Positive Behaviour Support – Perth

Positive behaviour support focuses on understanding why a person is behaving they way they are (Behaviour of Concern) in this way and working out how the person’s needs can be met without using challenging behaviours.

Positive behaviour support might help by:

• Helping the person be understood through learning communication strategies
• Changing aspects of the person’s environment, i.e. in their home to make them feel at ease
• Improving the person’s lifestyle to add community connections, and ensure they have access to activities that they find fun
• Ensuring the person has meaningful and positive relationships with others
• Providing an encouraging, fun and understanding support environment

At a minimum, any behaviour support plan that contains a regulated restrictive practice needs to be reviewed every 12 months or earlier if the participant’s circumstances change.

NDIS behaviour support practitioners are practitioners the Commissioner of the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission considers suitable. Specialist behaviour support providers are required to notify the NDIS Commission about their behaviour support practitioners. Practitioners are considered provisionally suitable pending their assessment against the Positive Behaviour Support Capability Framework.

There are five categories of regulated restrictive practices that are monitored by the NDIS Commission. These are the following:

• Seclusion – the sole confinement of a person with disability in a room or a physical space at any hour of the day or night where voluntary exit is prevented, or not facilitated, or it is implied that voluntary exit is not permitted.
• Chemical restraint – the use of medication or chemical substance for the primary purpose of influencing a person’s behaviour. It does not include the use of medication prescribed by a medical practitioner for the treatment of, or to enable treatment of, a diagnosed mental disorder, a physical illness or a physical condition.
• Mechanical restraint – the use of a device to prevent, restrict, or subdue a person’s movement for the primary purpose of influencing a person’s behaviour but does not include the use of devices for therapeutic or non-behavioural purposes.
• Physical restraint – the use or action of physical force to prevent, restrict or subdue movement of a person’s body, or part of their body, for the primary purpose of influencing their behaviour. Physical restraint does not include the use of a hands-on technique in a reflexive way to guide or redirect a person away from potential harm/injury, consistent with what could reasonably be considered the exercise of care towards a person.
• Environmental restraint – which restrict a person’s free access to all parts of their environment, including items or activities.

The Regulated Restrictive Practices Guide outlines NDIS providers’ obligations when implementing regulated restrictive practices.

