Creating a Behaviour Management Plan

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Creating a Behaviour Management Plan

One way we can deal with a child’s behavioural issues is to formulate a Behaviour ManagementPlan. The aim of the plan is to develop a series of actions that can be taken to guide the child’s

behaviour.

A Behaviour Management Plan is formulated after evidence has been collected so that we are

well informed about the situation before deciding on any actions to be taken.

Only a !ualified child care assistant can develop the plan and it is always completed inconsultation with all staff parents"guardians and management. The plan would then be filed with

the child#s other records and forms.

Information required

The evidence re!uired to create a Behaviour Management Plan includes$

• observation of antecedent events

• information gathered through a discussion with the child#s parent"s or guardian"s

• background information on the child.

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Layout of the plan

The format of a Behaviour Management Plan will change from centre to centre however they

usually cover the same areas. Below is an e%ample of a plan.

Name of child: ___________ Age: ___Start date: _______ nd date: _______

Bac!groundChild"# $ac!ground Behaviour indicator#

&nformation relating to the child#s background is recorded here. These might

include$

• family information

• place in family

• culture

• family structure

• additional needs

• disability

• medical history.

&n here you would record specific behaviours thatthe child is demonstrating.

'ou must list the e%act behaviour not your

interpretation of it. (or e%ample #hitting# rather than

#being naughty#.

Antecedent event# Prioriti#e $ehaviour

These are factors that may be contributingto the child#s behaviour for e%ample$

• death in the family

• moving house

• losing a pet.

&n most cases a child will be demonstrating morethan one behaviour that is inappropriate.

&n this section you would allocate a priority to each

behaviour according to its severity.

Behaviour Management PlanIntervention Strategie# Support % internal

&n this section you should e%plain

the )ustification behind the plan *

that is why you want to change the

child#s behaviour.

'ou must also list the specific

actions you will take to guide thechild#s behaviour.

This section will detail the

e%act strategies you#re going

to use for the actions listed

under #intervention#.

'ou should also detail

whether the strategy involvesother children the child#s

family or other staff.

This refers to the support

re!uired by people within

+ybertots and also to

members of the child#sfamily.

Aim# Limit# Support % e&ternal

&n this section you should detail &n here you would detail any This section is used to detail


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To successfully manage a child#s behaviour consistency between home and the centre is

re!uired. That#s why it#s very important that the parents/ or guardians/ agree with and have

input to the strategies that will be implemented. Plans can be developed in consultation with thechild#s parents/ or guardians/.

Often the Behaviour Management Plan is not only for the staff to see but the child#s parents/ orguardians/ would also be provided with a copy. 0o naturally you need to be sure that the plan is

positive focused and ob)ective.

Below is an e%ample of a Behaviour Management Plan that does not meet these re!uirements.

Name of child: 'ya Samuel# Age: ()*yr#

Start date: Novem$er +,,-

nd date: .ecem$er +,,-

Bac!groundChild"# $ac!ground Behaviour indicator#

Australian

#Australian# is much too broad and therefore notof much use. ,e don#t know anything about

1ya#s family members or any additional needs

she may have. This column is very important and

should contain as much information as possible.

Pretty naughty.

2ncontrollable.

3iolent.

The terminology used here is very sub)ective *

it sounds like an opinion. This is 4OT

appropriate * behaviour indicators need to becompletely ob)ective and specific and focus

on what the child is actually 5O&46.

Antecedent event# Prioriti#e $ehaviour

5ad left home 7 years ago and 1ya hates him for

leaving.

The fact that 1ya#s dad left 7 years ago would

certainly be an antecedent event but it#s not

appropriate to make a )udgement about how 1yafeels * particularly writing that she hates her

father. 8emember 1ya#s family members would

be able to read this document.

9. swearing

7. kicking

:. hitting

;. scratching


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Actions * watch 1ya over

ne%t month to see what she

gets up to.

The )ustification shown heredoes not indicate any

concern for 1ya * only for

other children and the staff.The suggested action is very

inappropriate and would

probably make 1ya feelintimidated and afraid.

misbehaving

• get other staff to keep an eye on

her too

• sit 1ya ne%t to me at group times

• support the other children by

taking their side without !uestion.

These are not positive strategies.(ollowing 1ya around and watching her

is likely to upset her further and taking

the side of the other children is going tomake 1ya feel that she#s being alienated

or that everyone is against her. Also with

1ya#s current behaviour she should not be

in group situations. These actions wouldalso be against the policy on guiding

children#s behaviour at +ybertots.

support that would be

available from othercentre staff and 1ya#s

family it is inappropriate

to put #4&-# in this

section of her BehaviourManagement Plan.

Aim# Limit# Support % e&ternal

• for 1ya to settle

down

• to control 1ya.

#0ettle down# is very

sub)ective and unclear. &t is

also inappropriate for achild care worker to try and

#control# a child.

1ya must$

• stop hurting the other children

• sit down !uietly at group time

• stop being so naughty.

These are very negative limits that don#t

have any real value in guiding 1ya#s

behaviour. Also 1ya shouldn#t be ingroup situations until her behaviour

changes.

4il

&n Australia many

e%ternal support optionsare available. &t is

possible that 1ya has

some emotional issues

that she#s trying to dealwith and professional

support could be reallyuseful.

valuationBehaviour

This field is blank because the plan was never implemented due to its lack of positive guidingstrategies.

Plan

This field is blank because the plan was never implemented due to its lack of positive guidingstrategies.

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