Elements and Performance Criteria
- Elements define the essential outcomes.
- Establish and apply limits and guidelines for behaviour
- Initiate strategies, which are consistent with children’s abilities, to support them to manage their own behaviour
- Establish guidelines in consultation with families that are relevant to the culture and background of the children and policies of the service
- Develop guidelines in collaboration with children according to their ability to do so
- Decide how to respond to incidents in a timely manner and implement response clearly, consistently and calmly
- Identify and review behaviour as required
- Gather information from all those involved in caring for the children
- Reflect on the wide range of variables that can impact on behaviour
- Observe and analyse behaviour to identify triggers or consequences which are maintaining the behaviour
- Scan environment and curriculum for possible influences on behaviour
- Facilitate an analysis of children’s behaviour with all involved in caring for the children
- Seek advice from appropriate authorities as required
- Discuss incidents causing concern with families and colleagues as appropriate
- Include families and colleagues in discussion about options for response
- Discuss needs and concerns of other children who may be affected by the behaviour
- Develop a plan to guide a particular child’s behaviour where required
- Identify long-term and short-term objectives in the plan
- Clearly identify more acceptable alternative behaviours
- Develop the plan in accordance with the service philosophy and policies
- Develop goals of the plan consistent with child’s abilities, age and developmental stage
- Ensure that the plan is realistic and that resources are available
- Establish plan in consultation with colleagues, family members and others who may be caring for the child
- Ensure plan considers relevant cultural practices for responding to behaviour
- Liaise with appropriate authorities and referral bodies as necessary
- Implement and monitor behaviour plan
- Support the child to understand specific expectations for behaviour
- Inform all those involved in implementing and reinforcing the plan of its rationale, limits and strategies
- Minimise as far as possible, factors that may lead to or maintain inappropriate behaviour
- Support colleagues to implement the plan effectively and consistently
- Review child’s behaviour against the plan and modify where necessary in consultation with colleagues, family members and others caring for the child
- Develop a plan to guide a particular child’s behaviour where required
- Identify long-term and short-term objectives in the plan
- Clearly identify more acceptable alternative behaviours
- Develop the plan in accordance with the service philosophy and policies
- Develop goals of the plan consistent with child’s abilities, age and developmental stage
- Ensure that the plan is realistic and that resources are available
- Establish plan in consultation with colleagues, family members and others who may be caring for the child
- Ensure plan considers relevant cultural practices for responding to behaviour
- Liaise with appropriate authorities and referral bodies as necessary