When a participant exhibits behaviours of concern that pose an immediate risk to themselves or others, navigating the NDIS framework can feel overwhelming. Securing professional support quickly is critical to ensuring safety and continuity of care.
Under the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission, behaviour support is delivered in two distinct stages: Interim Behaviour Support Plans and Comprehensive Behaviour Support Plans.
Understanding how these plans work ensures your participants receive rapid, compliant, and legally sound care during times of crisis.
With our positive behaviour support services, we start with a conversation to know the participant, their family and their community, their behaviours of concern and the risk they pose, whilst you get to know us, if we are good fit for you.
Interim & Comprehensive Behaviour Support Plan
Interim Behaviour Support
An Interim Behaviour Support Plan is a short-term, emergency document. It is designed to establish immediate environmental safeguards and response strategies when a participant’s behaviour puts themselves, their family, or their support workers at risk.
Why it’s urgent: If a participant requires a regulated restrictive practice (such as chemical, mechanical, physical, environmental restraint, or seclusion), an interim plan must be developed and lodged with the NDIS Commission within 1 month of a specialist practitioner being engaged.
What it includes: Clear, step-by-step guidelines for support team on how to de-escalate crisis situations safely and ethically, alongside immediate protocols to minimize environmental triggers.
We continue to work with the individual and their support network as we develop Comprehensive Behaviour Support Plan within the 6 months from the interim plan.
A Comprehensive Behaviour Support Plan is a holistic, evidence-based roadmap designed to improve the participant's overall quality of life and reduce the need for restrictive practices over time. To undertake this task, it involves a thorough assessment to understand the behaviour of concern, to answer the why?
This involves:
Functional Behaviour Assessment (FBA). This assessment determines the underlying "why" behind the behaviour (e.g., communication barriers, sensory overload, or unmet physical needs).
The comprehensive behaviour support plan is then developed in collaboration with the participant, their family, support network and other disciplines involved.
What it includes: Extensive proactive strategies, adjustments to the participant’s environment, and clear programs for teaching alternative, positive communication skills.
Generally, each behaviour support plan focuses on proactive approach tailored to the unique needs of the individual in order to respond adequately to their care needs and meeting their NDIS goals.
We measure our impact through feedback, scalable data indicating reduction of problem behaviours, or in an ideal situation, their fade out and improvement on their quality of life. Where there are restrictive practices, we strive to reduce them or eliminating them where possible through a fade out plan developed in collaboration with relevant stakeholders and where they are necessary, we ensure there are structures in place to foster accountability on their use.
We do not just write report and leave, we involve the entire care team for everyone to understand the findings and get ready for the next step. We foster a collaboration focused intervention and aim to make a difference by creating long-term solutions that upholds human rights and improve our participants quality of life.
Functional Behaviour Assessment
When a participant exhibits behaviours of concern, it is rarely a random occurrence. Behaviour is a form of communication. It is a sign that an individual is trying to express an unmet need, escape an overwhelming situation, or interact with their environment.
A Functional Behaviour Assessment (FBA) is the essential first step in cracking this code. To answer the why?
An FBA is a comprehensive, evidence-based evaluation conducted by a registered specialist behaviour support practitioner. Its primary purpose is to identify the underlying function, purpose, and triggers of a specific behaviour.
We partner closely with participants, families, support workers, and educators to gather a holistic view of the individual’s life. Our process is collaborative, respectful, and thorough
Our assessments satisfy all strict criteria set by the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission, smoothing the path for your long-term comprehensive plans.
We view behaviour through a human rights lens. We conduct a holistic assessment beyond the problem behaviour, in order to empower the individual and their family whilst improving the person's environment to create opportunity for skill building and a meaningful lifestyle.
Training and plan implementation
Each behaviour support plan is followed by training and couching the individual, family and staff and other relevant stakeholders where applicable. Our goal is to empower family and carers to understand the person's needs, and how to implement the recommended strategies with confidence and consistency and encourage each behavioural outburst to be responded to with empathy, patience and curiosity.
We work collaboratively with the participant's support network and where possible, we can engage as part of the team, a habit coach, to support participant practice the new learnt skills and positive behaviours.
We monitor the implementation progress from time to time. This can be through face-to-face contact or remotely. Feedback is important to us in order to bring change and make a difference. So we encourage to reach out to us especially when unsure or just keeping us updated. We value team work!