Course Summary
Course Category: Employment / Lifelong Learning
QQI Level 5 Minor Award Certificate in Challenging Behaviour (5N1706)
Course Details
This course prepares you for working in the following Career Sectors:
What will you study?
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Define the concept of "challenging behaviour"
Identify inappropriate behaviour presented by an individual with intellectual disability
Describe behaviour in observable, measurable terms
List the goals of Positive Behaviour Support
Explain how internal factors, related to a person's health and well being, can underlie challenging behaviour
Explain how external factors related to the environment and the reactions to behaviour, can underlie challenging behaviour
Define the terms "positive reinforcement", "negative reinforcement", "antecedent" and "setting events"
Recognise examples of positive and negative reinforcement of inappropriate or challenging behaviour in daily situations in the lives of people with intellectual disability
Recognise examples in the daily lives of people with intellectual disability, where inappropriate or challenging behaviour is being maintained by the setting events and antecedents prior to the behaviour
Demonstrate how the parts of the Antecedent, Behaviour Consequence (ABC) model work together
Use an ABC chart for recording observations of inappropriate or challenging behaviour
Gather and record information about an individual with intellectual disability that can be used in the analysis of challenging behaviour and development of a support plan
Distinguish between inappropriate behaviour and challenging behaviour
Describe the challenging behaviour presented by an individual with intellectual disability in terms that are observable and measurable
Outline the typical strategies used by staff and carers for dealing with inappropriate behaviour
Outline the values underpinning Positive Behaviour Support
Evaluate how well the goals and values of the Positive Behaviour Support model fit in with the policies of a service provider relating to challenging behaviour
Discuss how challenging behaviour can be reinforced both positively and negatively
Explain why negative reinforcement and punishment are not used in the Positive Behaviour Support model
Outline the guidelines for selecting skills to teach
Discuss a range of characteristics that promote positive environments.
Important
- Colleges may add/remove modules to keep the course updated and to meet demands.
Progression to CAO Courses
The Student - Career Interests
This course is typically suited for people with the following Career Interests:
Social
The Social person's interests focus on interacting with the people in their environment. In all cases, the Social person enjoys the personal contact with other people in preference to the impersonal dealings with things, data and ideas found in other groups.
Many will seek out positions where there is direct contact with the public in some advisory role, whether a receptionist or a counsellor. Social people are motivated by an interest in different types of people and like diversity in their work environments. Many are drawn towards careers in the caring professions and social welfare area, whilst others prefer teaching and other 'informing' roles.
Naturalist
Not surprisingly, some aspect of the natural sciences will run through the Naturalist's interests - from ecological awareness to nutrition and health. People with an interest in horticulture, land usage and farming (including fish) are Naturalists.
Some Naturalists focus on animals rather than plants, and may enjoy working with, training, caring for, or simply herding them. Other Naturalists will prefer working with the end result of nature's produce - the food produced from plants and animals. Naturalists like solving problems with solutions that show some sensitivity to the environmental impact of what they do. They like to see practical results and prefer action to talking and discussing.
