Welcome to
The Challenging Behaviour Foundation Website
making a difference to the lives of people with severe learning disabilities
Registered charity no. 1060714
- Basic information about challenging behaviour
- Supporting Behaviour Change (Functional Assessment)
- Communication and challenging behaviour
- Self-injurious behaviour
- Health and challenging behaviour
- The use of physical interventions
- The use of medication in the treatment of challenging behaviour
- Specialist equipment and safety adaptations
- Information Sheets Cont ....
- Research...
What is Challenging Behaviour
Challenging behaviour is defined as:
“Culturally abnormal behaviour(s) of such an intensity, frequency or duration that the physical safety of the person or others is likely to be placed in serious jeopardy, or behaviour which is likely to seriously limit use of, or result in the person being denied access to, ordinary community facilities.”
Ref: Emerson, 1995, cited in Emerson, E (2001, 2nd edition): Challenging Behaviour: Analysis and intervention in people with learning disabilities. Cambridge University Press
Note: While anyone with a learning disability may at times display challenging behaviour, the work of the CBF is primarily aimed at helping those with severe learning disabilities.
We believe that all parents and carers should have access to the information they need to understand and manage challenging behaviour, therefore all our information sheets are available to download free of charge from this website.
Alternatively you can order individual sheets or a full information pack from us using our resource list