What is Behaviour Support Plan Implemention?
A behavior support plan is a document created to help understand children’s behavior and to handle and adults. who have learning difficulties and engage in behaviors that others find challenging.
A behavior support plan provides caregivers with step-by-step guidance to ensure that the person not only has, but enables, an excellent quality of life Caregivers at
recognize when to intervene to prevent an episode of challenging behavior.
A good behavior support plan is based on the results of a functional assessment and uses positive behavior support (PBS) approaches. The plan includes a variety of strategies that not only target challenging behavior, but also include ways to ensure the person has access to things that are important to them.
The strategies used are known as proactive strategies and reactive strategies.
Proactive strategies aim to ensure that the person has what they need and want on a daily basis and also include methods of teaching the person’s communication and Life Skills.
Reactive strategies are designed to ensure the safety of the person and those around them. They provide a way to react quickly in a situation where the person is distressed or anxious and engages in more challenging behavior.
A good behavior support plan has proactive rather than reactive strategies.
This helps ensure that the plan’s focus is not just on the challenging behavior, but rather offers opportunities to help the person live a good life by learning better and more effective ways to get what she needs.
Where a participant’s behavior support plan contains restrictive practices, we always ensure that it is applied in the least restrictive manner and that all of our staff are trained to provide support using behavior support professionals. When regulated restrictive practices are used, we report to the NDIS Commission in accordance with the reporting guidelines.
Implementing a Behaviour Support Plan offers the following options:
- Behaviour Support Plan Development: Touching Hearts will work with you to develop a plan that meets your needs and helps you achieve your goals.
- Behaviour Support Consultation: This consultation involves an assessment of your current situation followed by recommendations for improvements
- Behaviour Management Training: Touching Hearts offers training on how to manage challenging behavior in children as well as adults
