NAME OF METHOD/TOOL/TECHNIQUE

Positive behavioural support

TARGET GROUP:

People with intellectual disabilities

AUTHOR'S/ ORGANISATION'S NAME

Interventions for challenging behaviour in intellectual disability, by Afia Ali, Jessica Blickwedel and Angela Hassiotis

LINK TO METHOD (IN ENGLISH)

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/advances-in-psychiatric-treatment/article/interventions-for-challenging-behaviour-in-intellectual-disability/1B1D0E368454879EA7E58E6A2B9FEDEF

BRIEF SUMMARY

Positive behavioural support involves identifying the purpose of the challenging behaviour and working out a support plan that encourages the development of new skills to reduce the individual’s need to engage in the behaviour. The focus is on individualised interventions that are based on a clear