Insight PBS provides Positive Behaviour Support Services in the following suburbs in Perth: Alexander Heights, Alfred Cove, Alkimos, Anketell, Applecross, Ardross, Armadale, Ascot, Ashby, Ashendon, Ashfield, Attadale, Atwell, Aubin Grove, Aveley, Balcatta, Baldivis, Balga, Ballajura, Banjup, Banksia Grove, Baskerville, Bassendean, Bateman, Bayswater, Beaconsfield, Beckenham, Bedford, Bedfordale, Beechboro, Beeliar, Beldon, Belhus, Bellevue, Belmont, Bennett Springs, Bertram, Bibra Lake, Bickley, Bicton, Booragoon, Boya, Brabham, Brentwood, Brigadoon, Brookdale, Bull Creek, Bullsbrook, Burns Beach, Burswood, Bushmead, Butler, Byford, Calista, Camillo, Canning Mills, Canning Vale, Cannington, Carabooda, Cardup, Carine, Carlisle, Carmel, Carramar, Casuarina, Caversham, Champion Lakes, Chidlow, Churchlands, City Beach, Claremont, Clarkson, Cloverdale, Cockburn Central, Como, Connolly, Coogee, Coolbellup, Coolbinia, Cooloongup, Cottesloe, Craigie, Crawley, Cullacabardee, Currambine, Daglish, Dalkeith, Darch, Darling Downs, Darlington, Dayton, Dianella, Doubleview, Duncraig, East Cannington, East Fremantle, East Perth, East Rockingham, East Victoria Park, Eden Hill, Edgewater, Eglinton, Ellenbrook, Embleton, Ferndale, Floreat, Forrestdale, Forrestfield, Fremantle, Girrawheen, Glen Forrest, Glendalough, Gnangara, Golden Bay, Gooseberry Hill, Gosnells, Greenmount, Greenwood, Guildford, Gwelup, Hacketts Gully, Hamersley, Hamilton Hill, Hammond Park, Harrisdale, Haynes, Hazelmere, Heathridge, Helena Valley, Henderson, Henley Brook, Herdsman, Herne Hill, High Wycombe, Highgate, Hilbert, Hillarys, Hillman, Hilton, Hocking, Hope Valley, Hopeland, Hovea, Huntingdale, Iluka, Inglewood, Innaloo, Jandabup, Jandakot, Jane Brook, Jarrahdale, Jindalee, Jolimont, Joondalup, Joondanna, Kalamunda, Kallaroo, Karawara, Kardinya, Karnup, Karragullen, Karrakatta, Karrakup, Karrinyup, Kelmscott, Kensington, Kenwick, Kewdale, Keysbrook, Kiara, Kingsley, Kinross, Koondoola, Koongamia, Kwinana Beach, Kwinana Town Centre, Lake Coogee, Landsdale, Langford, Lathlain, Leda, Leederville, Leeming, Lesmurdie, Lexia, Lockridge, Lynwood, Maddington, Madeley, Mahogany Creek, Maida Vale, Malaga, Mandogalup, Manning, Marangaroo, Mardella, Mariginiup, Marmion, Martin, Maylands, Medina, Melaleuca, Melville, Menora, Merriwa, Middle Swan, Midland, Midvale, Millendon, Mindarie, Mirrabooka, Morley, Mosman Park, Mount Claremont, Mount Hawthorn, Mount Helena, Mount Lawley, Mount Nasura, Mount Pleasant, Mount Richon, Mullaloo, Mundaring, Mundijong, Munster, Murdoch, Myaree, Naval Base, Nedlands, Neerabup, Nollamara, Noranda, North Beach, North Coogee, North Fremantle, North Lake, North Perth, Northbridge, Nowergup, Oakford, Ocean Reef, O’Connor, Oldbury, Orange Grove, Orelia, Osborne Park, Padbury, Palmyra, Parkerville, Parkwood, Parmelia, Paulls Valley, Pearsall, Peppermint Grove, Peron, Perth, Perth Airport, Piara Waters, Pickering Brook, Piesse Brook, Pinjar, Port Kennedy, Postans, Queens Park, Quinns Rocks, Red Hill, Redcliffe, Ridgewood, Riverton, Rivervale, Rockingham, Roleystone, Rossmoyne, Safety Bay, Salter Point, Samson, Sawyers Valley, Scarborough, Secret Harbour, Serpentine, Seville Grove, Shelley, Shenton Park, Shoalwater, Sinagra, Singleton, Sorrento, South Fremantle, South Guildford, South Lake, South Perth, Southern River, Spearwood, St James, Stirling, Stoneville, Stratton, Subiaco, Success, Swan View, Swanbourne, Tamala Park, Tapping, The Spectacles, The Vines, Thornlie, Treeby, Trigg, Tuart Hill, Upper Swan, Victoria Park, Viveash, Waikiki, Walliston, Wandi, Wangara, Wanneroo, Warnbro, Warwick, Waterford, Watermans Bay, Wattle Grove, Wattleup, Wellard, Welshpool, Wembley, Wembley Downs, West Leederville, West Perth, West Swan, Westminster, Whitby, White Gum Valley, Whiteman, Willagee, Willetton, Wilson, Winthrop, Woodbridge, Woodlands, Woodvale, Wooroloo, Wungong, Yanchep, Yangebup, Yokine, Bouvard, Clifton, Coodanup, Dawesville, Dudley Park, Erskine, Falcon, Greenfields, Halls Head, Herron, Lakelands, Madora Bay, Mandurah, Meadow Springs, Parklands, San Remo, Silver Sands, Wannanup, Golden Bay, Karnup, Lake Clifton, North Yunderup, Ravenswood, Singleton, South Yunderup. 

Yes. Insight PBS delivers positive behaviour for learning packages in mainstream and specialist settings across Victoria. Services include teacher coaching, classroom observation and data-led positive behaviour support education workshops. Schools receive a tailored positive behaviour plan that aligns with their student-wellbeing framework and the Victorian Department of Education guidelines.

Absolutely. Many of our practitioners have postgraduate study in autism and have developed hundreds of comprehensive behaviour support plans for autistic participants.

A Comprehensive Behaviour Support Plan is a detailed document that meets all NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission requirements, including functional assessment findings, proactive positive behaviour strategies and restrictive-practice reduction steps. An Interim plan is shorter, used when urgent behaviours of concern NDIS need immediate mitigation while the full assessment continues. Both plans are submitted to the NDIS Commission and updated regularly.

Funding is usually drawn from Capacity Building – Improved Relationships. This line covers specialist behavioural intervention support NDIS, including assessment hours, report writing and ongoing coaching. If you have Improved Daily Living funding, it can sometimes be used for positive behaviour support program delivery where skill development is the primary goal. Our intake team will check your plan and outline the most efficient use of funds.

Absolutely. Our approach is trauma informed positive behaviour support. Many of our practitioners are specifically trained on trauma-informed practice. Practitioners look for environmental triggers, teach regulation skills and collaborate with psychologists to ensure strategies are safe and respectful. The goal is to reduce reliance on restrictive practices and improve quality of life

Every family and participant is different. Most families notice early improvements within four to six weeks once the positive behaviour intervention support is implemented consistently. We collect baseline data, set clear performance indicators and review progress frequently to make sure the positive support behaviour plan remains effective.

Yes. Insight PBS has a national positive behaviour support network covering New South Wales, South Australia and Western Australia. Each state has its own dedicated pillar page and local practitioner team. If you move interstate, your allocated positive behaviour support practitioner can coordinate a smooth handover to the next regional team.