Positive Behaviour Support in Perth & across Western Australia
Person-centred support for NDIS participants, families and teams, helping you understand behaviours of concern, build skills, reduce restrictive practices and improve quality of life.
What is Positive Behaviour Support?
Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) is a person-centred approach that seeks to understand the factors influencing behaviour and develop strategies that improve quality of life. Rather than focusing only on reducing behaviours of concern, PBS works to understand the purpose of behaviour and increase wellbeing, independence, participation and communication.
Behaviour may be influenced by communication needs, environment, sensory differences, emotional regulation, health, relationships, skill development and access to meaningful activities. Understanding these factors lets support teams respond more effectively, with supports that are respectful, practical and sustainable.
Our Positive Behaviour Support services
Functional Behaviour Assessments
A Functional Behaviour Assessment helps identify why a behaviour may be occurring and what strategies are most likely to help. It may include interviews with the participant and support network, review of existing reports, observation across environments, behaviour data collection, and analysis of triggers and maintaining factors, leading to proactive, person-centred recommendations.
Interim & Comprehensive Behaviour Support Plans
Interim plans provide short-term guidance while further assessment is underway. Comprehensive plans follow detailed assessment and include proactive strategies, skill-building, environmental supports, response strategies and restrictive practice reduction where required. A good plan is practical, easy to understand and useful in real-life support environments.
Restrictive Practice Support
Restrictive practices restrict a person’s rights or freedom of movement and should be used only when necessary, authorised appropriately, and reduced wherever possible. We help participants, families and providers understand restrictive practices, recognise where they are being used, and work toward safer, least-restrictive alternatives that protect dignity, rights and quality of life.
Team training & implementation support
Face-to-face training for families and support teams on how to implement each participant’s behaviour support plan, so strategies are used consistently by everyone involved. Learn about training.
Who we support
We may support participants experiencing behaviours of concern, emotional regulation or communication difficulties, support breakdown, placement instability, restrictive practices, community-access difficulties or complex support needs.
Every participant is unique, and support is tailored to their individual goals, strengths and circumstances.
Fees, funding & practical details
Provider arrangement
Caritas Collective provides Positive Behaviour Support services under contract through registered NDIS providers.
Getting started
Once paperwork is complete, appointments are usually booked within 1 to 2 weeks.
Travel
Travel is charged in line with NDIS pricing arrangements. We are based in Perth, so participants closer to us use less plan funding on provider travel.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the purpose of Positive Behaviour Support?
- To improve quality of life while reducing behaviours of concern, through person-centred and evidence-informed strategies.
- Can Positive Behaviour Support be funded through the NDIS?
- PBS is generally funded through Improved Relationships funding within an eligible NDIS plan. Funding arrangements vary depending on individual circumstances.
- Is Caritas Collective a registered NDIS provider?
- Caritas Collective provides Positive Behaviour Support services under contract through registered NDIS providers, so participants receive services within a registered provider framework.
- How long until services can start?
- Once paperwork is complete, appointments are usually booked within 1 to 2 weeks.
- Is travel charged?
- Travel is charged in line with NDIS pricing arrangements. Being based in Perth, participants closer to us use less of their plan funding on provider travel.
- How much does Positive Behaviour Support cost?
- PBS is generally funded through the Improved Relationships budget in an eligible NDIS plan at NDIS-set price limits, so there is usually no out-of-pocket cost for participants with funding. Travel is charged in line with NDIS pricing arrangements.
- How do I find a behaviour support practitioner in Perth?
- Contact Caritas Collective directly by phone or referral form, or ask your Support Coordinator. We are based in Perth and support participants across the Perth metro area, with telehealth where appropriate.
- What is a Functional Behaviour Assessment?
- A Functional Behaviour Assessment identifies why a behaviour is occurring by gathering information from the person, their support network and their environments, leading to practical, person-centred recommendations.
- Can families refer directly?
- Yes. Families, participants, Support Coordinators, allied health professionals and providers are all welcome to make referrals.
- What happens after a referral is submitted?
- We review the referral information, discuss suitability, contact relevant stakeholders and develop an assessment and support plan based on participant needs.
Looking for a Behaviour Support Practitioner in Perth?
We welcome enquiries from participants, families, Support Coordinators, providers and allied health professionals, and are happy to discuss suitability before a referral is submitted.