Outdated Terms (Dysfunctional, Controlling, Maladaptive etc.) :
Outdated Terms (Dysfunctional, Controlling, Maladaptive etc.) The problem lies within the individual service user (the person is ‘broken’)
Behaviour is “intentionally” challenging
The service user must change
Challenging Behaviour :
Challenging Behaviour The problem doesn’t live in the person but that it is..
“…the product of an interaction between the service user characteristics and the characteristics of their service setting” (Allen, 2002)
“Rehab Group recognises that:
Behaviours that challenge are deeply entrenched in context and do not reside solely in the individual”
(Page 7)
Behaviours that Challenge… :
Behaviours that Challenge… ‘Such behaviours represent challenges to services rather than problems which individuals with learning disabilities somehow carry around with them.
If services could rise to the “challenge” of dealing with these behaviours they would cease to be “problems”’
(Blunden & Allen, 1987, p. 14) Services
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Outdated terms e.g. maladaptive, dysfunctional etc.
The problem lies within the individual service user
Behaviour is “intentionally” challenging
The service user must change “Behaviours that Challenge Services”
Problem exists in the fit between the service user and the service
Behaviour happens because of the mismatch
Services should change around the service user needs
Behaviours that Challenge… Services :
Behaviours that Challenge… Services Change in ethos
No longer changing people... but services changing to meet the needs of service users
BTC as an abbreviation of “Behaviours that Challenge Services”
Behaviours that ChallengeKey Points :
Behaviours that ChallengeKey Points Why has RehabCare adopted this term?
Represents an ethos change
What is the full phrase?
Behaviours that challenge services
What does the full phrase mean?
Behaviours are a challenge to the services we provide. If we provide the right environments for the person, their behaviours will cease to be a problem