Challenging Behaviour: Strategies for Helping Young People (FutureLearn)

Challenging Behaviour: Strategies for Helping Young People (FutureLearn)

How can you manage challenging behaviour in young people? Find out with this free online course featuring the latest research. Young people today face mounting problems which makes working with and helping them learn, more important than ever. This course will help improve your experience working with young people.

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On the course, we’ll use the latest research to investigate the causes of challenging behaviour and look at strategies, helping you build a toolkit to modify behaviour. Ambition School Leadership work with a variety of experts that offer empirical knowledge and learning from within different school settings, meaning their expertise is drawn from both research and people directly working with young people.

What topics will you cover?

  • Identifying what your current reality looks like in relation to behaviour management
  • Identifying the causes of challenging behaviour
  • Approaches to managing and modifying behaviour
  • Analysis of cutting edge academic research to develop knowledge and skills
  • Planning for individual and institutional change

What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you'll be able to...

  • Evaluate your current practice regarding the management and modification of behaviour.
  • Reflect upon your current reality and compare it to your ideal situation.
  • Explore the latest research about the neurological basis of many behavioural issues.
  • Develop a mindset that encourages positive change.
  • Produce an effective toolkit to modify behaviour.
  • Improve your planning, environment and structures to establish excellent behaviour.
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