Positive Behaviour Support (PBS)
Positive behaviour support (PBS) is ‘a person centred framework for providing long-term support to people with a learning disability, and/or autism, including those with mental health conditions, who have, or may be at risk of developing, behaviours that challenge.
It is a blend of person centred values and behavioural science and uses evidence to inform decision-making. Behaviour that challenges usually happens for a reason and maybe the person's only way of communicating an unmet need.
PBS helps us understand the reason for the behaviour so we can better meet people's needs, enhance their qualityof life and reduce the likelihood that the behaviour will happen.
Sensory Needs
Sensory needs or issues occur when a person has difficulties receiving and responding to information from their senses. Children with sensory issues may have find it hard to cope with anything that triggers their senses, including sound, light touch, taste, or smell.
Social or Attention Needs
Sometimes the behaviours presented are an attempt to gain more engagement and social interaction, it is important to meet this need in other ways but not instil a pattern of rewarding a behaviour that challenges.
Tangible Needs
The need for a specific object, item or activity, such as eating or drinking. Sometimes young people will present behaviours in order to be given that specific item.
Function of Behaviour
All behaviour has a function and therefore developing a thorough understanding of what the behaviour achieves is important. We have a number of case studies which we use to explore the more complex of cases.
Escape or Avoidance Needs
When a person has an urgency to leave an environment or escape from a situation or encounter it is important to understand what it is they are avoiding or escaping from so that the trigger can either be avoided or carefully addressed.
PBS Plans
We teach your staff how to develop a PBS Plan.
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