Behaviour Is Not the Whole Story

Description

Behaviour Is Not the Whole Story is a practical guide for educators, leaders, and teams who want to look beyond visible behaviour and strengthen behaviour support across everyday education and care settings.

The book explores how regulation, communication, environment, adult responses, expectations, relationships, practice consistency, and systems all influence behaviour. It supports readers to pause, look wider, and consider what may be contributing to behaviour before deciding how to respond.

Written in a clear and practical format, the book is designed to support individual reflection, team discussion, professional learning, and everyday decision-making. It is suitable for early learning services, OSHC, primary and secondary schools, education support settings, wellbeing teams, inclusion teams, and care-based organisations.

Readers will gain practical ways to think about behaviour, identify possible influences, review adult responses, strengthen proactive support, and respond more consistently before, during, and after behaviour incidents.

The book covers key areas of behaviour support including:

• regulation and capacity
• communication and unmet needs
• environmental and sensory influences
• expectations, demands, and task mismatch
• adult responses and practice consistency
• escalation, de-escalation, and recovery
• relationships and social influences
• data-informed reflection
• whole-setting systems of support

The book is written in an accessible, practice-focused format with explanations, examples, reflection prompts, and guidance that can be applied across education and care settings.

Readers will also have access to free reader practice resources via QR code registration.

Publication date: 3 September 2026

For school, services, organisation, or bulk orders, please contact Child Development & Behaviour Specialists directly enquiries@cdbspecialists.com.au.