Positive Behaviour Support

Key facts

• The Positive Behaviour Support program of the University of Glasgow is one-of-a-kind. There is no other university-based Positive Behaviour Support qualification available in Scotland.

• It is also a unique qualification within the wider UK, with its specific focus on implementation and practical skills.

• The program closes a skills gap within services that offer support to people with intellectual disabilities and challenging behaviours, including health, social care, and education settings.

• This program is well-placed to meet Sottish and UK Government guidance in relation to best practice for supporting people with intellectual disabilities and complex support needs.

• The approach of the program is practical and practice-based, supporting you to apply your learning in practice, while still gaining a university qualification.

• It will allow you to develop skills in planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluating Positive Behaviour Support interventions.

• You will have an opportunity to develop your skills based on your current professional role.

Courses include:

• Understanding & Assessing Challenging Behaviour

• Developing & Implementing Positive Behaviour Support Plans

• Monitoring & Evaluating Positive Behaviour Support Plans

• Complex Care Needs and Positive Behaviour Support

• Advanced Positive Behaviour Support Strategies

• Implementing Positive Behaviour Support in Systems