This article describes how an in-service course for educational psychologists led to the development of a package of flexible materials designed to help teachers reduce disruptive behaviour. The history of the package, known as Preventive Approaches to Disruption (PAD), is outlined within the context of a particular form of advanced professional training. The underlying assumptions of PAD are made clear and its contents described together with some suggested ways in which the package may be used. The article ends with a discussion of the value of this kind of approach to the work of educational psychologists with schools.
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