Behaviour Support
Personalised support strategies for children, teenagers, and adults.
Behaviour support improves the lives of people with disability by creating new strategies, building skills, and developing positive behaviours to meet their needs and goals.
What is Behaviour Support?
Behaviour Support Practitioners work with both the individual and those around them to understand why behaviours happen and find positive ways to meet any unmet needs. Behaviour Support can include helping people to find a better way to communicate needs, changing the environment to help meet the person’s needs and teaching someone new skills.
There are many different types of behaviour, and everyone uses behaviour sometimes to communicate what they need. When the behaviour causes problems for you or someone you love, Behaviour Support can help.
Finding the right services can be confusing, but at Life Without Barriers, we're here to support you.
Who can benefit from using our Behaviour Support service?
Anyone who uses behaviour to express unmet needs, struggles to participate in the community, or has difficulty reaching goals can benefit from our service.
We help you understand why these behaviours occur and work with you to find new ways to support a positive and fulfilling life for you and those around you.
Where does Life Without Barriers provide Behaviour Support services?
We provide Behaviour Support services in every State and Territory across Australia. We have immediate capacity in the following locations:
New South Wales: Sydney Metro, Newcastle, Wollongong, Illawarra and Central Coast.
Northern Territory: Alice Springs and Darwin.
Queensland: Brisbane Metro, Toowoomba, Cairns and Gold Coast.
South Australia: Adelaide Metro and regional areas.
Victoria: Melbourne Metro.
Western Australia: Perth Metro and regional areas.
If your region is not listed, please contact us to discuss availability.
How to get started with Behaviour Support
Get in touch: Call us at 1800 531 647 or email behavioursupport@lwb.org.au to chat about what you need and how we can help.
Set up a service agreement: Our friendly team will provide the details and help create a service agreement that works for you.
Create your plan: We’ll do a thorough check to identify your support needs, and you’ll collaborate with your practitioner to build a personalised behaviour support or therapy plan.
Put the plan into action: Start receiving the support services outlined in your plan.
Review and adjust: We’ll regularly review and adjust your plan to keep it working for you.
We offer Behaviour Support and therapy services to NDIS participants under Capacity Building, Improved Daily Living, and Improved Relationships/Behaviour Support.
Non-NDIS participants can also access these services through Life Without Barriers on a fee-for-service basis.
Frequently asked questions
Who is this service for?
People who use behaviour to communicate unmet needs, that limits their community participation, that interferes with them meeting their goals can benefit from this service.
We can provide Positive Behaviour Support for children, teenagers, and adults.
How do people access this service?
Behaviour support and therapy services can be used by NDIS participants under Capacity Building, Improved Daily Living, and Improved Relationships/Behaviour Support. If your funding is through the PACE system, you need to endorse Life Without Barriers as a ‘category level’ provider for behaviour support.
Non-NDIS participants can access these services with Life Without Barriers on a fee for service basis.
What is involved in applying for it?
During your planning session with an NDIA planner, participants can negotiate funding under Capacity Building, Improved Relationships/Behaviour Support. Alternatively, participants can discuss change of circumstances or accessing these types of funding with their support coordinator or LAC.
Do I need to have my supports through Life Without Barriers to access Positive Behaviour Support?
No, the Behaviour Support team will work with you and whichever provider you choose to support you. Our Behaviour Support team is independent of other Life Without Barriers’ supports.
Contact the Behaviour Support team
For a unique and personalised Behaviour Support service, contact our team today!
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