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2. Challenging Behaviour

2A. An Educative Approach to Challenging Behaviour: Principles and Practices

This one-day workshop is designed for individuals with little or no prior experience supporting students with moderate-severe disabilities who experience challenging behaviour. Emphasis is on providing a firm foundation related to the dynamics of behaviour, including the influence of setting events, antecedents, and consequences. Participants will be provided with explanations and examples of positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, consequences, and other basic behavioural principles. Exercises to teach participants how to diagram the behavioural dynamics of the individuals they support will be incorporated throughout.

Target Audience: General and special education teachers, educational assistants, behaviour support personnel, parents/guardians

Cost: $1,500 plus travel expenses
For more information, please contact Paul Malette at (604) 921-1670 or at info@cbiconsultants.com

2B. Introduction to Communication Approaches to Challenging Behaviour

This one-day workshop is designed for individuals with basic knowledge of the content described in Workshop 2A. The goal of the workshop is to provide those responsible for intervention planning and implementation with an overview of communication solutions to challenging behaviour. A rationale for viewing challenging behaviour from a communication perspective will be introduced. The emphasis of the workshop will be on introducing participants to a variety of curricular and ecological interventions as well as interventions to teach alternative communication behaviours.

Target Audience: general and special education teachers, educational assistants, school psychologists, behaviour support personnel, parents/guardians

Cost: $1,500 plus travel expenses
For more information, please contact Paul Malette at (604) 921-1670 or at info@cbiconsultants.com

2C. Communication Approaches to Challenging Behaviour: Assessment and Intervention

This two-day workshop is designed for individuals with basic knowledge of the content described in Workshop 2A. It is meant to be an alternative to Workshop 2B that provides more extensive emphasis techniques for behavioural assessment. These include analog assessment, setting event checklists, the Motivation Assessment Scale, and scatter plots. As with Workshop 2B, examples of ecological interventions as well as those that teach alternative communication behaviours will be provided. Strategies for behaviours related to stress, anxiety, and frustration will also be included.

Target Audience: general and special education teachers, educational assistants, school psychologists, behaviour support personnel, parents/guardians

Cost: $3,000 plus travel expenses
For more information, please contact Paul Malette at (604) 921-1670 or at info@cbiconsultants.com

2D. Intensive Course on Assessment and Intervention for Challenging Behaviour

CBI Consultants offers a 36 hour training course for School District resource teams needing more extensive training in the area of challenging behaviour. The target audience for this course consists of general and special education teachers, school psychologists, and behaviour support personnel. This course has been presented to various school districts throughout British Columbia, with very positive results and feedback. Contact CBI Consultants for course content, scheduling options, and references.

Cost: $9,000 plus travel expenses
For more information, please contact Paul Malette at (604) 921-1670 or at info@cbiconsultants.com