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Causes of Challenging Behavior

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Amy De Nobrega

The document discusses common causes and triggers of challenging behavior in students, including seeking attention, control, avoidance, pleasure, or needing to communicate an discomfort or need. It provides examples of triggers like being asked to do something, being told no, exposure to certain people or activities, boredom, or being ignored. The document then prompts reviewing case studies of challenging behaviors and considering how to address them differently to improve outcomes.

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Causes of Challenging Behavior Social and Emotional
Common Causes of Challenging Behavior 1. Attention - students misbehave to get your attention. 2. Control - misbehaving allows the child to get what he/she wants. 3. Avoidance - misbehaving allows the child to not do something. 4. Pleasure - unwanted behavior may be of pleasure to the child. 5. Need - misbehavior may be a sign of discomfort or communication of a need
Identifying Triggers Triggers = antecedents
Common Examples • Being asked to do something • Being told you can't have or do something • Exposure to a particular individual or activity • The Environment • Being bored or ignored
What would you do? Discuss the situations on the following slides with a partner
1. Tell what's wrong.2. Tell what should be done differently.
1. A student constantly shouts out during class. The teacher always shouts back at the student.
2. Student B hits out at other students and throws objects at them. He also knocks other children's toys over during play time.
Check Yourself • Choose a student from your class whose behavior you find challenging. • Assign a false name to the student. • Make a list of the things they do that you find challenging. • Think about how you feel and your current ways of dealing with the behavior • Select a new strategy you could try.
Discuss your problem student with a partner. Swap ideas about different strategies for the behavior.
ReferenceAddison, M. (n.d.). Finding the Causes of Challenging Behaviors. Retrieved November 30, 2014, from http://www.challengingbehaviour.org.uk/learning-disability-files/02---Finding-the-Causes-of-Challenging-Behaviour-Part-2-web.pdf

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Causes of Challenging Behavior

  • 1. Causes of Challenging Behavior Social and Emotional
  • 2. Common Causes of Challenging Behavior 1. Attention - students misbehave to get your attention. 2. Control - misbehaving allows the child to get what he/she wants. 3. Avoidance - misbehaving allows the child to not do something. 4. Pleasure - unwanted behavior may be of pleasure to the child. 5. Need - misbehavior may be a sign of discomfort or communication of a need
  • 4. Common Examples • Being asked to do something • Being told you can't have or do something • Exposure to a particular individual or activity • The Environment • Being bored or ignored
  • 5. What would you do? Discuss the situations on the following slides with a partner
  • 6. 1. Tell what's wrong.2. Tell what should be done differently.
  • 7. 1. A student constantly shouts out during class. The teacher always shouts back at the student.
  • 8. 2. Student B hits out at other students and throws objects at them. He also knocks other children's toys over during play time.
  • 9. Check Yourself • Choose a student from your class whose behavior you find challenging. • Assign a false name to the student. • Make a list of the things they do that you find challenging. • Think about how you feel and your current ways of dealing with the behavior • Select a new strategy you could try.
  • 10. Discuss your problem student with a partner. Swap ideas about different strategies for the behavior.
  • 11. ReferenceAddison, M. (n.d.). Finding the Causes of Challenging Behaviors. Retrieved November 30, 2014, from http://www.challengingbehaviour.org.uk/learning-disability-files/02---Finding-the-Causes-of-Challenging-Behaviour-Part-2-web.pdf