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Challenging Behaviour

Challenging behaviour is a difficult term to define and is often misunderstood by many. It's useful to remember that all of us can be challenging towards others at certain times and within certain situations. However, what might distinguish someone who is described as ‘having challenging behaviours' from the rest of us is really about characteristics such as ‘frequency' and ‘intensity' of behaviours that may pose a significant risk of harm to self or others, or certain types of behaviour that may limit or work against the person's quality of life.
We at Macintyre are committed to the principle of inclusion. This fundamental belief founded on human rights and human potential, means that we work hard to include everyone within our range of support, to enable people to live their lives to the full, and to do our best for them irrespective of complexity of need or intensity of behaviour that challenges.
We also know that to properly support a person with complex needs, whether this be associated with challenging behaviour, mental health needs or any other factor, we have to be working to the best of our ability. Working to the best of our ability means:

• Constantly updating and improving on the capacities of the organisation for people with complex needs
  Placing a high priority on developing our specialist expertise as well as interlinking with and working in partnership with local specialist services
• Shaping policies that do transform into excellent practice where it needs to be....in direct support of people 
• Providing training for our support workers, teachers and those engaged in Life Long Learning services
• Building on what we do well as well as always being honest, vigilant and open to change and improvement in those few instances when we might have done better
• Making sure that all the exciting initiatives within the organisations such as ‘Great Interactions', Healthy Eating and Healthy lifestyles, Person Centred Planning and Life Long Learning opportunities as well as many others, do reach everyone....especially those with complex needs associated with behaviour that challenges.

All of our services, including the schools, Life Long Learning, Inclusive Care, Supported Living, and central support, employ a range of specialists within the related fields of mental health, communication, behaviour that challenges, person centred planning and health and well being.

For more information please contact Sarah-Anne Morgan on 01908 230100