OUR BEHAVIOURAL APPROACHES
The homes approach to monitoring and surveillance of children
We do not use forms of electronic surveillance to monitor young people with the exception of monitors specifically agreed by the young person multidisciplinary team for safe monitoring of medical conditions such as epilepsy. These measures will be treated as a deprivation of liberty and subject to regular review and restraint reduction.
The homes approach to behavioural support and use of physical intervention
The young people at Bladon can display a variety of behaviours that challenge. It is recognised that behaviour is a form of communication linked to the child’s learning disability and complex sensory and communication profile. All young people at Bladon possess some form of cognitive impairment which limits their ability to understand the consequences of their behaviour, placing them are risk to their own behaviour. Behaviours that challenge are usually triggered by a stress factor(s) which are outlined in every young person’s amber behaviour scale. Staff have the duty to understand the young person’s stress factors and provide strategies in an attempt to either remove or reduce the impact the stress has on them. Its recognised that when young people join our home they may have experienced previous placement breakdowns and traumatic experiences. Or aim is to help children to coregulate with trusted adults before learning self- management behavioural strategies. Reducing stress factors (setting conditions) Supporting young people to manage triggers De-escalating behaviours that challenge Educating and then empowering the young people to make good choice Keeping everyone safe Implementing appropriate, reasonable and justifiable sanctions Reviewing incidents of behaviours that challenge and adapting our practices to reduce the risk of future incidents occurring Positive Behaviour Support is Focused On:
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