Trainer/s: Ciara Maye, Coordinator of Behaviour Support & Alan Tennyson, Behaviour Specialist. The function of this training is to promote verbal and practice competence in Positive Behaviour Support to engender maintain a culture of PBS across Intellectual Disability services. Staff who have completed a Longitudinal/Person-Focused 8-day training in PBS three years ago or more are encouraged to refresh their knowledge and skills base through participation in 2 workshop days.These workshops will be person-focused with practical application emphasised.This aims to meet the HIQA requirement for annual review of behaviour support plan component of an individual’s care plan. Book reference: Working with Families of Children with Special Needs: Partnership and Practice By Naomi Dale - Routledge, 1996 - - 334 pages Written for practitioners and those in training, this book recognises that forming partnerships can be a fraught process involving dissent as well as cooperation. Naomi Dale draws on case histories from her own experience to examine key partnership issues such as consent, confidentiality and diagnosis delivery. She combines up-to-date theory and research with practice to provide a wealth of suggestions and ideas for effective family work. Working with Families of Children with Special Needs features useful exercises with each chapter, making it an excellent resource book and practice manual for multidisciplinary professionals. |
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