What Is a Behaviour
Support Plan?
A complete NDIS guide for Australian families and carers — what a BSP is, who needs one, what it includes, how NDIS funds it, and how to get one anywhere in Australia.
What Is a Behaviour Support Plan?
A Behaviour Support Plan (BSP) is a personalised, written plan developed by a registered Behaviour Support Practitioner for an NDIS participant who has behaviours of concern — behaviours that affect their safety, the safety of people around them, or their ability to participate in everyday life.
A BSP is funded by the NDIS under Capacity Building — Improved Daily Living. It is developed following a Functional Behaviour Assessment (FBA) — a structured process that identifies why the behaviour occurs (its function), so that effective, evidence-based strategies can be developed.
Yes. "Behaviour Support Plan", "Positive Behaviour Support Plan", and "PBS Plan" all refer to the same type of NDIS-funded document. The terms are used interchangeably across Australia.
What Is a Positive Behaviour Support Plan?
A Positive Behaviour Support Plan (PBS Plan) is an approach to behaviour support that focuses on understanding the function of challenging behaviours and using proactive, person-centred strategies to improve quality of life — rather than simply reacting to behaviours after they happen.
All NDIS BSPs developed by Daar are grounded in Positive Behaviour Support principles. This means we focus on:
- Building the participant's skills and communication
- Modifying environments to prevent triggers
- Teaching replacement behaviours that serve the same function
- Reducing and (where applicable) eliminating restrictive practices
- Involving the participant and their family in every step
Who Can Get a Behaviour Support Plan Under NDIS?
Any NDIS participant may qualify for a Behaviour Support Plan if they:
Common diagnoses of participants who receive BSPs include: autism spectrum disorder (ASD), intellectual disability, ADHD, psychosocial disability, acquired brain injury, Prader-Willi syndrome, and other complex support needs.
Behaviour Support Plans for kids are among the most common BSPs we develop. If your child has challenging behaviours at home, school, or in the community, a BSP can help.
What Does a Behaviour Support Plan Include?
Every NDIS Behaviour Support Plan developed by Daar includes:
How Does NDIS Fund a Behaviour Support Plan?
Behaviour Support Plans are funded under the Capacity Building budget, specifically Improved Daily Living (Support Category 15). This is separate from Core Supports. The relevant line item is:
15_617_0128_1_3
Specialist Behaviour Support
Both Interim BSPs and Comprehensive BSPs (including Functional Behaviour Assessments) are funded under this line item. There is no out-of-pocket cost when Capacity Building funding is included in the participant's NDIS plan.
How to Get a Behaviour Support Plan in Australia
- Check your NDIS plan — Confirm you have Capacity Building — Improved Daily Living funding.
- Contact Daar — Reach out via the form below or phone. We cover all of Australia.
- Initial assessment — Our practitioner meets with the participant, family, and support team.
- Functional Behaviour Assessment — We conduct observations and interviews to understand the behaviour.
- BSP development — We write your personalised Positive Behaviour Support Plan.
- Implementation & training — We train the support team and set up review schedules.
Get a Behaviour Support Plan for Your NDIS Participant
Daar provides NDIS-funded BSPs across all of Australia. Contact us to get started.
Behaviour Support Plan FAQs
BSP (Behaviour Support Plan) and PBS Plan (Positive Behaviour Support Plan) are the same thing — the terms are used interchangeably in Australia. Both refer to an NDIS-funded document developed by a registered Behaviour Support Practitioner to address behaviours of concern.
A behaviour of concern (also called challenging behaviour) is any behaviour that poses a risk to the safety of the participant or others, or that significantly impacts the participant's quality of life or ability to participate in community life. Examples include aggression, self-injurious behaviour, property destruction, and elopement.
If your child has behaviours that affect their safety, the safety of others, or their ability to participate at school, home, or in the community, a BSP may be appropriate. Contact Daar for an initial discussion about whether a BSP is right for your child.
The NDIS line item for Behaviour Support Plans is 15_617_0128_1_3 — Specialist Behaviour Support. This is under Support Category 15: Capacity Building — Improved Daily Living.
A Behaviour Support Practitioner is a qualified professional registered with the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission to provide specialist behaviour support services, including developing Behaviour Support Plans for NDIS participants.
Yes. Support workers play a crucial role in implementing a BSP. Daar trains all relevant support workers, carers, and family members on the strategies in the plan and provides ongoing support to ensure effective implementation.
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