Difficult and aggressive behaviour - definitions
Featured in the Dealing with Difficult and Aggressive Behaviour training manual
By Caroline Love
Category: Conflict Resolution
Credit price: 2 download credits (Single user)
When we talk about difficult and aggressive behaviour we will have a definition in mind; an idea, for ourselves, of what we are talking about. However, there are significant differences between individuals in our definitions. In any training programme on dealing with difficult and aggressive behaviour, coping with conflict or dealing violence, you need to acknowledge these differences, start to develop some working definitions and provide a safe space for those participants, who have experienced difficult and aggressive behaviour, to talk about it.
You introduce the purpose of the training activity and then establish small groups of participants who will identify behaviours that they find difficult or aggressive and place these behaviours along a continuum. The small groups provide a forum for the participants to share experiences. The continuums are displayed, any significant differences being highlighted, along with the similarities and the range of behaviours. You conclude the training activity by stating that the rest of the programme provides an opportunity to plan how to deal with these behaviours.
Who is it for: This training activity is intended for use by trainers with participants to start to define difficult and aggressive behaviour, and to place behaviours along a continuum. This training activity also provides an opportunity for participants to share their
| Resource Type: | Activity |
| Min Group Size: | 4 |
| Max Group Size: | 20 |
| Typical Duration: | 00:50:00 |
| No of Pages: | 7 |
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Purpose: This training activity, intended for use by trainers, needs to be the second on a training programme on dealing with difficult and aggressive behaviour, after ‘Introductions and expectations’, has been completed. It can also be used on a programme on coping with conflict or dealing with violence.
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