Hi, it helps if you've identified proactive strategies that are used in your setting and then see/evaluate how well they work for everyone involved. Depending on this the following are a few ideas that you maybe familiar with ..
other threads that may help
http://www.silkysteps.com/forum/showthread.php?t=14233 - identifying proactive strategies in on setting
http://www.silkysteps.com/forum/showthread.php?t=13108
http://www.silkysteps.com/forum/showthread.php?t=15420
http://www.silkysteps.com/forum/showthread.php?t=13431
http://www.silkysteps.com/forum/showthread.php?t=15841
http://www.silkysteps.com/forum/showthread.php?t=15343 - general sites
Level three handbook search
Meetings - these are a proactive strategy, they enable everyone to contribute, provide information, ideas and feedback. How are meetings used to manage challenging behaviour, who is present at these meetings, what is decided and how is that implemented.
Activities & planning - how are activities planned ahead of time/proactively to interest and engage everyone, are any apects taken into account that could trigger or mitigate challenging behaviour - too few 'same resources, activity attracts too many participants, too few participants, doesn't engage in the way it was thought.
Information sharing & confidentiality: is everyone kept up to date with information that enables a proactive protection of self, others and builds on the positive relationships that helps manage damaging behaviour.
Vigilance & adult deployment - being watchful, have awareness, and ability to recognise triggers and indicators that are a possible antecedant of challenging behaviours. When evaluating a proactive group strategy such as vigilance maybe you could see how training and confidence is involved with dealing reactively with behaviour - does everyone know how to respond or intervene in ways that resolve conflict or mitigate/remove/minimise the risk of injury or harm to others, is there encouragement to adapt the environment in ways that de-escalate incidents of challenging behaviour.
What is staff deployment like, who goes where to help ensure triggers are seen and dealt with as effectively as possible, when is deployment discussed and what are the responsibilities & expectations attached to that positioning.
Modelling - be and do what you would like the children to see and understand as positive behaviour - this is seen through Albert Bandura's social learning theory of learning through watching, mimicking and imitation.
Observations - are these used to identify causes to and the possible reasoning behind incidents of challenging behaviour. An
Event observation sheet records information that helps analyse what's happening:
Personalise the sheet with the child, young person's name
Date the behaviour occured
Time the behaviour occured
What occured - details of the behaviour
Place that the behaviour occured
Social grouping at the time of the behaviour
Environmental factors such as noise, light, smell, taste, touch
Signature area
Notes:
Example sheet from Tameside.org.uk
Communication - how is communication used in the setting to proactively manage challenging behaviour. Through meetings, information sharing, training does everyone know effective words and signs that can be used. Where appropriate is the individual invited to use their own words to express what they are feeling, are they given time to express these emotions, explain what they wanted, hoped to do, hoped to have or were victim to.
Training & professional development that explores the importance of consistency, whole group approach, boundary or rule setting, discussing behavioural expectations, debating the use of 'contracts, ignoring behaviour, reward and consequences as proactive and reactive behavioural management strategies.
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CYPW unit also known as: CU1571 - HSC 3045 - Unit 115 - CYPOP 41 - promote positive behaviour
Mitigating challenging behaviour with proactive stategies? desperate for help please!
But this particular question i keep reading and just can not get the words down to complete it, i feel like i am brain washed now i have reached the end with this last unit
so here goes please help if you can i would be soooo grateful
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Thankyou so much for your response this morning i am very grateful and i am sure this information will go on to help others 
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