Positive Behavior Support & De-escalation helps foster parents and staff guide children's behavior in ways that teach, heal, and protect — never harm. Children in care often have behaviors rooted in trauma, and old-fashioned, punitive approaches re-traumatize and don't work. Corporal punishment is never allowed in foster care. This course covers understanding behavior as communication, positive behavior support, building connection and structure, effective and developmentally appropriate discipline, prohibited practices (corporal punishment, humiliation, withholding basics), de-escalation, and when and how to get help. It builds directly on the trauma-informed care lesson. The throughline: behavior is communication, connection comes before correction, and discipline teaches rather than punishes. With trauma-informed, positive approaches, you guide children toward growth while keeping everyone safe — and never use harm.