Challenging Behaviors! Behavioral Kid! Hard to handle! A Handful!
There are a variety of commonly used terms that we use to identify children in our learning environments that are behaving and communicating in ways that we find hard to understand, many times disruptive, and non-adaptive. These general terms help us to label a behavior that we haven’t fully understood, making it very hard for us to teach a student how to behave differently. In this session we will explore functions of behavior (what is driving it), form of behavior (what does it look like- lagging skills, under developed skill), and how understanding children’s behavior is the first step in creating a plan to change it! Understanding behaviors will not only help us in shifting how we communicate with a kiddo who is engaged in challenging behaviors, but will also help us modify our learning environment to support all children in our space.
Chelsey Broderick is the Behavior Intervention Consultant with the Public School Branch of Prince Edward Island. In her role she supports behavior management provincially at all 56 schools in the English Language School District. She has worked in a variety of roles with the Department of Education and PSB, and the core focus of these professional experiences has been identifying and understanding challenging behaviors in children, and helping educators with strategies to support their learning environments. Chelsey lives in Cornwall, PEI with her husband Omar, their two children, Max and Mila, and their fur baby Charlie. She is focused on connection with students, prevention/ early intervention as a crucial component to success for kiddos, and creating environments where cool cats and kittens can really shine.
Please note: This session has been moved to a virtual format. Participants will be given the link to the video and are required to participate in one of two ways-- with a microphone/built in speaker or through chat. In addition there will be a log tracking which members contribute and which do not, and those that do not contribute will not receive PD hours. We ask that you leave your camera on for the session.
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