Positive Behaviour Support on the NDIS: A Participant & Family Guide
Positive behaviour support on the NDIS: what PBS is, the practitioner's role, plans, your rights on restrictive practices, funding, and how to start.
Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) is an evidence-based, respectful approach that looks at why behaviours of concern happen and changes the things around a person to improve their quality of life — never punishment. On the NDIS it's delivered by a behaviour support practitioner, funded through Capacity Building, and built around understanding and dignity. This guide explains what PBS is, how it…
What positive behaviour support is
The behaviour support practitioner
How PBS works, from assessment to plan
Restrictive practices and your rights
How PBS is funded
What good PBS looks like for your family
Getting started and finding a practitioner
Frequently asked questions
What is Positive Behaviour Support?
PBS is an evidence-based, respectful approach that looks at why behaviours of concern happen and changes the environment and supports around a person to improve their quality of life. It's about understanding and prevention, never punishment, and it's delivered by a behaviour support practitioner.
Who can be a behaviour support practitioner on the NDIS?
A behaviour support practitioner is someone the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission considers suitable, based on their qualifications, skills and experience — not a single fixed profession. They assess needs, write the behaviour support plan, and coach the people around the person. You have real…
How is Positive Behaviour Support funded?
PBS is funded through your Capacity Building budget — the improved relationships area — which pays for the practitioner's assessment, plan development, training and reviews. Putting the plan into practice day to day is delivered by your support workers, funded from your Core budget.
What are restrictive practices and what are my rights?
A restrictive practice is anything that limits a person's rights or freedom of movement. They're tightly regulated, must be a last resort, and require a behaviour support plan aimed at reducing and eliminating them, plus proper authorisation and reporting. You have the right to support that works…
How does PBS work, from start to finish?
The practitioner first assesses what's happening and why — the triggers and unmet needs behind behaviours of concern — then writes a behaviour support plan built around prevention and better quality of life. The people around the person are trained to use it, and it's reviewed and adjusted over time…
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