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Shoshana Dreyfus; Anne Nolan; Melanie Randle – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2024
Background: This study investigated the extent to which behaviour support services are accessible under Australia's National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). Method: We conducted semi-structured interviews with families who support a member with an intellectual disability and challenging behaviour. We analysed this data with a supply and demand…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Behavior Modification, Access to Health Care, Intellectual Disability
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Diggins, Jesse – Educational and Developmental Psychologist, 2021
There is a myriad of research that demonstrates the links between experiences of trauma and emotional and behavioural issues in children and adolescents. Evidence is now emerging that highlights that schools are a critical system to deliver support and interventions to address childhood trauma. The ReLATE trauma-informed model uses school-wide…
Descriptors: Trauma, Emotional Problems, Behavior Problems, Behavior Modification
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Hayward, Brent A.; McKay-Brown, Lisa; Poed, Shiralee – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2023
Background: Few studies have considered policies which underpin the promotion of positive behaviour support (PBS). The present study examined policy beliefs about PBS and their relationship to restrictive practices. Methods: Discourse network analysis (a combination of critical discourse analysis and social network analysis) was used. Results: A…
Descriptors: Positive Behavior Supports, Discipline, Behavior Modification, Laws
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Leif, Erin S.; Fox, Russell A.; Subban, Pearl; Sharma, Umesh – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2023
A restrictive practice (RP) is defined as a practice or intervention that has the effect of restricting the rights or freedom of movement of a person, and includes physical, mechanical, and chemical restraint, and seclusion. If misused or overused, RPs may present serious human rights infringements. In Australia, behaviour support practitioners…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Stakeholders, Barriers, Affordances
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Tournier, Tess; Wolkorte, Ria; Hendriks, Alexander H. C.; Jahoda, Andrew; Embregts, Petri J. C. M. – Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
Introduction: Families have a significant role in the lives of people with intellectual disabilities and challenging behaviors. However, it is not clear how actively families are involved when people with intellectual disabilities and challenging behaviors are living in out-of-home care. This scoping review explored the frequency and type of…
Descriptors: Family Involvement, Intellectual Disability, Comorbidity, Behavior Problems
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Michelle Torok; Victoria Rasmussen; Quincy Wong; Aliza Werner-Seidler; Bridianne O'Dea; John Toumbourou; Alison Calear – Australian Journal of Education, 2019
Childhood emotional and behavioural problems can indicate a higher risk of developing mental illness in adolescence and beyond. Schools provide an appropriate setting in which to deliver universal preventions to improve well-being and protect against early risks for mental health disorder. However, interventions can often be difficult to implement…
Descriptors: Emotional Problems, Behavior Problems, At Risk Persons, Mental Disorders
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Konstantinidou, Ioanna; Dillenburger, Karola; Ramey, Devon – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2023
Positive Behaviour Support is an applied behaviour analytic system of support that is utilised in schools and in residential care settings for children and adults with disabilities who engage in challenging behaviour. Implementation fidelity depends on appropriate staff training and organisational behaviour management. A systematic literature…
Descriptors: Positive Behavior Supports, Program Effectiveness, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems
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Berger, Emily; D'Souza, Levita; Miko, Amy – Educational and Developmental Psychologist, 2021
Objective: This narrative review aimed to draw on the literature regarding school interventions for students with autism spectrum disorder and exposed to trauma. Method: However, because of the paucity of literature in this area, the intention of this review was also to explore possible intersections between trauma-informed school practices and…
Descriptors: Intervention, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Students with Disabilities
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Armstrong, David – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2018
Behaviour management is an influential educational cliché in Australia, Canada, England, New Zealand and US. In practice, efforts to control student conduct in schools frequently utilise a manage-and-discipline model: a misinformed but deeply rooted set of interconnected notions about how to ensure an orderly and productive classroom. Students…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Behavior Modification, Student Behavior, Foreign Countries
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Llewellyn, Linda L.; Boon, Helen J.; Lewthwaite, Brian E. – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2018
This paper reports findings from a systematic literature review conducted to identify effective behaviour management strategies which create a positive learning environment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. The search criteria employed resulted in 103 documents which were analysed in response to this focus. Results identified…
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, Indigenous Populations, Minority Group Students, Behavior Modification
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De Nobile, John; London, Teola; El Baba, Mariam – Management in Education, 2015
Over the past decade and a half, whole school behaviour management systems have been implemented in many Australian schools in efforts to reduce undesirable behaviours and improve outcomes for students with behaviour problems. There is evidence in the literature suggesting that whole school approaches are more effective at managing student…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary Schools, Student Behavior, Behavior Problems
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De Nobile, John; El Baba, Mariam; London, Teola – School Leadership & Management, 2016
When considering the management of student behaviour issues, a substantial body of literature, as well as logical common sense, points to the advantages of whole school policy over the individual efforts of teachers. Less is known, however, about the direct or indirect role school leadership plays in the development of well-implemented whole…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary Schools, School Administration, Leadership Effectiveness
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Michail, Samia – Improving Schools, 2011
This article explores the varied ways in which schools can respond to students who present with challenging behaviours and who are at risk of disengagement from learning. It sets out a typology of school responses and reflects on the philosophies which underpin each approach. In an effort to rethink the use of suspensions within schools, which…
Descriptors: Suspension, Parent School Relationship, Student Behavior, Learner Engagement
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Romi, Shlomo; Lewis, Ramon; Salkovsky, Merav – Journal of Educational Research, 2015
Three types of student misbehavior, varying in severity, were measured in self-report surveys completed by excluded students: distracting others, resisting teachers' attempts to ensure engagement with work, and aggressive behavior. Results show that excluded students exhibiting less severe misbehavior are more amenable to the logic of teacher…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Behavior Problems, Severity (of Disability), Surveys
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Cumming, Therese M.; Strnadová, Iva; Dowse, Leanne – International Journal of Special Education, 2014
The largest population of youth at risk for involvement in the juvenile justice system are those with disabilities and mental illness. There has been scant research into the pathways that these students take from home, school and the community to involvement in the justice system in Australia. This paper utilises insights from critical disability…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, At Risk Students, Youth Programs, Youth Opportunities
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