Do you have a passion for improving the support that individuals with a learning disability or autism receive?
The positive behaviour support (PBS) Community of Practice meet quarterly. It is a supportive community to share and learn from others who work with, care for, or support people with a learning disability or autism.
Anyone can join. You do not need to know about positive behaviour support.
Living a healthy lifestyle
Session details
- Date: Thursday 1 August 2024
- Time: 10am to 12pm
- Join the 1 August meeting.
Find out how you can help your child or client:
- become a healthier weight
- enjoy a better quality of life as a proactive approach to supporting positive behaviour.
Individuals with a better quality of life are less likely to display behaviours that challenge, while those with a lower quality of life are more likely to experience:
- anxiety
- depression
- low self esteem.
We'll explore how the environment around someone can have a detrimental impact on their decisions, ability to live a healthier lifestyle and how to identify and act on those barriers.
Standing up to our sedentary culture
Session details
- Date: Thursday 7 November 2024
- Time: 10am to 12pm
- Join the 7 November meeting.
More information about the session will be able soon.
For more information on how to join, email diane.weekes@medway.gov.uk.
Video webinars from our community of practice
- Saxon Way - a school wide approach to implementing PBS
- KASBAH - a residential setting application
- PERMA - a useful tool developed by Martin Seligman to develop quality of life strategies as part of a PBS plan
- implementation in Early Years SEN
- understanding your child's needs
- self-reflection and understanding your impact
- maintaining positive wellbeing, mental health and managing emotions
- helping children and young people to sleep better: a proactive approach
- how food can affect mood
- short intro into what PBS is
- more in depth intro into PBS and the project in Medway
- looking at PBS through a trauma-informed lens
- understanding emotional regulation as a proactive strategy
- an insight into Studio III low arousal techniques
- community wide application of PBS in Medway presented at BILD’S International PBS conference 2021
- small Steps - supporting sensory needs
- overuse of technology
- data collection for the family home
- positive reinforcement
- social isolation.
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