All Behaviour Has Meaning. Does Positive Behaviour Support

LO 1.2 Describe with examples the importance of all staff consistently and fairly applying boundaries and rules for children and young people’s behaviour in accordance with the policies of the setting.

Valuing People: A New Strategy for Learning Disability in the 21st Century’. Published 2001 The Protection of Vulnerable Adults Scheme (POVA) for England and Wales. Published 2004.

The influence that legislation and policies have on the day-to-day experiences of an individual with a learning disability and of

The policies and procedures of the setting relevant to promoting children’s and young people positive behaviour covers a range of six sectors these are

Unit 097 Support Positive Practice with Children and Young People with Speech, Language and Communication Needs

2Class Work Sheet (12.12.11) Unit 3.2 Promote child and young persons development 3.2 A5: Supporting positive

Positive behaviour support (PBS) is an approach to providing services to individuals who exhibit challenging behaviour. Since the early 1990s, PBS has received increasing attention from the behaviour-analytic community. Some behaviour analysts have embraced this approach, but others have voiced questions and concerns. Over the past dozen years, an approach to delivery of behavioral services known as positive behavior support has emerged as a highly visible movement. Although PBS has been substantially influenced by applied behavior analysis, other factors are also part of its

Valuing People (Department of Health 2001) it was introduced by the labour government who were keen to promote independent living. This white paper on learning disabilities was for the first in England in 30 years. It made direct payments available to more people with a learning disability and was the first paper where we officially come across the term ‘Person Centred Planning’. It stresses the importance of Personal Centred Planning in helping people with learning difficulties take charge of their own lives. This paper has been ‘refreshed’ in 2009 titling it Value People Now and is a new three year strategy for people with learning disabilities, and will lead to better lives for people.

The current legislation relating to Positive Behavioural Support is titled - the Positive Behaviour Support Policy – Safe management of challenging behaviour in children and young people with learning

1. Understand how legislation, frameworks, codes of practice and policies relate to positive behaviour support.

P., & Pas, E. T. (2011). A Statewide Scale Up of Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports: A Description of the Development of Systems of Support and Analysis of Adoption and Implementation. In School Psychology Review (pp. 530-548). National Association of School Psychologists.

The Positive Behaviour Support model has a strong and growing body of supporting research evidence. The British Psychological Society, The Royal College of Psychiatrists and The Royal College of Speech and

| Demonstrate ways of supporting children and young people with behavioural difficulties to identify and agree behaviour targets

This assignment is intended to provide evidence of a candidate’s knowledge, understanding and skills required to support positive behaviour of children and young people. By completing all tasks within the assignment the candidate will provide evidence that meets the Learning Outcomes and assessment criteria of Unit 209 - Support Children and Young People’s Positive Behaviour

If you are supporting a child with learning difficulties, it is likely that you would have advice and guidelines from other professionals as to how to manage their needs while encouraging their development. They should be encouraged to develop in all areas to the best of their ability and as much as they can.