Positive Behaviour Support
Respectful, evidence-informed behaviour support that looks beyond the behaviour to understand the person, their needs, their environment and what will genuinely improve everyday life.
Understand the person. Understand the behaviour. Build support that works.
At BMe Supports, we provide respectful, neuro-affirming and evidence-informed Positive Behaviour Support for children, young people and adults.
We work alongside participants, families, carers, educators and support teams to understand behaviours of concern, reduce distress, strengthen skills and create practical strategies that improve safety, participation and quality of life.
Behaviour Support Information.
Behaviour Support is more than a plan. It is a structured, collaborative process for understanding what is happening, why it may be happening and what will genuinely help.
What is Positive Behaviour Support?
Positive Behaviour Support is a person-centred, rights-based and trauma-informed approach to understanding behaviours of concern and improving everyday quality of life.
- Understand unmet needs and environmental stressors
- Build respectful and effective alternatives
- Support wellbeing, participation and quality of life
What does a Behaviour Support Practitioner do?
A Behaviour Support Practitioner brings together assessment, clinical reasoning, collaboration and practical implementation support around the individual.
- Observation, interviews and data collection
- Behaviour Support Plan development
- Training, coaching, review and ongoing collaboration
The Behaviour Support Process
Behaviour Support follows a structured pathway so that strategies are built from assessment and understanding rather than assumptions about the behaviour.
- Referral, intake and initial consultation
- Functional Behaviour Assessment
- Plan development, implementation, review and adjustment
What’s in a Behaviour Support Plan?
A Behaviour Support Plan translates assessment findings into clear, practical strategies that can be used consistently across the person’s everyday environments.
- Goals, strengths, routines and functional understanding
- Proactive, regulation and skill-building strategies
- Safety guidance and practical implementation support
Who do we support?
BMe Supports works with children, young people and adults with a wide range of neurodevelopmental, emotional, behavioural and support needs.
- Autism, ADHD, AuDHD and PDA profiles
- School distress, dysregulation, shutdowns and burnout
- Complex or high-risk behaviours and family support needs
NDIS Funding & Access
BMe Supports is a registered NDIS provider. Behaviour Support may be accessed where the relevant support is included within a participant’s plan and funding arrangements.
- NDIA-managed participants
- Plan-managed participants
- Self-managed participants
How does Behaviour Support help?
Behaviour Support helps us move beyond what a behaviour looks like and understand what may be contributing to it. We consider the person, their communication, emotional regulation, environment, routines, relationships and unmet needs so support can be more respectful, effective and useful in everyday life.
Assessment informs personalised strategies that can strengthen communication, regulation, participation, independence and safety. We also work alongside families, carers, educators and support workers so strategies can be understood and used consistently across the environments that matter.
Understand what is happening
Explore patterns, triggers, unmet needs, environmental influences and the likely function of behaviour.
Build practical skills
Strengthen communication, emotional regulation, coping, routines and everyday independence.
Strengthen the support environment
Equip families and support teams with clear strategies that can be used consistently in real-life settings.
Safety, dignity and least-restrictive support.
Where restrictive practices are involved, Behaviour Support also considers how proactive, person-centred strategies can reduce reliance on restrictive responses while supporting safety, wellbeing and quality of life.
A Personalised Approach to Behaviour Support.
Effective Behaviour Support is never one-size-fits-all. We build support around the individual, their strengths, communication, needs, relationships, environments and what a meaningful life looks like for them.
A personalised, neuro-affirming approach.
No two people are the same. Behaviour Support should reflect the person rather than force the person into a standardised model. We consider strengths, communication preferences, sensory and emotional needs, routines, relationships, culture and everyday environments when developing support strategies.
Collaboration with participants, families, carers and support teams helps ensure strategies are realistic, respectful and aligned with the person’s goals, autonomy and quality of life.
Reducing harm and restrictive practices.
Positive Behaviour Support aims to understand the causes and context of behaviours of concern, strengthen proactive supports and build safer, more effective alternatives.
Where regulated restrictive practices are in place, Behaviour Support should work toward reducing and, where possible, eliminating their use through evidence-informed strategies that prioritise dignity, safety, autonomy and the least-restrictive approach.
Looking for Positive Behaviour Support?
Tell us what support you are looking for and what matters most. Our team can review your referral and help identify the most appropriate next step for you, your family or the person you support.
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