Do you have a passion for improving the support that autistic individuals or individuals with a learning disability 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 autistic people or people with a learning disability.
Anyone can join. You do not need to know about positive behaviour support.
Small steps
Session details
- Date: Thursday 1 May 2025
- Time: 10am to 12pm
- Join the 1 May 2025 meeting.
For this session we'll be joined by Nick Barratt from Medway Small Steps,
Nick will be discussing how parents and carers can break unsuccessful patterns
This can be challenging as humans are hardwired to react when things go
Upcoming events
Further details about the events to be confirmed soon:
- Effective behavioural support tools - 7 August 2025, 10am to 12pm. Join 7 August 2025 meeting
- Getting the basics right - 6 November 2025, 10am to 12pm. Join 6 November 2025 meeting.
More information
For more information on how to join the community of practice and receive regular invites and newsletters email cypt@medway.gov.uk.
Video webinars from our community of practice
- supporting individuals to try new foods
- 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
- obesity and talking about weight with confidence.
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