When we say we don't believe in rewards, punishments or behaviourism, people often say "Well, what's the alternative?".
We worked with autistic young people to coproduce the NEST Approach, a methodology for supporting young people who are in crisis - but we recognise it can be hard to put this into practice when behaviourism is the norm in some settings.
Therefore, we have also developed an "Anti-Behaviourism Behaviour Policy" for high schools, so people can have a better understanding of the ethos, values and changes in practice that are needed to run an anti-behaviourist, ,needs focused, rights respecting provision. This has been made for people to use, edit and adapt for their own setting.
The Policy is available to download as a free resource here:
Development of the policy was led by:
Andy Smith, Creative Director, Spectrum Gaming
Alison Egerton, Lead Advocacy Trustee at SG and Specialist Outreach Teacher