Guernsey Disability Alliance

Introduction to Positive Behaviour – free training

Introduction to Positive Behaviour Support Approaches and Challenging Behaviour

March 8th or 15th
St John’s Training Centre, Les Gigands (opposite Oatlands)
10am – 2.30pm

This module is aimed at those informal carers who are caring for someone with a learning disability (complex needs), Autistic Spectrum Disorders, Developmental Disabilities (and can often be useful to those caring for someone with acquired brain injury).

The main focus of the module is however to those who support someone with a learning disability or special educational needs. Siblings are welcome however the programme itself is not appropriate for young children.

The basis of the module is to:

• Supporting parents and informal carers in strategies to help them deal with challenging behaviour.
• Ensure that people’s individual communication needs are positively addressed.
• Eliminate the use of unnecessary restrictive and aversive practice.
• Demonstrate how PBS interventions can support people to change their challenging behaviours, improve their quality of life,

If you are unsure if this will meet your needs then please contact Elizabeth Morris on 247979. Elizabeth will take your number and get one of the trainers to call you.

Modernising the Supplementary Benefit system

Social Security have announced the first phase of their plans to modernise the Supplementary Benefit system. There are over 700 injured, ill or disabled islanders relying on the Supp Ben safety net so this is an issue very much of relevance.

You can find out more by attending the public meeting on Monday 13th February at 7.30pm at Hautes Capelles School or reading the Billet.