CHCECE020 Establish and implement plans for developing co-operative behaviour Assessment Four: Case Studies

[*Mel*]

Hi I am doing CHCECE020 Establish and implement plans for developing co-operative behaviour- Assessment Four: Case Studies. I was wondering if you could please let me know if I am on the right track with my responses.



Case Studies- Anton is a 6 year old Sudanese boy who began attending the service several months ago. Anton’s family are refugees from Sudan who have been in a refugee camp for several years before moving to the area. At the moment neither of Anton’s parents are currently working due to the language barriers and lack of employment opportunities in the area. The family is currently living with another Sudanese family who arrived in Australia four years ago. The house is quite busy and crowded and not ideal for the amount of people living there. At home the family speaks Sudanese and they are all have very limited understanding of English. In the past weeks Anton has displayed behaviours of concern. He has on several occasions snatched toys, scratched and bitten children causing wounds that bleed.

a. What immediate actions by staff, would need to have been taken at the time of the incidents?
Explain to the child why he can't snatch toys, scratch and bite children. Staff will need to supervise the child and take notes of his actions and report further concerns. The staff will need to let the family of the boy’s parents know of what is happening and explain to the parents of the children who have been scratched and bitten. 

b. In relation to the children involved in these incidents, what needs would have been actioned/met?
The parents will need to be contacted as soon as possible and will need to be supervised when near the boy. Try and work out the triggers of his behaviour. It could be related to lack of language or understanding. Set up a behaviour support plan. Promote self-esteem, focus on positive behaviours, set limits/use choices and consequences and be firm but fair. Reference: CHCECE020 and 021-managing_challenging_behaviour.pdf

c. What types of documentation would you be required to keep in regards to these incidents and concerns?
Staff will need to take observant notes, write out an incident report and fill out a behaviour support plan for the boy involved. 

d. What strategies could the staff (you) as well as the service use to gather relevant information about Anton?
While respecting the needs of the family you could ask the parents if they know why and if he is like this at home. Staff could observe the child and his behaviour.   

e. Who would you speak to in regards to gathering information about the behaviours of Anton, and appropriate responses to deal with them?
You could speak to the family and previous teachers/schools.

f. List 2 support services that are available to provide guidance and support to services and families with language barriers?
Services available for services and families with language barriers could be family services and Department of Human Services. 


You are an Educational Leader at the service and have several children in your room that have displayed challenging behaviours or behaviour of concern. Marly is a new Educator within the service and this is her first role in the industry. 
-Developing appropriate goals or objectives to guide the behaviour.
-Considering the child’s age when developing goals that are achievable and can be supported by the resources at the service.
-The importance of ensuring that families are included in the process and that cultural practices are considered.

a. How would you explain to Marly what elements make up an Inclusion plan?
Please consider the following points. Explain to Mary how to why inclusion plans are important and what information need to be included. When developing a plan of inclusion, consider child’s abilities, goals, interests, expectations and health status in the context of their culture values, needs and requirements. Reference: https://sielearning.tafensw.edu.au/MCS/ ... /index.htm You need to develop appropriate goals or objectives to guide behaviour, you can do this by finding short term and long term goals. For example in the above case study about the 6 year old boy that scratches and bites children causing bleeding the long-term goal would be impulse control and the short-term objective would be to stop scratching and biting other children. Long-term goals outline the behaviour change needed, eg that the child will stop behaving on impulse and choose other appropriate methods of expressing their needs. Short-term objectives state the acceptable alternative, eg that the child will stop scratching and biting and express needs verbally or move away from the situation to seek adult support. Reference: Develop a plan to guide a particular child’s behaviour booklet. When developing goals and objectives you need to remember to respect the child, their family, background, culture and believes. Explain to Mary that your goals need to be age appropriate for the child and that the service needs to have the right resources to achieve each goal. The child’s family needs to have their input when planning inclusion plans and should be informed when the plan has be made and is reading to be put in place. The plan needs to follow the families cultural practices, which means each child and family must be included regardless of their culture, values, background or believes.  

Why is it important to review and modify Inclusion support plans?
I feel it is important to review and modify inclusion plans because the goals and objectives may need to be change because the child has achieved the goals or the strategy in place may not be working or more goals might need to be added to the plan.  


Kind regards.