Professional development
If you are seeking to develop your understanding of challenging behaviour and/or learning disability you can consult our list of academic courses which may be of interest or view our booklist for professionals.
Information for professionals
The CBF operates an email network for professionals working in the field of challenging behaviour associated with severe learning disabilities. You can sign up or find out more by clicking on the button below.
How to join the Professionals’ Email Network
The CBF have various resources for commissioners on topics including:
- Investing in early intervention
- Developing local services and effective local pathways for children with learning disabilities and behaviour that challenges
- Guides for professionals who commission services for children, young people, and adults with learning disabilities
- Better commissioning
- Advocacy
You can read these resources by clicking on the button below.
Co-producing research
The CBF has a lot of experience supporting co-production of research with family carers of individuals who have severe learning disabilities and behaviours that challenge.
If you are interested in finding out more about how the CBF can support you to involve family carers in your research, click on the button below.
Read about our projects and research
There are several ways you can develop your understanding of challenging behaviour and/or severe learning disability. We have compiled a list of ways you can get involved with the CBF, or academic courses that you can engage with to develop your knowledge of learning disabilities, Positive Behaviour Support, Applied Behavioural Analysis, autism and Learning Disability Nursing. You can find out more by clicking on the button below.
Information about professional development
Other useful resources
The Challenging Behaviour Foundation formed the Challenging Behaviour-National Strategy Group (CB-NSG) to break down the barriers to enable children and adults to get the right support to have a good life. You can find out more about the CB-NSG, and the CB-NSG sub-groups by clicking on the button below.
Challenging Behaviour National Strategy Group
The Challenging Behaviour Foundation has information and guidelines on developing Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) for young people with severe learning disabilities whose behaviour challenges.
Developing an Education, Health and Care Plan (for professionals)
The Challenging Behaviour Foundation has a number of pieces of information, resources, policy documents and guides to aid dissemination of best practice. This includes information on:
- Working in partnership
- Policy and best practice
- Examples of good practice for children and young people
- CB-NSG sharing best practice working document
For more information, click on the button below.
Information and guides to aid the dissemination of best practice
