NDIS Behaviour Support (Positive Behaviour Support) Explained
NDIS behaviour support helps people whose disability may be associated with behaviours of concern. Here is what a behaviour support practitioner does, what a behaviour support plan involves, and how it is regulated.
What is NDIS behaviour support?
NDIS behaviour support, often called positive behaviour support, helps people whose disability may be associated with behaviours of concern. Rather than simply managing behaviour, its goal is to understand the reasons behind it and to improve the person's quality of life using evidence-based, person-centred strategies.
Behaviour support is generally funded from the Capacity Building - Improved Relationships budget in your NDIS plan, which is separate from your Core Supports.
What does a behaviour support practitioner do?
A behaviour support practitioner starts with an assessment to understand what is driving behaviours of concern. They then develop a behaviour support plan that sets out practical, evidence-based strategies to improve quality of life and reduce those behaviours over time.
An important part of the role is training and supporting the people around the person, such as family members and support workers, so the strategies are applied consistently and the person is well supported day to day.
What is a behaviour support plan?
A behaviour support plan is a document prepared by the practitioner. It describes the person, their goals, the reasons behind behaviours of concern, and the person-centred strategies everyone should use. The plan is reviewed and updated over time as the person's needs and circumstances change.
Behaviour support and restrictive practices
Where a behaviour support plan includes any regulated restrictive practice, that practice must be authorised under the relevant state or territory rules and reported to the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission. The clear aim is always to reduce and remove restrictive practices over time.
Because of this, behaviour support is a regulated support. Providers delivering it must be registered with the NDIS Commission, and practitioners must be considered suitable by the Commission to deliver behaviour support.
How to find a behaviour support provider
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