Description
The course covers skills including crisis communication, evasion, releases from holds and safe restraints, as well as examining the legal ramifications of any aggressive interaction, preparation and planning to avoid aggressive incidents and debriefing after a crisis. It is suitable for staff who manage students with challenging/aggressive behaviour, including students with special needs. It is based on the premise that employees who have developed a systematic approach to predicting, understanding and managing aggressive or assaultive behaviour are less likely to injure or be injured than those who have not, and will be more able to confidently defuse or contain aggression. It is widely used by many educational systems throughout Australia, including the Western Australian Department of Education and Catholic education systems in all Australian states. Who should attend: A team of at least 2 staff, who will become the school’s primary support group when developing policy and working with community members whose behaviour may be aggressive. This may include: Principal (especially in a small school) Assistant/Deputy Principal Year Coordinators (secondary schools) Staff who work closely with students whose behaviour is unpredictable and potentially explosive Others who would be instrumental in developing and carrying out policy/responses to emergency situations. It is important that at least one of these is part of the school’s Administration team.
Presenters
Michelle Bishop (AISWA Staff)
Manager Of Inclusive Education And ASPS
Michelle Bishop has a degree in psychology and primary teaching. She has worked with students with a wide range of Learning Difficulties and Disabilities both in primary and secondary settings. Michelle has been with AISWA for more than eight years and represents AISWA on a range of state and national committees advocating for students with diverse needs.
She coordinates services for the Inclusive Education team and the AISWA School Psychology service, providing schools and leadership with a range of support from consultancy to professional learning in the areas of disability, learning difficulties, gifted education, behaviour support, mental health, suicide awareness and prevention and child protection.
Maggie Balfe (AISWA Staff)
Inclusive Education Consultant
Maggie Balfe joined the Inclusive Education team at AISWA in January 2015. She has worked in the field of education for many years; starting her career in special education teaching in the 1980s with the Department of Education in Western Australia as a teacher in special schools. During the early 1990’s she worked in the United Kingdom as part of an early intervention team supporting families of children with disabilities. On her return to Western Australia she worked for Catholic Education WA taking on a variety of roles (Consultant for Students with Disabilities, followed by Coordinator of a High Support Needs Centre and finally teaching students with disabilities at secondary level) before joining AISWA. As an Inclusive Education Consultant Maggie supports schools promoting positive inclusive practices for students with disabilities in schools. Maggie has a Bachelor of Education and a Graduate Diploma in Special Education.
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Segments
Event Segment
Date / Time
9 Mar 2017 Starts: 08:30 Finishes: 16:30Delivery Format : In Person
Burswood on Swan - Burswood
PL Hours : 8.00
Event Segment
Date / Time
10 Mar 2017 Starts: 08:30 Finishes: 16:30Delivery Format : In Person