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Behavioural Support Therapy

A personalised approach to building skills, reducing challenging behaviours, and improving quality of life through 1:1 support.

Positive Behaviour Support is an evidence-based approach that focuses on helping individuals change unhelpful behaviours by using practical, goal-oriented and person-centred techniques.

This therapy works by identifying patterns of behaviour that may be contributing to emotional or psychological difficulties. This is a 1:1 therapy approach that focuses on building an individual’s skills through personalised goals in order to increase their overall quality of life.

Positive Behaviour Support can also include Behaviour Support Plans which take a holistic approach, considering the individual's environment, social context, and overall quality of life.

It aims to enhance overall well-being by creating supportive environments and teaching adaptive skills.

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Our Key Areas of Focus

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Reduce tantrums, aggression and other disruptive behaviour

Teach appropriate replacement behaviours

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Increase compliance and following instructions

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Improve school performance and attention

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Empower children to communicate their needs in appropriate ways

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Help families and carers to identify causes of behaviour

Implement environmental adaptations to support the child

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Provide children with strategies to express or regulate their emotions

Functions of Behaviour Model

Positive Behaviour Support works on a ‘functions of behaviour model’ which are outlined below. These help to explain the motive for behaviour of concern that individuals may present. 

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ESCAPE

Helps them get away from a situation/task they dislike

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ATTENTION

Helps them gain access to people or interactions

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TANGIBLE

Helps them obtain access to an item/activity they enjoy

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SENSORY

Satisfies their sensory needs

FAQ’s about Behaviour Therapy

  • Our Positive Behaviour Support Practitioners usually provide support within the community, either in the home or at school/day-care.

  • Challenging behaviours are unpredictable, complex behaviours that significantly impact the individual's learning, development, safety, and relationships. Examples of challenging behaviours may be physical (e.g., hurting others or self-harm), repetitive actions, purposefully breaking objects, refusing to do things, yelling, hiding from or avoiding people, or running away from people or places (e.g., school classroom).​

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Get started today!

If you’re ready to Book your appointment online today or call us to schedule your consultation.

You don’t need a referral from a doctor to see our team.

Need more information? Give us a call on 9588 5864 and we’d be happy to answer your questions.