NDIS Definition of Positive Behaviour Support Explained

Our disability support workers do not just glance at a PBS plan and put it in a drawer. Behaviour Support Practitioners thoroughly train them to understand the nuances of each participant's triggers and calming strategies. Ongoing training is a vital component of our focus on proactive strategies—ensuring our participants' environments are supportive and empowering. 

Often, behaviours of concern stem from frustration over daily tasks. By providing patient, unhurried daily living assistance, our team helps support people and reduce anxiety around routines, personal care, and mealtimes. We empower participants to do things with us, rather than doing things to them.

For many participants, the community can be an overwhelming place fraught with sensory triggers. daar provides skilled support workers who know exactly how to navigate community participation safely. Whether it is visiting a local park in the Gold Coast or attending a social group in Western Sydney, our staff always have an exit strategy, sensory tools on hand, and a deep understanding of the participant's warning signs.

Managing multiple therapists, practitioners, and support workers can be exhausting for families. Our services work seamlessly alongside your Support Coordinator to ensure that data tracking is completed, reports are submitted to the NDIS on time, and everyone is pulling in the same direction.

Sometimes, behaviours of concern are linked to complex medical needs, such as severe pain that a participant cannot verbally express. daar is equipped to provide high-intensity NDIS supports, ensuring that underlying physical health issues are expertly managed through early intervention, which in turn can drastically reduce behavioural distress.

In simple terms, Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) is a deeply respectful way of understanding why a person acts out and changing their environment and teaching them new skills so they can create meaningful change and no longer need to use challenging behaviours to get what they want or need.

To receive this funding, you must demonstrate to the NDIA that the participant has behaviours of concern that impact their daily life or safety. Your Support Coordinator or allied health professional can submit evidence, such as incident reports or letters from a doctor, requesting a plan review for funding under the "Capacity Building - Improved Relationships" category.

Common proactive PBS strategies include sticking to a predictable daily routine, offering choices to give the person a sense of control (e.g., "Do you want the red cup or the blue cup?"), reducing background noise, and using visual schedules (pictures) to explain what is happening next.

daar views caring for an individual as a team effort. Our support workers and management team communicate regularly with your Specialist Behaviour Support Practitioner. We provide them with accurate, day-to-day data about what is working and what isn't, ensuring the plan remains highly relevant and effective.

Yes. A crucial part of behaviour support NDIS funding is dedicated to training. The practitioner will use this funding to train parents, siblings, and regular carers on how to safely and effectively use the strategies outlined in the plan.