Behaviour Management

Children and young people with brain injury or neurodevelopmental disorders often show difficult behaviours such as behavioural outbursts, aggression, and disinhibition. Based on an analysis of the behaviour (i.e. identifying triggers, understanding how the behaviour is managed including whether the behaviour is reinforced in any way, and environmental factors that may make the behaviour more or less likely to occur) and in the context of the child's current neuropsychological functioning and development, a behavioural programme is developed for implementation at home (and / or school). Regular advice is given to parents, the child and other adults involved in supporting the programme. In addition, the behaviours are monitored and amendments are made to the programme based on the feedback from the daily monitoring.

Behaviour management may also include modifications to the environment, so that whatever triggers the behaviour is less likely to occur. This is an helpful approach for children whose brain injury makes it very difficult for them to monitor, regulate or change their behavioural response to situations.

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