Flexible Response Service

What is challenging behaviour?

People who display challenging behaviour can sometimes:

• Hurt themselves
• Hurt other people
• Break things
• Get into trouble with the police

When any of these things happen people may have to live in more restrictive settings or may have limited access to the community. This can result in a decreased quality of life.

How can we help?

We will work in partnership with the person and the people who are important to them to understand what their behaviour means. We will help to develop effective strategies for managing, decreasing and where possible stopping the behaviour that is challenging.

Who works in the team?

• Clinical Pyschologists
• Assistant Clinical Psychologists
• Challenging Needs Nurses
• Speech and Language Therapists
• Other professionals as required

How can you make a referral?

• Via a Care Manager or health professional
• Service providers can refer a service user
• The person can get support to make a self referral

Download a copy of our leaflet here.