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Hsc 3045 Promote Positive Behaviour Essay

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HSC 3045 Promote positive behaviour

Summarise the policies and procedures of the setting relevant to promoting children and young people’s positive behaviour.
All adults who work within the secure care environment have a responsibility to themselves and Clayfields. We must exhibit a high standard of behaviour, both in 1:1 dealings with the young person/group, care affiliated professionals and the public, as our example of behaviour has a significant influence on the children’s behaviour. Good, strong teamwork between RCW's encourages good behaviour from the young people. Clayfields behaviour policy that staff should be aware of and adhere to; all new staff follow an induction programme to guarantee a dependable approach to behaviour …show more content…

Behaviour that may include; bullying, disrespect to adults, disruptive behaviour and racism, the use of sanctions in these instances are;

• It is made clear to the child why the sanction has been used in order for them to understand.
• That change in their behaviour is required in order for further sanctions not to be used.
• Group sanctions are avoided whenever possible as they can breed dislike amongst children.
• There is a clear difference made between minor and major offences.
• The focus is on the behaviour rather than the pupil as an individual.

Restrictive Intervention: the act of any intervention which restricts a person’s right and freedom of movement. Restrictive intervention can be in forms such as;

• Social intervention – where harmful or destructive behaviour can be contained and moderated with the use of language including facial expressions and words, this intervention may be and should always be attempted first and relied on as a primary action. In my personnal experience as a RCW I find a better success rate with social intervention, defusing challenging behaviour incidents with sympathy or humour often helps calm the situation and move on to a resolution. This could then lead on to a 'restorative justice' meeting where both parties can discuss openly their problems whilst resolving the initial issue.
• Mechanical intervention – the use

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