The Story of Different Minds  ·  Electric Shock and the Judge Rotenberg Centre

Behaviour Control

Why reducing people to behaviour is dangerous.

Behaviour is not the whole story.

Simple version

Behaviour control systems can ignore communication, distress, sensory overload, trauma and unmet need.

Why it matters

When only the behaviour matters, harsh interventions can be justified.

Awareverse lens

Awareverse asks what the behaviour is communicating.

Question to ask

When looking at behaviour control, ask: who had power, who was being labelled, and what would have changed if the human being had been seen first?

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