Does ‘behaviour management’ really manage challenging behaviour?

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Adults and children with disabilities can be at greater risk of presenting with behaviours that challenge (Department of Health Nice Guidelines: Challenging Behaviour and Learning Disabilities 2015). There are widely recognised reasons for this additional vulnerability, such as the environment not meeting the person’s communication or independent skill needs. Due to the nature of behaviours…

Understanding Behaviour = Solutions

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For parents and teachers of pupils with special educational needs, understanding why a behaviour of concern occurs is the first step towards finding a behaviour solution; there is a reason for all behaviours we display.  This might not make sense at first especially if you see a child behaving in a way that will get…