Positive Behaviour Support Services
Positive Behaviour Support is a person centred, evidence-based framework that reduces behaviours of concern and improves quality of life. It focuses on understanding why behaviours occur, changing environments and routines, teaching alternative skills, and supporting consistent, compassionate responses from carers and services. PBS replaces reactive and punitive approaches with proactive planning, skill building, and ongoing monitoring.
Why PBS Was Created
PBS was created to offer a humane alternative to restrictive and punitive practices historically used to manage behaviours. It responds to the need for supports that protect safety while promoting dignity, independence, and inclusion. PBS was designed so interventions address underlying needs rather than only suppress surface behaviours.
Aims of PBS
- Improve quality of life through meaningful participation and wellbeing.
- Reduce behaviours of concern by identifying their function and changing triggers.
- Teach replacement skills such as communication, emotional regulation, and social problem solving.
- Create safer environments by adjusting routines, settings, and supports.
- Minimise restrictive practices and use them only as a last resort with careful oversight.
Types of Care Under PBS
- Assessment and Functional Behaviour Analysis
Comprehensive evaluation that identifies antecedents, consequences, and the function of behaviours. - Interim Behaviour Support Plan
Short term strategies focused on immediate safety and stabilisation while a full plan is developed. - Comprehensive Behaviour Support Plan
A detailed, long-term plan that includes prevention strategies, skill teaching programs, environmental modifications, staff and family training, and measurable outcomes. - Capacity Building and Carer Training
Coaching and education for families, support workers, schools, and other settings to ensure consistent implementation. - Monitoring and Review
Regular data collection, outcome measurement, and plan revision to maintain effectiveness and adapt to changing needs.
Who Can Benefit
- Children and adults with developmental disabilities including autism and intellectual disability.
- People with mental health conditions or acquired brain injury who show behaviours of concern.
- Families, carers, schools, workplaces, and supported living services seeking safer, skill focused approaches.
- Organisations aiming to reduce reliance on restrictive practices and improve staff competencies.
Benefits Obtained
- Safer environments with fewer incidents and crises.
- Greater independence and wellbeing through targeted skill acquisition.
- Improved communication and relationships with carers and peers.
- Reduced use of restrictive practice and fewer emergency interventions.
- Sustainable outcomes through training and system changes that embed best practice.
NDIS Access and Practicalities
PBS is an eligible funded support under the NDIS when behaviour support is required to reduce behaviours of concern and improve outcomes. The typical NDIS pathway includes assessment, development of a Behaviour Support Plan, implementation through funded capacity building and allied health supports, and regular review. Participants should discuss PBS goals with their NDIS planner or Local Area Coordinator and include behaviour support in their plan budgets when appropriate. Providers must meet NDIS Quality and Safeguards requirements to deliver specialist behaviour support.
NDIS Registration of Takes Care Specialist Centre
Takes Care Specialist Centre is registered to deliver Positive Behaviour Support under the NDIS. Takes Care provides functional assessment, interim and comprehensive Behaviour Support Plans, and ongoing monitoring. Takes Care works collaboratively with participants, families, and support networks to implement evidence-based strategies that promote safety, skills, and quality of life.
Contact and Next Steps
Request a referral or include PBS supports in your NDIS plan to begin assessment and plan development. Takes Care Specialist Centre conducts assessments, prepares behaviour support plans, and delivers carer training to ensure practical, consistent implementation.