WEL206 Facilitating Positive Behaviours Assessment 1 Brief - CSU

WEL206 TASK:

Overview

Aged and Disability care services are often directed by funding bodies to 'partner' with service users (clients). Service directives use words such as 'choice' or 'supported decision making' to emphasise this partnership. Typically, this is articulated in services such as Consumer Directed Care (CDC), Home Care Packages, and the National Disability Insurance Scheme, and others. Underpinning this expectation is an assumption that a service provider will practice in an inclusive way, and that service users will be consulted and offered choices about the way their service is provided.

In keeping with these social expectations, Dementia Australia states that we need to rethink the way we work with people with behavioural and cognitive symptoms. We should have an expectation that people can participate, to their ability, in decision-making. You will find similar advice from other organisations that provide support to younger people with disabilities and older people.

WEL206 Assignment Question:

Discuss how and why, as service providers, we can maximise opportunities for choice and participation for our clients with behavioural and cognitive symptoms, including the challenges this can pose. How can we do it, and importantly, why should we do it?

You will need to select one area of professional practice to orientate your answer. Choose from older people with dementia OR younger people with intellectual disabilities (please choose this topic) OR younger people with cognitive disabilities.

In your assignment ensure that you address the following (headings can be used

1. An exploration of behaviour that considers relevant theories contemporary issues including terminology as it relates to distressed behaviours and positive behavioural support. (communication, social model of care, person centred care, medical model etc).
2. Discuss why choice and participation is important as a service provider (consider ethics, human rights, and philosophical underpinnings).
3. Discuss how the bio social model of health care can maximise choice and participation
4. Consider some of the challenges this approach might pose in implementation
5. Use a minimum of 10 references

LEARNING OUTCOMES OF WEL206:

This assessment task will assess the following learning outcome/s:

• demonstrate an understanding of the bio-psycho-social model of healthcareintervention and its application to working with people demonstrating challenging behaviours.
• demonstrate an understanding of behavioural principles and of behaviour as a meansof communication
• demonstrate an understanding of how human rights, legal perspectives and the concept of ability can be applied in practice in relation to behaviour change
• appropriately utilise the terminology of behaviours of concern, challenging behaviour and positive behavioural approaches
• demonstrate the skills to facilitate positive behaviours as a primary approach to practice, with behaviour management as a secondary approach
• demonstrate understanding of, and ability to utilise a range of behavioural change models.
• assess the respective roles of behavioural, social, environmental, psychological, economic, political and personal aspects, including staff interactions, as influences on behaviour.
• demonstrate an understanding of the potential impacts of challenging behaviours on staff, organizations and family caregivers.
• utilise the concepts of functional analysis, functional assessment and the use of charting (ABC - Antecedent Behaviour and Consequence) as tools for predicting, understanding and analyzing behaviours.