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University of Glasgow: Positive Behaviour Support
| Institution | University of Glasgow View institution profile |
|---|---|
| Department | School of Health & Wellbeing |
| Web | www.glasgow.ac.uk/ |
| Study type | Taught |
Summary
This programme will develop your knowledge of Positive Behaviour Support and its use for supporting people with intellectual disabilities, particularly those with additional and complex support needs. It will develop your understanding of approaches to the implementation of Positive Behaviour Support, and you'll learn practical skills to design, implement and evaluate Positive Behaviour Support interventions to improve quality of life and promote well-being in individuals with intellectual disabilities.
This programme is one-of-a-kind. There is no other university-based Positive Behaviour Support qualification available in Scotland.
It is also a unique qualification within the wider UK, with its specific focus on implementation and practical skills.
This programme is one-of-a-kind. There is no other university-based Positive Behaviour Support qualification available in Scotland. It is also a unique qualification within the wider UK, with its specific focus on implementation and practical skills. * The programme closes a skills gap within services that offer support to people with intellectual disabilities and challenging behaviours, including health, social care, and education settings. * This programme is well-placed to meet Sottish and UK Government guidance in relation to best practice for supporting people with intellectual disabilities and complex support needs. * The approach of the programme is practical and practice-based, supporting you to apply your learning in practice, while still gaining a university qualification. * It will allow you to develop skills in planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluating Positive Behaviour Support interventions. * You will have an opportunity to develop your skills based on your current professional role.
All teaching on this programme is delivered online. Content is delivered by both University of Glasgow staff and guest lecturers in a variety of formats. The programme is led by Dr Anne MacDonald.
Learning materials will include pre-recorded teaching, live group sessions, allocated reading, and practical tasks to be carried out in the student’s workplace. Live group sessions will be participatory and will include group exercises, practice-based discussions, and case study work in small groups.
In addition to the live group sessions, there will be a range of digital learning options for each course, delivered via online platforms. This will include short videos, webinars, individual exercises, online learning resources etc. There will also be an expectation that students will participate in online discussions and contribute to online tasks allocated by teaching staff; they will also be encouraged to share their work-based experience and reflect on their ongoing learning.
It is advised that each student undertaking this programme be able to access support from a work-based mentor with skills and experience of using Positive Behaviour Support in practice. For the Postgraduate Certificate and Postgraduate Diploma, this is not a university requirement but is advised in order to support the student to apply their learning in practice. For the Practice Portfolio in the Masters’ year, it is a requirement that students have work-based supervision arrangements in place.
Year 1 (PgCert)
- UNDERSTANDING & ASSESSING CHALLENGING BEHAVIOUR
- DEVELOPING & IMPLEMENTING POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR SUPPORT PLANS
- MONITORING & EVALUATING POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR SUPPORT PLANS
Year 2 (PgDip)
- COMPLEX CARE NEEDS AND POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR SUPPORT
- ADVANCED POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR SUPPORT STRATEGIES
- IMPLEMENTING POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR SUPPORT IN SYSTEMS
Year 3 (MSc)
- PORTFOLIO IN POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR SUPPORT
Students from this programme are likely to develop their career within health or social care settings working with people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Options include:
- Working for the NHS within community teams or inpatient settings or with health-based specialist Positive Behaviour Support teams
- Working for social care providers providing community-based support for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities
- Working within schools, particularly additional support schools
Typical job titles would include:
- Learning Disability Nurse
- Positive Behaviour Support Specialist
- Clinical Psychologist
- Positive Behaviour Support Lead Practitioner
- Positive Behaviour Support Manager
- Specialist Nurse
- Positive Behaviour Support Coach
MSc
PgCert
PgDip
The University of Glasgow is one of the UK’s most prestigious seats of learning, and the fourth oldest university in the English speaking world. Established in 1451 and recognised for its world-changing research and teaching, the University has inspired thinkers from eminent scientist Lord Kelvin and the father of economics Adam Smith, to Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.
Rankings
The University:
is ranked 81st in the world in the QS World University Rankings 2023
- is in the top 100 in the world: Times Higher World University Rankings 2023
- 95.9% of students in employment or further study 6 months after graduation …
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