This course intends to provide you with an insight into the role that sensory issues play in the behaviours that you will face as a practitioner in this field of support and learning. The support should be aimed at reducing the fears that provoke the anxieties that trigger the challenging behaviour. This online training, therefore, is not a series of recipes for handling the visible challenging behaviours but is guidance to help understand the world in which our learners live and to help those we are supporting to function safely and securely in the environments they both have to live and work within. The modules will explain why a ‘Sensory Approach’ is an appropriate route to both understanding the learner’s needs and supporting them in their daily life. The first modules aim to answer the question, “Why does this learner present us with behaviour that challenges us?”
Course Curriculum
The modules covered in this course are:
1. Identifying Challenging Behaviour
2. Neuroscience of Sensory Development
3. Physiological and Neurological Developments
4. Sensory Processing
5. Attachment Disorder
6. Assessment
7. Communication
8. Practical Sensory Approaches
You will develop knowledge, confidence and a greater understanding of:
- What challenging behaviour actually is and why can occur
- The different types of challenging behaviour
- Self injurious behaviour
- The basics of neuroscience and behaviour
- Sensory processing disorder
- Attachment disorder
- How to approach a behavioural assessment
- Practical sensory approaches to calm challenging behaviour
Your Tutor
Clive has a long association with Hirstwood Training and has well over 30 years’ experience working with children and adults with Autism and complex additional needs. With Richard Hirstwood, he co-authored a chapter in the book ‘Dual Sensory Impairment’ in 1995 which was one of first books in the UK to feature a chapter on multi sensory rooms and learning.
Clive has extensive experience in working with children with challenging behaviour, those on the autistic spectrum and/or with profound multiple and learning disabilities. As a specialist advisory teacher within a Behaviour Support Team, he is skilled at advising/supporting staff to meet the diverse needs of this group.
Clive contributes to many Hirstwood Training events and conferences typically on the following topics:
Sensory issues and challenging behaviour
Autism
Identifying and reducing barriers to play
Developing appropriate sensory spaces for pupils with autism
Modifying an individual’s learning environment to maximise their learning potential
