Working with Challenging Behaviours
This one-day, skills-focused workshop is designed for people who want to feel more confident, capable, and calm when supporting individuals who present with challenging behaviours.
Whether you work in psychology, disability, education, allied health, or support roles, this training moves beyond surface-level strategies to help you truly understand why behaviour occurs and how to respond in ways that are ethical, evidence-based, and sustainable.
Grounded in Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) principles, the workshop provides a clear framework for interpreting behaviour, reducing risk, and responding in ways that support safety, dignity, and long-term behaviour change for clients and for the people supporting them.
This is not about control or compliance. It’s about understanding, prevention, and skilled response.
What we’ll cover
Common forms of challenging behaviour and how they present across settings
Interpreting behaviour as communication: what behaviour is telling us
Understanding the functions of behaviour
Practical strategies for responding to challenging behaviours in the moment
Foundations of Positive Behaviour Support (PBS)
Proactive approaches to reduce escalation and minimise risk
Supporting regulation, safety, and wellbeing for both clients and staff
You’ll leave with:
Increased confidence when working with complex or high-risk behaviours
A clearer framework for understanding and responding to behaviour
Practical tools you can apply immediately in your role
Greater alignment with PBS and best-practice approaches
Improved capacity to reduce risk while maintaining therapeutic relationships
This workshop is ideal for people who want practical, real-world skills without jargon, judgment, or one-size-fits-all solutions.
This course is delivered both online and in-person. Check dates when booking to see the delivery type.
Prefer in-person and don’t see your city on the list? Email us to see when we are next visiting you.
This one-day, skills-focused workshop is designed for people who want to feel more confident, capable, and calm when supporting individuals who present with challenging behaviours.
Whether you work in psychology, disability, education, allied health, or support roles, this training moves beyond surface-level strategies to help you truly understand why behaviour occurs and how to respond in ways that are ethical, evidence-based, and sustainable.
Grounded in Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) principles, the workshop provides a clear framework for interpreting behaviour, reducing risk, and responding in ways that support safety, dignity, and long-term behaviour change for clients and for the people supporting them.
This is not about control or compliance. It’s about understanding, prevention, and skilled response.
What we’ll cover
Common forms of challenging behaviour and how they present across settings
Interpreting behaviour as communication: what behaviour is telling us
Understanding the functions of behaviour
Practical strategies for responding to challenging behaviours in the moment
Foundations of Positive Behaviour Support (PBS)
Proactive approaches to reduce escalation and minimise risk
Supporting regulation, safety, and wellbeing for both clients and staff
You’ll leave with:
Increased confidence when working with complex or high-risk behaviours
A clearer framework for understanding and responding to behaviour
Practical tools you can apply immediately in your role
Greater alignment with PBS and best-practice approaches
Improved capacity to reduce risk while maintaining therapeutic relationships
This workshop is ideal for people who want practical, real-world skills without jargon, judgment, or one-size-fits-all solutions.
This course is delivered both online and in-person. Check dates when booking to see the delivery type.
Prefer in-person and don’t see your city on the list? Email us to see when we are next visiting you.