Policy and Best Practice
The following pages give information about best practice, and include several key policy documents.
Working in Partnership
We have a strong belief in the power of collaboration, and this information aims to support professionals and families to work together.
Working in Partnership with families
Why we think it's important for professionals to work closely with familes.
Barriers to partnership working
A look at what kind of barriers there can be to professionals and families working together.
Successful partnership working
Some ideas for working together successfully.
Informing Best Practice for Children and Families
The Paving the Way project (formerly known as the Early Intervention Project) aims to deliver better outcomes across the country for children with learning disabilities whose behaviour challenges.
Challenging Behaviour National Strategy Group (CB-NSG)
The CB-NSG was founded in 2008, and it is an action-focused collaborative that plans strategically to deliver real change for children and adults with learning disabilities who display challenging behaviours. The Challenging Behaviour Foundation chairs the CB-NSG, and other core members are family carers, people with learning disabilities, representatives of professional bodies, researchers, service providers and practitioners.
Key Policy Documents, Best Practice Guides and Reports
Resources that may be of interest to family carers regarding best practice and policy for people with severe learning disabilities who display challenging behaviour.
A Guide for Advocates (England and Wales)
This resources aims to provide a practical tool for advocates in supporting a person whose behaviour is described as challenging, to enable them to exercise their rights to the same life opportunities as everyone else.
Social Care Institute for Excellence ‘At-a-Glance’ Guides
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Three ‘At a glance’ guides aimed at family carers supporting people whose behaviour is described as challenging are available. The guides have been developed in collaboration with the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE). There are separate guides for adults, teenagers and children.
Challenging behaviour: a guide for family carers on getting the right support for children. Social Care Institute for Excellence. At a glance 38
Challenging behaviour: a guide for family carers on getting the right support forteenagers. Social Care Institute for Excellence. At a glance 39
Challenging behaviour: a guide for family carers on getting the right support foradults. Social Care Institute for Excellence. At a glance 37
Early Intervention Project
"We want to pave the way to an ordinary life for children with extraordinary needs. We believe that understanding the cause of challenging behaviours is the first step on that path."
'Paving the Way' - the website
Paving the Way is a joint project from the Challenging Behaviour Foundation and the Council for Disabled Children – working in partnership with families and professionals to share and promote good practice.
www.pavingtheway.works
'Paving the Way' - the resource
The Paving the Way resource is a guide to develop effective local services for children with learning disabilities whose behaviours challenge. The guide may be useful for commissioners, professionals, and families, and can be downloaded here.
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