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Challenging Behaviour in Child Care

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About this course

Our training in the subject of managing difficult behaviours and aggression all follow the Able 6-Stage Target Model which is based on the principles of positive behavioural support, pro-active and responsive strategies and de-escalation. It is a person centred approach suitable for both adult and child environments and adapts to fits all forms of environments and behaviours.

What does Challenging Behaviour in Child Care cover?

This half or full day course will enable participants to explore the issues that lead to challenging behaviour and is tailored to your environment and needs. They will learn:

How to identify challenging behaviour.
The causes of challenging behaviour.
The different stressors that can contribute to challenging behaviour.
How challenging behaviour can escalate.

Delegates will learn how to respond to rather than react to challenging behaviour through techniques including:

Behavioural analysis.
Behavioural planning.
Reinforcing and rewarding behaviour that is incompatible with challenging behaviour.
Appropriate use of praise and extinguishing behaviours.

The course includes the use of clear communication, de-escalation techniques and problem solving with the individual to create win-win outcomes, as well as what to do when faced with danger.

Who is our Challenging Behaviour in Child Care for?

It is ideal for any care staff working in an child care environment. This half or full day course will enable participants to explore the issues that lead to challenging behaviour and is tailored to your environment and needs. This training is currently taught to staff around the country to assist those working with adults with children who display challenging behaviour. The Able system is praised for its simple but effective principles, its person centred approach and its adaptable design.

What will you achieve?

By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to…

Identify challenging behaviour
Understand the causes of challenging behaviour
Make adjustments that may help to reduce the behaviour
Learn how their actions can impact on the behaviour
Develop behavioural strategies
Implement pro-active reduction strategies

Frequently asked questions

How much does it cost?

Our prices are personalised to the company, including how many delegates, and location. Please make an enquiry to get a personalised quote with no hidden costs.

Where do you cover?

We cover the whole of the UK.

Do you offer virtual training?

Many of our courses can be adapted for both classroom settings or virtual platforms like zoom. Some courses that include a practical aspect can only be delivered in a classroom setting.

Are your courses certified/accredited?

All learners will receive a certificate for any course they complete. Some of our courses are in-house certified, some of our courses are regulated by Ofqual and others are accredited by other awarding bodies.

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From real students

I can say with all truth that this service is class A1. We have used there Breakaway Restraint/conflict management & also E-learning courses services for many years now & everything has been delivered professionally and extremely clearly with no problems.

I have been on several training courses run by this company over the last. Each time the trainer have been really good at making the course contact interesting and interactive. This certainly helps me to remember everything. Would recommend them.

I absolutely love attending training with Able Training. The courses are professionally prepared and delivered and the trainers are of a very high standard and are very engaging and knowledgeable. Awesome!

Fantastic training , I have participated in a number of courses over the last 12 months , each course has been very interesting and helpful to my role as a foster Carer , the information is presented in a interesting way and gets each point across effectively, I would highly recommend them ! I am looking forward to more in the near future .

Able training delivered Conflict management to our staff and they all found it extremely useful, feedback included; 'I really enjoyed this course, I found the facilitator very enthusiastic and passionate about the subject. The course was highly informative and I would recommend it. Thank you Able training!

Great 'Restraint training' course at Earlham Primary School in North London. Very professional and would highly recommend to other schools. Friendly, to the point, and tailored to our requirements. Thank you.

Why choose Able?

Specialists in your
corner

We work with specialists including doctors, nurses, dietitians and psychologists to keep our courses up to date and relevant.

Personalised
courses

Our courses can be personalised to the individual setting to meet the unique needs of your company.

Across the
UK

Training can be delivered at a venue of your choice or at one of our training locations across the UK.

Trusted by companies of all sizes

Whether you’re an established enterprise or a growing startup, we’ve got your training needs covered. Trusted by companies of all sizes including:
Alzheimer’s Society, Mind, Foster Care Associates, Nursing Midwifery Council and the Scouts.