Health Care (Managing Challenging Behaviour)

The course syllabus is structured as follows:

• Lesson One
• Challenging Behaviour
• Introduction
• Defining Challenging Behaviour
• Challenging Behaviour Directed at Another Person
• The Causes of Challenging Behaviour
• Clinical Reasons for Challenging Behaviour
• Lesson Two
• Promoting Non-Challenging Behaviour
• Practising Individualised Care
• Non-Verbal Communication
• Reward and Punishment
• Praise and Attention
• Prevention is Better than Cure
• Summary
• Lesson Three
• Dealing with Incidents
• Responding to Situations
• Aggression
• Assertion
• Lesson Four
• Managing the Behaviour of Children
• Development Milestones in Social Behaviour and Play
• Making and Applying Rules
• Important Points to Remember
• Lesson Five
• Activities and Interests
• The Purpose of Activities
• Reminiscence Therapy