adjunct faculty at the University of
Central Missouri and with The Mandt System, an international leader in
crisis prevention and intervention. Kaye has over twenty-five of
experience in public and private schools as a general and special
educator and consultant working with all ages. Kaye is the co-founder
of Camp Encourage, a not for profit organisation which provides one of
the only overnight camps in the United States for children with autism
spectrum disorders. She is the co-author of the incredibly popular How
to Reach and Teach Children with Challenging Behaviour: Practical
Ready-To-Use Strategies that Work.
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