Behaviours which challenge services always happen for a reason and might be the only way a child/young person is able to communicate. This behaviour can happen for different reasons, which are specific to the child/young person.
People who display or are at risk of displaying behaviours which could be challenging might need care and support which involves positive behavioural support and some form of restrictive practice or intervention. It is vitally important that it is person-centred, meets a child/young person’s needs with dignity and respect and minimises the risks to the child/young person being cared for and the individual carrying out the physical intervention.
Mae ymddygiadau sy'n herio gwasanaethau yn digwydd am reswm, ac mae'n bosibl mai dyma'r unig ffordd y gall plant a phobl ifanc gyfathrebu. Gall yr ymddygiad hwn ddigwydd am wahanol resymau sy'n benodol i'r plentyn/person ifanc.
Efallai fod angen darparu gofal a chymorth i unigolion sy'n ymddwyn mewn ffyrdd a allai fod yn heriol, neu sydd mewn perygl o wneud hynny, gan gynnwys cymorth ymddygiad cadarnhaol a rhyw fath o ymarfer neu ymyriad cyfyngol. Mae'n hollbwysig ei fod yn canolbwyntio ar y plentyn/person ifanc, yn diwallu anghenion unigolyn ag urddas a pharch ac yn sicrhau cyn lleied â phosibl o risgiau i'r plentyn/person ifanc sy'n derbyn gofal a'r unigolyn sy'n cyflawni'r ymyriad corfforol.
Positive approaches are based upon the principles of child-centred care:
Positive approaches involve working with a child or young person and their support systems to:
Mae dulliau gweithredu cadarnhaol yn seiliedig ar egwyddorion gofal plentyn-ganolog:
Mae dulliau gweithredu cadarnhaol yn cynnwys gweithio gyda phlentyn neu berson ifanc a'i systemau cymorth er mwyn:
Restrictive practices are a wide range of activities that restrict a child or young person’s ability to do what they want to do without some form of intervention or encourages them to do things that they don’t want to do. They can be very obvious or very subtle. They should be understood as part of continuum, from limiting choice, to reactive response to an incident or an emergency or if an individual is going to seriously harm themselves or others.
Mae arferion cyfyngol yn ystod eang o weithgareddau sy'n cyfyngu ar allu plentyn neu berson ifanc i wneud yr hyn y mae am ei wneud heb ryw fath o ymyriad neu sy'n eu hannog i wneud pethau nad ydynt am eu gwneud. Gallant fod yn amlwg iawn neu'r mymryn lleiaf. Dylid eu deall fel rhan o gontinwwm, o gyfyngu ar ddewis, i ymateb adweithiol i ddigwyddiad neu argyfwng, neu os yw unigolyn yn mynd i niweidio ei hun neu eraill yn ddifrifol.