Positive Behaviour Support for Children & Young People Level 2

About This Course

Enhance your skills with the Positive Behaviour Support for Children & Young People Level 2 course. Designed for care workers, this course empowers you to transform challenging behaviours into positive actions.

Explore behaviour and communication, understand underlying causes, and learn assessment strategies. Delve into physical intervention, incident recording, and specific issues like mental health, learning disabilities, ADHD, and autism.

Stay informed on UK legislation and ensure safety while adhering to procedures. Ideal for professionals in diverse social care settings.

Course Benefits

This course builds confidence and competence to support children and young people with behavioural challenges using a compassionate, structured approach. Rooted in Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) principles, it empowers care professionals to identify and address the underlying causes of behaviour.

You’ll gain insights into how communication, mental health, and conditions like autism, ADHD, and learning disabilities impact behaviour, equipping you to respond with empathy and effectiveness.

Explore practical tools such as behaviour assessments, safe intervention techniques, and detailed incident recording, all aligned with UK legislation and best practice guidelines. Whether in residential care, education, or community settings, this Level 2 training ensures safer environments, stronger relationships, and better outcomes for young people.

Course Units

Qualification Title: Positive Behaviour Support for Children & Young People Level 2

Unit 1: What Is Behaviour

Unit 2: What Is Challenging Behaviour

Unit 3: Assessment Of Challenging Behaviour

Unit 4: Strategies To Minimise Effects

Unit 5: Physical Intervention

Unit 6: Recording, Monitoring And Record Keeping

Unit 7: Challenging Behaviour And Mental Health

Unit 8: Learning Disabilities

Unit 9: ADHD

Unit 10: Sensory Issues And Autism

Unit 11: Legislation

Assessment

Each unit requires the learner to submit an assessment to their individual tutor. The tutor will evaluate the submission and provide feedback.

This qualification is assessed through internally set and marked assessments. These assessments are subject to external quality assurance.

Required Knowledge

No prior knowledge required. Start anytime and study at your own pace for up to 12 months. Full tutor support available.

Awarding Body

Upon successful completion of this course, you will receive certification from National Institution of Qualifications (NIOQ).

This course has been designed to meet the requirements of specific learners or employers. It is endorsed by National Institution of Qualifications, meaning the course has undergone external quality checks to ensure that they are maintained and delivered to an excellent standard.

National Institution of Qualifications are a national certificating organisation. Endorsement of our courses ensures learners have access to high quality materials that cover all learning outcomes, helping them to achieve their potential.

Support

From the guidance of our personal tutors whose industry experience within counselling can help to support and mentor your studies, to our comprehensive study guide and course materials; from day one we will go above and beyond to help you succeed in your studies. With twelve months tutor support, you have the option of completing in as little as three months, or using the full twelve months.

You too can take advantage of the extensive knowledge base of our personal tutors and use their experiences to get all of your questions answered. Similarly, our student support team are readily available to lend you their advice and guidance as they help you to decipher your course materials and answer your questions.

Only one click away, you can trust that help will be there when you need it.