NDIS Behaviour Support Providers and Practitioners in Australia
NDIS behaviour support, delivered as positive behaviour support (PBS), is for people whose disability is associated with behaviours of concern: behaviour that puts the person or others at risk, or that limits their access to community, housing or relationships. A behaviour support practitioner assesses why the behaviour happens and writes a plan that changes the environment and teaches skills, rather than simply managing the behaviour.
It is funded from your Capacity Building - Improved Relationships budget at a price limit of $252.99 an hour in 2026-27 (from 1 July 2026), and it is regulated by the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission. The {count} providers below employ practitioners the Commission has assessed as suitable, across every state and territory.
Behaviour Support providers
What the NDIS funds as behaviour support, and what it does not
Funded: a functional behavioural assessment to understand what drives the behaviour; an interim behaviour support plan within one month of engagement and a comprehensive plan within six months; training for family, support workers and teachers to implement the plan; and regular review. Where the plan includes a restrictive practice, the practitioner also manages the authorisation and reporting the Commission requires.
Not funded: mainstream mental health treatment (that is Medicare or the state health system), behaviour management that is a school's responsibility, generic parenting programs, and supports for behaviour unrelated to your disability. Since October 2024 anything outside the NDIS supports list is excluded regardless of how it is described.
What a behaviour support plan contains
A comprehensive plan sets out the person's history and strengths, the behaviours of concern and their likely function (escape, attention, sensory need, pain, communication), the environmental changes and skills that address that function, the strategies everyone around the person will use consistently, what to do when the behaviour occurs, and how progress is measured.
Common behaviours of concern include physical aggression, self-injury, property damage, absconding, and refusal that prevents essential care. The plan is written for the people who support the person day to day, so it is only as good as the training that goes with it; ask how many hours of implementation training a practitioner includes.
Practitioner levels and what the price limit buys
The Positive Behaviour Support Capability Framework has four practitioner levels: core, proficient, advanced and specialist. The NDIS Commission does not endorse levels; it decides whether each practitioner is suitable to deliver behaviour support, and providers self-assess practitioners against the framework. A person with complex needs or restrictive practices in their plan should ask for a proficient or advanced practitioner.
At $252.99 an hour, a first-year behaviour support allocation of 40 to 60 hours covers the assessment, the interim and comprehensive plans, and initial training. Ongoing years usually need fewer hours for review and training unless circumstances change. The rate rose in 2026-27 from $232.99.
Restrictive practices
A restrictive practice is anything that restricts a person's rights or freedom of movement: seclusion, chemical restraint (medication used to influence behaviour), mechanical restraint, physical restraint and environmental restraint such as locked cupboards. Any regulated restrictive practice must be included in a behaviour support plan, authorised under the relevant state or territory process, used only by a registered implementing provider, and reported to the Commission monthly.
The purpose of the plan is to reduce and eliminate restrictive practices over time. If a provider is using one that is not in a plan, that is a reportable incident, and you can raise it with the Commission on 1800 035 544.
How to get behaviour support, and how to choose a practitioner
Ask for Improved Relationships funding at planning or review, with evidence of the behaviours of concern and their impact: incident reports, reports from support workers or a school, and any existing assessments. Then choose a provider from this page; agency-managed participants must use a registered provider, and all behaviour support practitioners must be assessed as suitable by the Commission regardless.
Ask a prospective practitioner what level they work at, how long until the interim and comprehensive plans are delivered, how much implementation training is included, and whether they can attend the person's home, school or day program to observe. Practitioners who write plans from a desk without observation produce plans that do not work.
Guides to NDIS Behaviour Support
- NDIS behaviour support explainedPractitioners, plans and restrictive practices in plain language
- NDIS price guide 2026-27Behaviour support at $252.99, and the other therapy limits
- NDIS support workersThe people who implement a behaviour support plan every day
- Becoming a behaviour support practitionerThe Certificate IV pathway toward specialist behavioural work
Frequently asked questions
Does the NDIS fund behaviour support?
Yes. Behaviour support is funded from the Capacity Building - Improved Relationships budget where behaviours of concern are related to your disability. It covers a functional behavioural assessment, an interim plan within one month and a comprehensive plan within six months, training for the people who support you, and reviews.
How do I get behaviour support in the NDIS?
Ask for Improved Relationships funding at your planning meeting or plan review, with evidence of the behaviours of concern and their impact, such as incident reports or reports from support workers or a school. Once funded, choose a provider whose practitioners the NDIS Commission has assessed as suitable.
What is the NDIS rate for behaviour support?
The 2026-27 price limit for specialist behavioural intervention support is $252.99 an hour, effective 1 July 2026, up from $232.99 in 2025-26. Providers can charge less but not more if you are agency- or plan-managed.
What are the behaviour support practitioner levels?
The Positive Behaviour Support Capability Framework has four levels: core, proficient, advanced and specialist. The NDIS Commission does not endorse a level; it assesses whether each practitioner is suitable. For complex needs or where restrictive practices are involved, ask for a proficient or advanced practitioner.
What is a behaviour support plan?
A document written by a behaviour support practitioner after a functional behavioural assessment. It describes the behaviours of concern and why they happen, the environmental changes and skills that address them, the strategies supporters will use, what to do when the behaviour occurs, and any restrictive practices with their authorisation. An interim plan is due within one month and a comprehensive plan within six.
Are behaviour support providers regulated?
Yes. Behaviour support is regulated by the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission. Providers delivering it must be registered, practitioners must be assessed as suitable, and any regulated restrictive practice must be in an authorised plan and reported to the Commission.