*New Qualification Route*

Diploma Practice Leadership in Positive Behaviour Support (Recognition of Prior Learning)

This new Bild qualification route is specifically for learners who have completed a Level 4 BTEC Certificate in Positive Behaviour Support with Bild and wish to go on to complete the Diploma Practice Leadership in Positive Behaviour Support.

For these learners, in recognition of prior learning from the level 4 certificate, this programme offers three Diploma-specific units only.

*For learners interested in the Diploma who have not previously completed the Level 4 BTEC Certificate in Positive Behaviour Support with Bild, please see the Level 5 BTEC Diploma Practice Leadership in Positive Behaviour Support

The programme is for practitioners and practice leaders who provide direct support and would like to coach others in Positive Behaviour Support (PBS). You will put your learning directly into practice to improve the life of a person you support and make positive changes for them.

You will gain confidence in working to prevent crises from arising and will recognise that behaviours that challenge are more likely to happen when the environment does not work well for people. You will learn how to do Active Support, complete a functional assessment, and implement a holistic support plan, as well as coach others to understand and implement all aspects of PBS.

There is a focus on Practice Leadership, reducing restrictive practices and supporting human rights.

What is involved?

There are 73 guided learning hours with 140 hours qualification time in the three Diploma units.

This programme carries 26 credits. 

The time given to complete this Diploma RPL course (comprising three units) is 11 months.

The learning hours are a mixture of online self-directed activities, most of which you can work through at your own pace, and at a time to suit you. The activities include webinars, films, reading, and interactive activities. There will also be practice-based activities (assessments, case studies), online group and individual tutorials, (discussion, reflection on new knowledge and skills and presenting work).

Pre course requirements

You must have level 2 English skills. Applicants must be working directly with users of their services, as having a 'focus person' for the entirety of the course is a mandatory requirement.

What will you learn?

There are three units that you must complete to gain the Diploma.

Practice leadership, interactive coaching and active support (8 credits)

This unit covers the theory and practice of practice leadership - how to coach other to do a good job. This is very practical unit and will give you the skills to coach others. It also covers active support theory and practice in much more depth - how to meaningfully engage people so they can participate in their own lives.

Functional assessment and intervention (8 credits)

This unit gives you the skills and knowledge to carry out a holistic functional assessment. A good functional assessment has been described as an act of empathy- assisting us to understand what the problem is for the person – what they are trying to communicate through their behaviour.

• You will be coached through the process and complete an assessment for someone you support under supervision from the tutor
• You will have the opportunity to test out different methods of data collection and develop your observational skills
• You will be able to analyse the data you have collected and develop an effective intervention plan with a range of strategies
• You will learn how to monitor the success of the plan
• There is a focus on working with other professionals, improving quality of life, and understanding that past traumatic experiences may have a influence on peoples' wellbeing and levels of distress

Reducing restrictive practices (8 credits)

This unit focuses on the theory and practice and evidence base for the reduction of unnecessary restrictive practices. Such practices include physical restraint, medication, seclusion, mechanical restraints and blanket restrictions. The framework for this unit is the six core strategies for restraint reduction: leadership, workforce development, inclusion, post incident support and learning. It also covers specific reduction strategies like trauma informed support, low arousal approaches and sensory modulation. You will be introduced to a number of tools, complete a restraint reduction audit and develop an implementation plan.