NDIS Positive Behaviour Support for Meaningful Change
Person-centred, evidence-based support to understand behaviours of concern, develop practical strategies and improve quality of life for participants, families and carers.
Individualised Support Built Around the Person
Our Behaviour Support Practitioners provide assessment, planning, implementation and ongoing support based on each participant’s individual circumstances.
Functional Behaviour Assessment
We assess behaviours of concern to better understand what may be contributing to them and the purpose they serve. This includes considering the person's needs, communication, environment, relationships and circumstances across relevant settings.
Behaviour Support Plans
Following assessment, our practitioners develop individualised Behaviour Support Plans with practical, evidence-based strategies. Plans are designed to reduce behaviours of concern, build positive alternatives and provide clear guidance for the people supporting the participant.
Behaviour Support Training
We work with families, carers, support workers and other people involved in the participant's life to help them understand and consistently implement recommended strategies.
Restrictive Practice Reduction
Our practitioners are committed to reducing and eliminating restrictive practices wherever possible. We focus on proactive strategies, positive alternatives and appropriate supports that promote the participant's safety, dignity, choice and quality of life.
Ongoing Behaviour Support
Positive change often requires ongoing collaboration. Our practitioners can review strategies, monitor progress and adjust Behaviour Support Plans as the participant's circumstances, environment and needs change.
Find the Right Behaviour Support
If you or someone you support requires Positive Behaviour Support, our experienced team is here to help. Talk to BePositive Therapy about your needs, current availability and the appropriate next steps.
Understanding Behaviour, Supporting Better Outcomes
At BePositive Therapy, our Behaviour Support Practitioners are passionate about improving the lives of participants and the people who support them. We take the time to understand the person, their environment and the reasons behind behaviours of concern before developing practical strategies for positive change.
Our approach focuses on improving quality of life while reducing behaviours of concern and the use of restrictive practices wherever possible. We work collaboratively with participants, families, carers and support teams to develop strategies that are practical, respectful and appropriate for everyday environments.
Collaboration Is an Important Part of Change
We recognise that participants, families and carers bring valuable knowledge and experience. Our practitioners listen to the people who know the participant best and involve them throughout the assessment, planning and implementation process.
We can also collaborate with support workers, educators, allied health professionals and other members of the participant’s support network. This helps create a more consistent approach and ensures strategies can be understood and applied across relevant environments.
Behaviour Support Across Different Needs and Environments
Our Behaviour Support Team works with participants with a range of disabilities and support needs, including people with mental health diagnoses, acquired brain injuries, intellectual disabilities and autism spectrum disorder.
Assessment and support can consider the different environments that are important in the participant’s life, including:
- Family homes
- Schools and education settings
- Supported living environments
- Care facilities
- Workplaces
- Community settings
Understanding what happens across these environments helps our practitioners develop strategies that are relevant to everyday life rather than focusing on behaviour in isolation.
Our Approach to Positive Behaviour Support
Understand the Behaviour
We look beyond the behaviour itself to understand what may be influencing or contributing to it.
Develop Practical Strategies
Recommendations are designed to be realistic, individualised and suitable for the participant's everyday environments.
Promote Positive Change
We focus on building positive alternatives, improving participation and supporting a better quality of life.
Reduce Restrictive Practices
Our practitioners work towards reducing restrictive practices through proactive, evidence-based and person-centred strategies.
Positive Behaviour Support FAQs
What is Positive Behaviour Support?
Positive Behaviour Support is an evidence-based approach that seeks to understand why behaviours of concern occur and develop strategies that improve quality of life. The focus is on addressing underlying needs and building positive alternatives rather than simply responding to the behaviour.
What is a Functional Behaviour Assessment?
A Functional Behaviour Assessment examines behaviours of concern and the circumstances surrounding them. The practitioner considers factors such as communication, environment, triggers, relationships and unmet needs to better understand why the behaviour may be occurring.
What is included in a Behaviour Support Plan?
A Behaviour Support Plan outlines individualised strategies for supporting the participant. It may include proactive strategies, ways to respond to behaviours of concern, positive replacement behaviours and guidance for families, carers and support workers.
Does BePositive provide Behaviour Support for children?
Yes. Our Behaviour Support Practitioners can work with children and young people where Positive Behaviour Support is appropriate. We collaborate with families, carers, schools and other professionals involved in the child’s support.
Can you provide Behaviour Support in different environments?
Yes. Depending on the participant’s needs, assessment and support may involve relevant environments such as the family home, school, supported accommodation, care facilities, workplaces or community settings.
Do you work with families and support workers?
Yes. Collaboration is an important part of Positive Behaviour Support. Our practitioners work with families, carers and support teams to help them understand and consistently implement strategies.
Does Positive Behaviour Support help reduce restrictive practices?
Reducing or eliminating restrictive practices wherever possible is an important part of our approach. Our practitioners develop proactive strategies and positive alternatives that support safety, dignity, choice and quality of life.
How do I make a Positive Behaviour Support referral?
You can submit a referral through the BePositive Therapy website or contact our team directly. We will review the participant’s needs, discuss current availability and explain the next steps.