Navigating behavior challenges through positive behavioral intervention strategies

In this webinar, led by Darcy Cole, you will learn more about the purpose of behaviors, gain ideas on how to support people with disabilities in times of challenging behavior and develop an understanding of basic Positive Behavioral Intervention Strategies (PBIS).

All youth workers will encounter challenging behavior at some point. This may occur more often when working with youth with disabilities. We must consider the purpose of challenging behaviors when navigating which strategies will most effectively redirect the behavior to what we would prefer.

Youth workers may assume that when others act differently than they would in a situation, it’s because of “bad” behavior. However, this isn’t necessarily accurate. Behaviors, both positive and negative, are used as a means of communication. Remembering this when encountering challenging behaviors will better equip us to handle them and create an environment in which negative behaviors don’t need to be a way to communicate.