Comprehensive Training in Complex Behaviour Support

Unlock Your Potential as a Positive Behaviour Support Practitioner

This 10-week program is designed to equip you with the essential skills and knowledge to become an evidenced based and compassionate Behaviour Support Practitioner, to practice under the NDIS and be a leader in your field.

Join the Core Practitioner Program and receive comprehensive training and direct

supervision from industry leaders in Positive Behaviour Support and complex

behavioural change. 

In over 20 hours of supervision across 10 weeks, you will be supported to bridge the gap between understanding the science of behaviour and applying your skills in a community context.

This program is designed by Board Certified Behaviour Analysts (BCBA) and Registered Advanced Behaviour Support Practitioners currently practicing in the NDIS.

Are you ready to take your career in behavioural support to the next level and create meaningful outcomes in your participants lives? 

What you'll Learn

Week 1 – Introduction to PBS
Start the course with an overview of the Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) framework. Learn about its rights-based, evidence-informed, and supportive systems approach, and get introduced to the PBS Model, which will guide the entire course.

Week 2 – A Rights-First Approach to Behaviour
Discover the frameworks and models that underpin PBS, providing a holistic understanding of behaviour and individual needs. Explore the role of Behaviour Support Plans (BSP) and the NDIS, and define behaviours of concern in relation to social validity and goal setting. This week focuses on individualised, person-centred planning when opening a case.

Week 3 – Restrictive Practice
Gain an understanding of restrictive practices within the NDIS framework, including their definitions, ethical considerations, and relevant legislation. Learn to identify restrictive practices, develop fade-out plans, and adopt trauma-informed approaches when managing restraints.

Week 4 – Risk, Safeguarding, and Interim Support
This week covers risk assessment and management, including respecting an individual’s dignity of risk and evaluating the risk attitudes of services and individuals involved. Learn about Interim BSP planning, safeguarding plans, and how to meet NDIS requirements while ensuring safety.

Week 5 – Non-Aversive Response Plans
Focus on strategies to manage and reduce behavioural incidents by preventing escalation. Learn about the Multi-Element Behaviour Support framework, the behavioural escalation cycle, and effective non-aversive and de-escalation strategies.

Week 6 – Data-Driven Functional Behaviour Assessments

Explore the technical side of Functional Behaviour Assessments (FBA), including ABC data and behavioural function analysis. Discover the competing behaviour pathway model to develop targeted interventions that replace challenging behaviours with functionally equivalent alternatives.

Week 7 – Functional Behaviour Assessments: Contextual Analysis and Formulation
Build on Week 6 by examining person-centred approaches to behaviour assessment. This week emphasises the importance of contextual analysis and formulation alongside behavioural data to ensure a well-rounded understanding of behaviour.

Week 8 – PBS Goal Planning and Support Needs
Learn to create meaningful, person-centred goals and identify the support needs required to achieve them. This week focuses on applying PBS principles to goal-setting and planning.

Week 9 – Implementation, Evaluation, and Review: Is It Working?
Understand how to implement, monitor, and evaluate behaviour support plans. This week ensures you can determine whether your interventions are achieving the desired outcomes.

Week 10 – Supervision, Support, and Self-Care
Wrap up the course with a focus on professional development. Learn about the importance of supervision, support, and self-care in maintaining sustainable PBS practices.