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FIGURE 9. AREAS OF KNOWLEDGE NEEDED TO RESPOND APPROPRIATELY TO BEHAVIOURAL ISSUES AND TO CREATE A CARING AND SAFE SCHOOL CULTURE
• Professional knowledge and skills
• Leadership skills
• Group skills
• Relationships with students, fellow staff,
parents, and community
STAFF
COMMuNITY
• Strengths and needs
• Student educational history
• Language and cultural background
• Complex needs including medical, social,
emotional, behaviour, sensory, and
academic
• Relationship with peers and adults • Self-advocacy skills
STuDENTS
PARENTS
• Language and cultural background
• Relevant resources and expertise
• Involvement in school community and
engagement with issues of school safety
• Knowledge about and support for students
with special education needs
Knowledge
• Relevant resources and expertise
• Involvement in school community and
engagement with issues of school safety
• Relevant programs
• Knowledge about and support for students
with special education needs
Understanding Student Behaviour
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