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Specialised Behaviour

Support

Specialised behaviour support is a capacity support that forms a package of support to address a participant’s immediate need for behavioural intervention through a behavioural management plan and training in the management of strategies. Behaviour support practitioners deal with participants who require long-term and or intensive supports, their family and support persons to:

Improve their relationships
Limit the likelihood of behaviours of concern developing or increasing or
To eliminate or reduce behaviours of concern

Behaviour Support

Behaviours of Concern...

A behaviour of concern is a behaviour that is of risk to self or others, and/or requires 1:1 funded supports that are greater than 30% of the day. Behaviours of concerns threaten the quality of life or physical safety of an individual, other people (such as family or carers) or the community. Behaviours of concern is used to describe behaviour that interferes with an individuals’ support and daily life. These include:

Verbal or Physical Aggresion
Self-harm
Destruction of property
Impulsive or dangerous beghaviours
A disorder or injury that affects brain functions
A lack of ability to control emotions, impulses or self-awareness
A lack of ability to monitor behaviour

Behaviours Support Plan

(BSP)

A behaviour support plan is a document prepared in consultation with the person with disability, their family, carers, and other support people that addresses the needs of the person identified as having complex behaviours of concern. This includes a plan that assists a member to build positive behaviors to replace or reduce a challenging/dangerous behavior.

BSP

Specialist Behavioural Intervention Support

Highly specialised intensive support interventions to address significantly harmful or persistent behaviours of concern that may include teaching, improved communication, increasing relationships, and using clinical interventions.

Training in Behaviour Management Strategies

Training for carers and others in behaviour management strategies required due the persons disability. This may also include social skills development with an individual for participation in community and social activities.

Significant behavioural complexities that are impacting on the ability of the participant’s informal supports to sustain care at home and assist the participant to safely engage in activities.

Support from a psychologist or appropriate therapist to develop a behavioural support plan, implement strategies and review interventions over a period of time

Plans should not exceed 45 hours (approximately 3-4 hours per month)

Level 1

Behavioural Support Intervention, Support & Training

Restrictive Practices

Restrictive practice means any practice or intervention that has the effect of restricting the rights or freedom of movement of a person with disability:

Seclusion: seclusion is the sole confinement of a person with disability in a room or a physical space at any hour of the day or night where voluntary exit is prevented, or not facilitated, or it is implied that voluntary exit is not permitted;
Chemical restraint: the use of medication or chemical substance for the primary purpose of influencing a person’s behaviour.
Physical restraint: is the use or action of physical force to prevent, restrict or subdue movement of a person’s body, or part of their body, for the primary purpose of influencing their behaviour.
Environmental restraint: restricts a person’s free access to all parts of their environment, including items or activities.