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Setting Events and Triggers
Why yesterday’s bad sleep matters as much as today’s trigger. Understanding the two-layer system behind almost every behaviour of concern.
What is a Capable Environment?
A deeper understanding of why the environments around a person may matter more than anything about the person themselves.
5 Ways Positive Behaviour Support Directly Improves Quality Of Life For People Living With Disabilities
Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) is more than a set of strategies to address challenging behaviours. It is a holistic, person-centred framework designed to uplift individuals and foster a meaningful, fulfilling existence. In this guide, the team at Insight PBS...
Quality of Life as the Primary Goal of PBS
Measuring what matters beyond behaviour reduction. Why the NDIS Commission calls quality of life the primary goal, and what that changes in practice.
The Four Functions of Behaviour
Escape, attention, tangibles, sensory. The core concept behind every functional behaviour assessment, explained properly.
Preparing For Your First Behaviour Support Assessment (BSA): A Guide For NDIS Participants & Carers
NDIS funding is a vital resource that enables individuals with complex support needs to access specialist therapy and programs essential for daily living. Once Improved Relationships funding is in the participant’s plan, a Behaviour Support Assessment (BSA) is the...
Thriving Kids: What’s Been Confirmed
The government has now agreed on the national model. Here’s what we know about how it will work, who it’s for, and what’s still being worked out
The Role Of A PBS Practitioner: How The Capability Framework Ensures High-Quality Care
A PBS practitioner provides behaviour support services within strict NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission standards. The positive behaviour support capability framework defines four practitioner levels: Core, Proficient, Advanced, and Specialist, and outlines...
How to become a Behaviour Support Practitioner in 2026
The demand for professional behaviour support practitioners has grown in recent years, reflecting an increased understanding of how individuals with disabilities can benefit from specialist assessments and strategies. Working in this field requires compassion, strong...
The Updated Behaviour Support Workflow: What the NDIS Requires and Why It Matters
This article has been adapted from an official NDIS media release, which can be read in full here. This article is for anyone who is currently receiving, or about to begin receiving, behaviour support services through the NDIS. Whether you’ve been in the system for...