Positive Beings- Intervention for Challenging Behaviour- Sophie Cole

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Positive Beings- Intervention for Challenging Behaviour- Sophie Cole

Positive Beings work with children with moderate, severe and profound intellectual Disabilities and those who present behaviours that challenge.

We implement Individualised techniques to meet your child's goals. Background:
I have graduated with both a BA (honours) in Early Years and Childhood studies in University College Cork. Honours degree in Primary School Teaching with TES Institute London. I am a Special needs teacher with Cope Foundation, where I work with children (4-18 years) with moderate, severe and profound disabilities. I have also volunteered in Kolkata with the HOPE foundation where I worked with children in a wide range of environments and challenging circumstances. Service:
Positive Beings provides parents/guardians with individualised techniques and strategies to promote and encourage positive behaviour and to meet children's Individual Learning Goals. Positive Beings also provides Teachers and SNAs with sensory resouces and lesson plans to create an engaging and stimulating curriculum for students with moderate, severe and profound learning disabilities. Aim:
To provide parents/ guardians with strategies for preventing challenging behaviour and promoting positive behaviour and achieving IEP Goals. Challenging behaviour refers to “culturally abnormal behaviour of such an intensity, frequency or duration that the physical safety of the person or others is likely to be placed in serious jeopardy, or behaviour which is likely to seriously limit use of, or result in the person being denied access to, ordinary community facilities” (Emerson, 1995). Our Role in Challenging Behaviour
• Recognise and understand the causes of challenging behaviour
• Conduct a comprehensive behaviour assessment
• Design a multi-component positive behaviours support plan
• Implement, review and evaluate support plans. Our Role in Achieving Individual Education Goals.
• Conduct a comprehensive observation focused on students abilities
• Create stimulating and engaging resources to aid students in achieving their goals
• Implement, review and evaluate IEP Goals

Assessment
– Structured and systematic information is gathered about the person, their cognitive and communication abilities, their health status, life experiences and personal preferences. In instances where there are behaviours which challenge. This assessment is founded on the premise that all behaviour serves a purpose: therefore we closely examine the antecedents (what is going on before the behaviour occurs) as well as what happens after the behaviour occurs (the consequences) to explore why the person engages in this behaviour. Observation

Behaviours that Challenge
– Based on the information gathered during the assessment phase we offer a perspective on why these behaviours are occurring, and develop an intervention strategy that aims to reduce the occurrence of the behaviour. Skills and Indivdual Learning Goals
-- Based on the information gathered we create stimulating and engaging lessons, resources and techniques to promote and develop students skills. Intervention
A Positive Behaviour Support Plan is devised which is likely to include:
- Proactive intervention strategies which aim to help the person to develop new skills and access new opportunities, thereby eliminating the need to engage in behaviours that challenge.
--Enable students to meet their IEP Goals
Additional information:
*Garda clearance
*Children First training
*First Aid, St Johns Ambulance
*Manual handling

09/02/2023

Free CPD in Sensory Literacy and Mathematics Learning

Link to sign up in comments

25/11/2022

All set for the toy show 🧸

03/11/2022

My next Webinar is Thursday the 10th of November with

This webinar explains behaviour and how to carry out effective observations. It also explores techniques to promote positive behaviour and reduce behaviours that challenge.
https://cesc.ie/primary-courses/2335-22-4496-aut-positive-behaviour-strategies.html

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05/08/2021

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Representation is such a beautiful thing 💗

03/08/2021

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The Cork based company is the first hotel group in the Republic of Ireland to become Just A Minute (JAM) Card friendly.

15/03/2021

Lá Féile Pádraig Exploration Table 🇮🇪🍀
Searching for Gold 💰 and Snakes 🐍

09/03/2021

Sensory Trays for Mothers Day
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01/03/2021

St. Patricks Day means all things Irish this Month 🇮🇪🍀

24/02/2021

Simple Sensory Story For the Scarecrows Wedding 💍🔔

Use the wedding list to create a simple and enjoyable sensory story. Think about what we can hear, see and touch, to bring the story to life.

15/02/2021

Pancake Tuesday Sensory Exploration 🥞

06/02/2021

The Three Little Pigs 🐽

03/02/2021

Create your own Cloud Dough 💛

01/02/2021

February theme of the month is Valentine's 💛💕

Sensory exploration for February.

Gather resources that you would relate to the month of February

Consider what you would smell, taste, hear, touch and see in this month.
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I have linked my month to valentine's day.
I would smell roses
I would taste chocolate
I would hear a kiss "mwah"
I would touch flowers
I would see the colour red.

Create your own sensory trays and share them with us :)

28/01/2021

A sensory bin provides loads of tactile stimulation. Fill your sensory bin (basin) with some kind of texture like dry rice/beans/coloured pasta/sand/shreaded paper anything at all or a mixture of textures that they may enjoy. Include a couple of toys and that's it you have a sensory bin :)

27/01/2021

New Webinar date now available on the
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This webinar would be particularly suitable for Teachers and SNAs working with students with Intellectual disabilities. Parents of children with special educational needs would also benefit from this workshop.

Address

Millroom 1, Thompson House, McCurtain Street
Cork

Telephone

0868928020

Website

http://www.positivebeings.ie/

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