Course details

This accredited course:

  • Addresses the philosophy and values of person centredness
  • Explores the ways in which a person centred approach underpins positive behavioural support strategies that are capable of producing increased quality of life for service users

It has been developed by people with extensive front line experience and is very much practical in focus. It is delivered using a blended learning approach that combines intensive face-to-face workshops with a range of online learning materials.

Who Is This Course For?

The course is aimed at people about to begin a person centred plan with an individual. This includes:

  • Care Worker
  • Health Care Assistant
  • Personal Assistant
  • Family Support Worker
  • Home Support Worker
  • Community Care Worker

Learning Objectives

After successfully completing the course you should be able to:

  • Explain and illustrate by example, how working from a value base and philosophy that is influenced by a person centred approach has a positive impact on people receiving support
  • Demonstrate a clear understanding of the concepts of “challenging behaviour” and “inappropriate behaviour”, explain what causes it and describe how it impacts on the person’s wellbeing
  • Adopt the use of people first language in your work practice
  • Describe behaviour in observable, measurable terms
  • Understand the goals, values and strategies of Positive Behaviour Support (PBS)
  • Evaluate typical practices in dealing with “challenging behaviour” and consider how the PBS model fits in with the service provider’s policies
  • Define and discuss the terms “positive reinforcement”, “negative reinforcement”, “antecedent” and “setting events” and recognise examples of these in the daily lives of people with a disability
  • Demonstrate, by the use of an ABC chart, how the components parts of the Antecedent, Behaviour Consequence (ABC) model work together
  • Identify and practice the key skills of a person centred practitioner including acting as an advocate, communicator, recognizer of the capacities and uniqueness of the individual
  • Demonstrate the capacity to be flexible and creative in your role as a person centred practitioner
  • Gather and record information about an individual with a disability that can be used to:
  • Analyse challenging behaviour
  • Develop a support plan

Contents

The course is made up of two modules.

Person Centred Focus to Disability

  • The social model and medical model of disability
  • The concept of ‘inclusion’
  • The role definitions and language play in the perceptions of people with disabilities
  • The use of ‘people first language’
  • The positive impact on service delivery when working from a value base and philosophy that reflects a person centred focus.
  • Service users diversity, cultural and ethnic needs while maintaining a professional and respectful relationship
  • Your role as an advocate, mindful of maintaining an equal partnership with the person with disability.
  • The differences between adopting an individualised approach and one that sees individuals with disabilities as a homogenised group
  • The capacities and uniqueness of each individual
  • The essential skills of active listening
  • The importance of a flexible, creative approach

Challenging Behaviour

  • Define the concept ‘challenging behaviour’
  • The difference between inappropriate and challenging behaviour
  • The importance of an objective description of the behaviour
  • The typical strategies used by organisations in supporting people labelled as challenging
  • The internal and external factors that influence behaviour
  • Key terms such as ‘positive reinforcement’, ‘negative reinforcement’, ‘setting events’, ‘antedecent’, ‘consequence’
  • The ABC model and how the approach supports us to observe behaviour
  • The goals and values of the positive behaviour support plan
  • The positive behaviour plan and associated strategies
  • The importance and characteristics of a positive environment

Assessment

Successful completion of the course is dependent on undertaking a series of assessments. These involve:

  • Completing a practical project that ties together your learning and professional practice
  • Critical reflecting on your role and how the course has changed your perception of it
  • Participating in an online discussion with a learning community made up of fellow practitioners and tutors

Qualification

The course is certified as a Level 5 Award by QQI/FETAC. Successful participants will obtain two component certificates:

  • Person Centred Focus 5N1728 (15 credits)
  • Challenging Behaviour 5N1706 (15 credits)

These sit on the Major Level 5 Award: Intellectual Disability Practice (5M3782). The component certificates count towards two components out of the eight to be successfully completed for this Level 5 Major Award.

Updated on 08 November, 2015

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