This page describes what is a Behaviour Support Plan, and how to create one. Our quick read summary and downloadable information sheet provide eight key steps to making a plan, including proactive than reactive strategies.
Search website. The first step to reducing it is to find out what the reasons are. It is important to record: 1.
Eye poking or gouging. Scratching and cutting. Teeth grinding. Head banging. Pulling hair out. Over eating or under eating. Directly aggressive. Hitting and punching. Physical intimidation such as standing over someone. Grabbing and holding. Hair pulling. Throwing objects. Using an object to inflict injury. Cornering where someone is forced against their will into a situation from which it is difficult to escape.
Non-person directed. Damage to property and possessions. Inappropriate sexual behaviour. Lack of, or poor awareness of danger. What causes a child to experience behaviour that challenges? Children who live with autism. Children who live with learning disabilities. Children who have mental health difficulties. Children who have specific conditions such as ADHD. Biological and physical causes of behaviour that challenges. Specific health conditions — There are some health conditions that make it difficult for children to regulate their behaviour because the hormones that control behaviour are imbalanced.
An example of this is Lesch-Nyhmam syndrome which increases self-injurious behaviours. Genetics — There is no known gene that may cause behaviour that challenges but it may be possible that a parent who was prone to behaviour that challenges as a child may then have a child who has the same types of behaviour. Hunger and thirst — Something as simple as needing something to eat or drink may cause behaviour that challenges if this need is not met.
As a most basic need, children will not be able to move on if they are hungry or thirsty as this will impact their ability to carry out other tasks, such as concentrating in school. Needing the toilet — Children who have difficulties in communicating needs may use behaviour that challenges to bring attention to the fact that they need to use the toilet and are becoming distressed.
Social causes of behaviour that challenges —. Sensory overload — For children who live with autism in particular, any environment that is excessive can cause behaviour that challenges. For example, being too hot, cold, bright, dark or crowded can cause difficulties that children may draw attention to by behaving in a way that challenges.
Poor social skills — Children may feel as though they have been picked on if they have to speak in front of others and some may struggle to have a one-to-one conversation if they have a condition that causes social interaction problems or social anxiety. Behaviour that challenges comes about as a means of escaping such a situation. Feeling out of control of decision making — If children have plans made about them without their involvement they may behave in a way that challenges not only to bring attention to this but to also try and regain some form of control over their own life.
Being bullied — Some children who are being bullied may not feel able to speak up about this or they may have a communication difficult that makes this more difficult.
It may then be the case that behaving in a way that challenges feels like the only way that the child can bring attention to the fact that something is not right. Other potential causes of behaviour that challenges. Transitions — Whether big or small, transitions can cause many difficulties for some children, which may cause them to behave in a way that challenges. For children who live with autism, the small change of having a different classroom, which breaks a routine can be very difficult for them to manage.
Mental health difficulties — Mental health difficulties can cause problems with communication, such as when a person is living with depression and cannot summon the energy or motivation to speak with others. In cases of serious mental illness, psychosis may mean that a child believes that they are being followed or attacked, which can prompt significant experiences of behaviour that challenges.
Learned behaviour — In some instances, there may be no other explanation for behaviour that challenges other than the child has observed it in a role model, such as a parent, sibling or friend and repeats the behaviour that they have seen if they believe that they are going to get rewarded for it. For example, if a child sees an older brother scream and shout and get out of going to the dentist, the younger child may do the same if they believe they can get the same outcome.
Difficulties in processing information — Some learning difficulties such as dyslexia can cause a slowing down of processing information. This can cause behaviour that challenges if a child is struggling to keep up in class or they cannot communicate the difficulty they are having such as if they have a communication difficulty or if they are too embarrassed to speak up about it.
The importance of building an effective relationship to help manage behaviour that challenges. The creation and maintenance of safe boundaries.
When triggers are identified, teachers and other school staff are then able to more easily avoid these and also can start to develop and use other triggers to elicit positive behaviour. Skip to main content. School operations Behaviour — Students. Advice Guidance View all chapters Chapters 1 How to increase appropriate behaviour 2 How to decrease inappropriate behaviour 3 Challenging behaviour influences and triggers 4 Respond to challenging behaviour 5 School-wide positive behaviour support framework 6 Behaviour support plans 7 Functional behaviour assessment 8 Behaviour incidents and emergencies 9 Work with families on student behaviour 10 Managing and responding to behaviour — consequences for students 11 Definitions.
Examples of challenging behaviour include: Withdrawn behaviours such as shyness, rocking, staring, anxiety, school phobia, truancy, social isolation or hand flapping. Disruptive behaviours such as being out-of-seat, calling out in class, tantrums, swearing, screaming or refusing to follow instructions.
Inappropriate social behaviours such as inappropriate conversations, stealing, being over-affectionate, inappropriate touching or masturbation. Influences on student behaviour There are many potential influences on student behaviour, and many factors that can lead to behaviour that is challenging for schools to deal with.
Behavioural triggers When seeking to understand challenging behaviour, it is important to understand the role of behavioural triggers.
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