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A Community Response

• 1991: Child Care Advisory Committee

• How to support quality?

• How to support inclusion?

• Survey: 10% of children were described as “challenging” by their ECE teachers.

• 1200 children lined up for assessment and treatment!! There has to be a better way!

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Of the 10% described as challenging…

• Very few will be able to access clinical intervention.

• And;

• Positive relationships are critical for all!

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In the eye of the beholder…

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Behaviour changes as the circumstances change.

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Factors Affecting Behaviour

• Child’s development, interests and personality.

• Environment – physical

• Emotional environment

• A need is being met

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The Emotional Environment

• Relationships with adults

• Relationships with peers

• Feelings of safety and security

• Stress level

Reflect and reframe.

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The Physical Environment

• Toys and equipment

• Room arrangement

• Noise level

• Temperature, light

• Softness, textures

Environmental Assessment Tools: ECERS-R, ITERS-R,

FDCRS

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Environment - Structure

• Routines• Schedule• Consistency of caregivers• Support for caregivers – training,

mentoring, time to plan, time off• Wages and working conditions

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Understand the Child to Understand Behaviour

• Age

• Physical development

• Skills in all areas

• Health

• Temperament

• Emotional state

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Child’s Needs

• Attention

• Help with a developing skill

• Wants something i.e. toy or object

• Doesn’t want to do something

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Behaviour to meet needs.

• Observe and document• What happens before, during and after the

behaviour?• What patterns are repeated?• What is the end result for the child?• Is he/she meeting a need in either a

successful way or in a way that is frustrating to the child and adult?

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Typical Behaviour & Typical Strategies

• Re-direction• Set limits e.g. “when… then”• Allow for choice• Modelling• Tell the child what is expected• Acknowledge positive behaviour• Attention upfront.

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What is Challenging Behaviour

• Behaviour which puts self or others at risk of injury.

• Is seriously disruptive: i.e. dealing with behaviour occupies much of teacher’s time.

• Continually inhibits positive interactions with peers and adults.

• “Challenging behaviour challenges us as adults to adapt the environment and / or the way we interact with the child.”

– Setting the Stage for Successful Behaviour

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Five step process

• Reflect on your relationship with the child.

• Gather information about the child.• Gather information about the

environment.• Observe the behaviour.• Develop a plan.• Reflect on progress and re-visit as

needed.

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Implementing the plan successfully.

• Inform and engage everyone involved.• Define the “new” skill or behaviour.• Set goals -

– “Reduce frequency of incidents”– “Reduce intensity of incidents”.– “ Increase in use of new skills”.

Document to monitor consistency and to measure change.

Focus on the positive!

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The power of positive connections.

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Scenario

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forgoodnesssake

An applied approach to behavioural intervention for young children

Dr. Jean Clinton and Lois Saunders

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Some background

For Goodness Sake, An Applied Approach to Behavioural Intervention for Young Children, was developed in Hamilton as a resource for early childhood educators and caregivers who are dealing with challenging and aggressive behaviour among children in their care.

With the support of funding from the Ontario Trillium Foundation and the Hamilton Community Foundation, the resource was developed by the Hamilton Early Learning Partners for Best Practice (HELP-BP) and produced by MJM Productions and Electra Communications of Hamilton.

For Goodness SakeWeek One

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Why communities need For Goodness Sake

For Goodness Sake responds to the need for support in dealing with young children who display challenging and aggressive behaviour.

The Early Years Report (McCain, Mustard) indicates that early child development initiatives must include all children, including those living with special difficulties and challenges, yet in many cases, child care has been terminated due to behaviour.

Furthermore, disruptive, acting out or aggressive behaviours are the most common reason for referral to children’s health services (Offord, Boyle and Szatmari, 1987).

Interventions that focus on training parents and caregivers to modify their interactions with their children (Fick, 2001) have shown success in decreasing disruptive behaviours.

For Goodness SakeWeek Two

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For Goodness Sake• Fills a service gap in the area of consultation

regarding challenging behaviour

• Addresses the need in a way that is efficient in terms of deployment of community resources

• Supports skill development among parents, caregivers and early childhood educators

• Addresses the societal concern that Fraser Mustard speaks to in the Early Years Report, i.e. the urgency of not meeting the needs of our young children and their caregivers, considered to be the real brain drain for Canadian culture (Early Years Report, 1999)

• Supports injury reduction through pro-social skill development. (i.e. injuries resulting from conflict and aggression between children and their peers in group settings)

For Goodness SakeWeek Three

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For Goodness Sake For Goodness Sake is a resource for early childhood educators, community health nurses and teachers.

Through its interactive CD format, For Goodness Sake combines training along with a system to guide practitioners and parents in developing action plans to address challenging behaviour and support pro-sociality.

For Goodness SakeWeek Four

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Anticipated outcomes

• Lessened demand on community mental health consultation services

• Improvements in caregiver confidence

• Improved school readiness and pro-social skill development

For Goodness SakeWeek Five

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Evaluation by research team

• McMaster University Department of Psychology

• McMaster Children’s Hospital

• City of Hamilton Department of Public Health and Community Services, Program Policy and Planning Division.

For Goodness SakeWeek Six

The Research and Evaluation committee of Hamilton Early Learning Partners for Best Practice (HELP-BP) is chaired by Dr. Jean Clinton and includes researchers and epidemiologists from:

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Currently under evaluation

• Fidelity to training• Change in teachers/caregivers

confidence • Change in parents’ confidence in the

ability of teachers/caregivers • Child outcomes will be evaluated in

conjunction with McMaster University’s Community – University Research Alliance (CURA) Project

For Goodness SakeWeek Seven

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To order For Goodness Sake:

The cost of For Goodness Sake is $200.00.

To order a copy for your program contact:

Lois Saunders, ECE,C

Affiliated Services for Children and Youth

E-mail: [email protected]

Web-site: www.ForGoodnessSake.ca

The benefits are priceless!

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