Behaviour Support: What does it mean?

When: 8th and 9th June 2021 (Tuesday and Wednesday)

Time: 8.15am Registrations / 8.30am start – 4.30pm finish

Venue: Pagoda Resort & Spa 

Suitable for: Support workers, support coordinators and parents

Cost:

• Day 1 attendance only: $240.00 (early bird prior to 27th May) $300 (standard price)
• Day 1 & 2 attendance: $480.00 (early bird prior to 27th May) $550 (standard price)

Tickets close Thursday 3rd June 2021

Included:

• All workshop materials
• Morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea

IMPROVED RELATIONSHIPS – UNPACKING THE BEHAVIOUR SUPPORT PROCESS

Day One – Monday

Title: Understanding the Behaviour Support Funding

Objectives:

• To develop understanding on the key principles underpinning supporting one’s need (or what we see ‘behaviours’)
• To develop understanding of the science behind what happens when one’s need is not met and it’s contributing factors
• To develop understanding of roles and responsibilities towards the person we support
• To build a flexible hypothesis towards the reason behind one’s behaviours
• To identify ways to gather information and to measure outcomes of improved relationships
• To develop understanding of regulated restrictive practices and the implications towards the person, families, communities and implementing providers
• To develop understanding of the role of the Behaviour Support Practitioners and the responsibilities of the implementing providers to meet NDIS Quality and Safeguarding requirements

Day Two – Tuesday (must also complete day one)

Title: Practical application when working with children/adults

Objectives:

• To build skills in dynamic risk assessment to ensure safety of the person, self and others
• To build skills in monitoring our bodily reactions and how we response towards the behaviour of concerns
• To develop skills in identifying proactive strategies to best meet the needs of the person
• To develop understanding of how restrictive practice affects the person
• To obtain practical skills to regain personal safety while ensuring the safety of the person and others in high stress and risky situations
• To obtain strategies to build skills in supporting restoration and recovery post incident/crisis