Challenging behaviour: Key issues and priorities in the prevention and management of challenging behaviours in health care
Spotlight theme 1: Supporting our Leaders
Spotlight theme 1: Supporting our Leaders
This theme is critical to achieving best practice prevention and management of challenging behaviour through demonstrated leadership and commitment across the health portfolio and through a robust process of due diligence and governance.
Key Governance and Leadership Priorities:
Priority 1
Our leaders will implement the strategic framework, focusing on achieving the key priorities.
The calendar of ‘Spotlight Themes’ (PDF 64KB) will increase visibility of challenging behaviour tools and supports to assist in the implementation of the Strategic Framework.
Resources to support this priority:
- Challenging Behaviour: A Clinical Manager’s Quick Guide (PDF 120KB)
- Challenging behaviour for health professionals
- Calendar of Spotlight Themes (PDF 64KB)
- Guide to using the challenging behaviour policy directive, guideline and toolkit (PDF 92KB).
Priority 2
Our leaders will act to continually improve our safety culture, through raised awareness of proactive behaviour management, improved staff understanding and knowledge, and leading by example.
Resources to support this priority:
- Poster 1: Local Challenging Behaviour Committees Support Leaders (PDF 135KB)
- Poster 2: Roles and responsibilities: Supporting our leaders in patient-centred care (PDF 626KB)
- Policy Directive (PDF 468KB)
- Policy Guideline (PDF 260KB)
- Guide to using the challenging behaviour policy directive, guideline and toolkit (PDF 92KB)
- Tool 3 - Example terms of reference for a health service Challenging behaviour prevention and response committee (PDF 72KB)
Priority 3
Our leaders will regularly access and analyse Challenging Behaviour data and information to inform targeted programs
Resources to support this priority: