Workshop Objectives & Synopsis

At the conclusion of this program participants will be able to:

  • recognise the importance of preventative approaches in the form of nurturing contexts and relationships

  • identify the link between social behaviour and communication in young children

  • build the capacity of staff in services to work in partnerships with families

  • use a series of practical, evidence-based steps in designing and implementing individual supports for children with challenging behaviours.

What this program won’t deliver:

  • a cookbook for easy solutions in what are always complex situations

  • a seminar that involves you only in a passive role

  • strategies that sound good but have no basis in evidence

Overview of program:

Day 1

  • Introduction and overview of aims
  • Pre-evaluation
  • Preventatives
  • Functional Behavioural Assessment essentials

Day 2

  • Review Functional Behavioural Assessment
  • Hypothesis
  • Goals
  • Intervention strategies

Day 3

  • Feedback on Positive Behaviour Support Plans
  • Family, community and cultural aspects of the Guiding Framework
  • Behaviour Emergency Action Plans
  • Professional development goals
  • Networks and follow-up materials
  • Evaluation of the training program