Create a supportive school environment and a positive school climate by learning theories to manage student behaviour that use a strong behavioural focus and an emphasis on building relationships. This supportive classroom environment is vital, and you will be introduced to students' psychological needs in learning and the consequences that can result when these needs are not met. Establishing guidelines for acceptable behaviours and identifying specific rules are key. Cooperative learning approaches are taught, with an emphasis on the importance of fostering interpersonal relationships, as well as strategies to deal with bullying and harassment in schools. Strategies for managing challenging classroom behaviour, whether it be increasing positive behaviours or decreasing inappropriate behaviour, is a focus of this course - as well as the analysis of these behaviours. Behaviour can be increased and decreased, but the technology for ensuring that these desirable changes continue over time and in all appropriate settings is less well established. Generalisation is a broad term that refers to the transfer of training across time, new situations, and new behaviours, and understanding generalisation will be a focus of the course.

Designed for teachers and other educational personnel (teacher aides, youth workers, pastoral care workers, social workers, speech therapists) these modules will give you the knowledge and skills needed to develop and implement strategies and programs for the promotion of positive behaviours in students. Given that many teachers struggle with the challenges of managing students often with complex mental health and educational issues, these modules will provide insight into how these behaviours can be managed constructively in schools. Graduates have the potential to be employed in different educational settings such as schools, after school care and school camps, where behaviour management programs and strategies are often required.

For more information on program requirements, please contact the Faculty.