School: Education

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Understanding Behaviour and Planning Support for Individuals with Complex Needs
  • Unit Code

    EDU6322
  • Year

    2021
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    Y
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr John Andrew O'ROURKE

Description

This unit addresses the understanding and application of contemporary evidenced based practice in assessment, support and prevention of behaviours that can be seen as challenging for students with complex needs who attend regular or education support schools. It will explore the breadth of Behaviour Support frameworks that underpin support practices within schools, establishing a solid foundation of Positive Behaviour Support principles for supporting students with complex needs. Enrolled students will be provided with theoretical and practical skills in developing and implementing support practices to both prevent behaviours of concern as well as to respond to incidences of behaviour demonstrating professional, ethical and values driven decision making and approaches. The unit has a strong focus on the essential role of communication in contemporary positive behavioural support approaches for students with complex needs.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded EDU5320.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Critically analyse contemporary understanding of concepts and principles of behaviour support with a focus on quality of life, co-regulation and proactive supports to transform complex knowledge for audiences from varying indigenous and cultural backgrounds.
  2. Generate solutions to problems associated with the range of individual, social and environmental factors that contribute to the behavioural challenges experienced by individuals with complex needs.
  3. Evaluate the impact of values, system culture, beliefs, attitudes and ethical principles on the understanding of student needs, behaviour support principles and practice.
  4. Advocate for additional supports and services for education and allied health professionals, families and individuals for issues relating to behaviour support.
  5. Reflect on strategies to embed contemporary behaviour support principles within documentation, planning and system-wide processes.

Unit Content

  1. Defining behaviours of concern and historical approaches to behaviour management.
  2. Factors that influence the presence of behaviours of concern, including individual, environmental and relationship based/social factors.
  3. Critical awareness of Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) frameworks and how they are both currently applied in the education system and link in with a contemporary evidenced based framework for supporting individuals with complex needs.
  4. Neurocognitive experiences of individuals who engage in behaviours of concern, including trauma informed practice.
  5. The role of and development of contemporary school wide environments that address the factors that influence the need to engage in behaviour.
  6. Factors that influence the presence of behaviours of concern, including individual, environmental and relationship based/social factors.
  7. National and state guidelines that manage restrictive practices, as well as approaches to work towards eliminating such practice.
  8. Building a needs based behaviour support lens to system level engagement, culture and support approaches.
  9. Influences of PBS principles on school processes, documentation and policies.

Learning Experience

Students will engage in learning experiences through ECUs LMS as well as additional ECU l

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.

Due to the professional competency skill development associated with this Unit, student attendance/participation within listed in-class activities and/or online activities including discussion boards is compulsory. Students failing to meet participation standards as outlined in the unit plan may be awarded an I Grade (Fail - incomplete). Students who are unable to meet this requirement for medical or other reasons must seek the approval of the unit coordinator.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
Literature ReviewCritical literature review - 2500 words50%
Reflective PracticeClass demonstration and reflections on contemporary behavior support for students with complex needs.50%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
Literature ReviewCritical literature review - 2500 words50%
Reflective PracticeClass demonstration and reflections on contemporary behavior support for students with complex needs.50%

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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School: Education

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Understanding Behaviour and Planning Support for Individuals with Complex Needs
  • Unit Code

    EDU6322
  • Year

    2021
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    Y
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr John Andrew O'ROURKE

Description

This unit addresses the understanding and application of contemporary evidenced based practice in assessment, support and prevention of behaviours that can be seen as challenging for students with complex needs who attend regular or education support schools. It will explore the breadth of Behaviour Support frameworks that underpin support practices within schools, establishing a solid foundation of Positive Behaviour Support principles for supporting students with complex needs. Enrolled students will be provided with theoretical and practical skills in developing and implementing support practices to both prevent behaviours of concern as well as to respond to incidences of behaviour demonstrating professional, ethical and values driven decision making and approaches. The unit has a strong focus on the essential role of communication in contemporary positive behavioural support approaches for students with complex needs.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded EDU5320.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Critically analyse contemporary understanding of concepts and principles of behaviour support with a focus on quality of life, co-regulation and proactive supports to transform complex knowledge for audiences from varying indigenous and cultural backgrounds.
  2. Generate solutions to problems associated with the range of individual, social and environmental factors that contribute to the behavioural challenges experienced by individuals with complex needs.
  3. Evaluate the impact of values, system culture, beliefs, attitudes and ethical principles on the understanding of student needs, behaviour support principles and practice.
  4. Advocate for additional supports and services for education and allied health professionals, families and individuals for issues relating to behaviour support.
  5. Reflect on strategies to embed contemporary behaviour support principles within documentation, planning and system-wide processes.

Unit Content

  1. Defining behaviours of concern and historical approaches to behaviour management.
  2. Factors that influence the presence of behaviours of concern, including individual, environmental and relationship based/social factors.
  3. Critical awareness of Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) frameworks and how they are both currently applied in the education system and link in with a contemporary evidenced based framework for supporting individuals with complex needs.
  4. Neurocognitive experiences of individuals who engage in behaviours of concern, including trauma informed practice.
  5. The role of and development of contemporary school wide environments that address the factors that influence the need to engage in behaviour.
  6. Factors that influence the presence of behaviours of concern, including individual, environmental and relationship based/social factors.
  7. National and state guidelines that manage restrictive practices, as well as approaches to work towards eliminating such practice.
  8. Building a needs based behaviour support lens to system level engagement, culture and support approaches.
  9. Influences of PBS principles on school processes, documentation and policies.

Learning Experience

Students will engage in learning experiences through ECUs LMS as well as additional ECU l

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.

Due to the professional competency skill development associated with this Unit, student attendance/participation within listed in-class activities and/or online activities including discussion boards is compulsory. Students failing to meet participation standards as outlined in the unit plan may be awarded an I Grade (Fail - incomplete). Students who are unable to meet this requirement for medical or other reasons must seek the approval of the unit coordinator.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
Literature ReviewCritical literature review - 2500 words50%
Reflective PracticeClass demonstration and reflections on contemporary behavior support for students with complex needs.50%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
Literature ReviewCritical literature review - 2500 words50%
Reflective PracticeClass demonstration and reflections on contemporary behavior support for students with complex needs.50%

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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