Oppositional Defiance Disorder (ODD) and Early Conduct disorder 3hrs

Summary

The course is designed to provide learners with the knowledge, understanding
and skills required to promote positive approaches and respond appropriately to
incidences of difficult behaviour in children and / or young adults.

Who should attend?

Staff who support children or younger adults.

Proposed Learner Outcomes - The worker must be able to

• Understand how legislation, frameworks, codes of practice and policies
relate to positive behavioural support
• Understand the context and use of proactive and reactive strategies
• Understand the range of ODD –from 2years –young adult
• Identify if ODD is ordinary protest or real disease?
• Review biological, genetic and external factors leading to ODD
• Identify 12 symptoms of ODD
• Know how to promote positive behaviour to ODD SU’s within the multi
disciplinary team
• Define the term ‘conduct disorder’
• Know threw prevalence, gender and ethnic differences of CD
• Support individuals and others following an incident of challenging
behaviour
• Review and revise approaches to promoting positive behaviour.

How many candidates may attend? This training is not limited in numbers but due to the nature of its content it is advised no more than 15 staff should attend.