Course Details

Challenging Behavior: Reveal the Meaning

Course ID 70711

Quorum by Teaching Strategies

(301) 634-0818

Description

Children express their needs through words, facial expressions, body language, and behavior. When communication is sent in the form of challenging behavior, understanding the message can be difficult. This course explores the ways children speak to us through behavior and examines the role teachers play in the two-way conversation. Participants will learn how to interpret children’s behavior, how to effectively teach social skills, how to develop an environment that supports cooperative and meaningful learning, and how to build partnerships with families. Through case studies, interactive learning activities, group discussion forums, and reflective writing exercises, participants gain a solid understanding of what challenging behaviors communicate and how best to respond.

3.00 Hours

Course Level

Formal

General Continuing Education

Course Category

Early Childhood

Formal Approved

(1 Hour)

(2 Hours)

CDA Content Areas

Positive ways to support children's social and emotional development (2 Hours)
Strategies to establish productive relationships with families (1 Hour)

Infant Mental Health Core Competency Areas

Family Child Care Home Provider

Child Care Center Staff

Head Start/Early Head Start

Public School Teachers

Home Based Service Provider

Center Based Service Provider

Trainer

Parents

Infants (0-12 months)

Toddlers (13-24 months)

Two's (25-36 months)

Preschooler 3's (37-48 months)

Preschool 4's and 5's (49-72 months)

Elementary (K-3rd grade)

Goals and Objectives

As a result of taking this course, participants will:
• Explain the idea of behavior as communication.
• Assess their own practices and classroom for the 10 factors that lead to challenging behaviors.
• Use the HOMES active learning scale to evaluate learning experiences.
• Differentiate effective from ineffective strategies for teaching social skills.
• Apply the MoNSTeR approach for addressing challenging behaviors.
• Understand when challenging behavior may indicate unmet needs.

There are no events currently scheduled for this course.