About This Course:
This course discusses several aspects of Challenging Behaviors. The areas that
will be covered in this course are:
~What is Behavior?
~Challenging Behaviors
~All Behavior is Communication
~Look for the Purpose of the Behavior
~Potential Reasons for Anger Issues in Individuals with IDD
~Explore the Behavior
~Track the Problem Behavior
~Tracking the Behavior with ABC’s
~Look at the Person’s History
~Look for Physical Concerns
~Review all Medications
~Look at the Physical Environment
~Look at Recent Stress or Changes
~Challenging Behaviors Generally have Four Reasons or Functions
~Sensory Stimulation
~Sensory Stimulation Treatment
~Escape
~Escape Treatment
~Attention Seeking
~Attention Seeking Treatment
~Personal Gain
~Personal Gain Treatment
~Coping Skills
~Positive Reinforcement
~Do’s and Don’ts
Objectives:
After completing this course, learners will successfully be able to:
1. identify causes of challenging behaviors.
2. identify ways to manage challenging behaviors.
3. discuss behavioral challenges.
There are several informative websites that you might find to be useful resources on challenging behaviors. These links can be found by clicking on the "External Links" button located on the left side button bar.