Re-Thinking Challenging Behavior with Peter Leidy

Many children and adults considered to have “challenging behavior” get the label through actions and events that could have been avoided.  Unwanted behavior is often caused – unintentionally – by the system, the team or the behavior plan.  When people feel lonely and disconnected, when we fail to imagine the person’s point of view, when a “home” does not feel safe or “homey”, when a place where someone spends the day is not a good match – the likelihood of unwanted behavior increases.  Through real examples (and even some humor) this session will explore ways of reducing power struggles, critical incidents, and crises related to behavior.