Challenging Behaviour

Overview

This Challenging Behaviour course offers techniques which are designed to provide greater insight into the potential sources of common behavioural challenges and limit the harmful effects experienced by both carers and the cared for. The course is relevant to those caring for people with conditions such as stroke and mental illness and the material will be especially relevant to those caring for people with dementia. It is an excellent resource for those who have an interest in building trusting and respectful relationships with the people they care for. This course is popular with our professional carers and is also useful for informal carers and family members.

Objectives

On completion of this course learners will be able to:

• Explain what is meant by 'Challenging Behaviour'
• Apply good practice when addressing a person with challenging behaviour
• List common examples of challenging behaviour
• Identify appropriate responses to a range of behaviours