Bloom Support Network
Positive Behaviour Support
Compassionate, neuroaffirming support that looks beyond behaviour and focuses on understanding, skill-building, and quality of life.
Positive Behaviour Support is a person-centred approach that helps us understand the meaning behind behaviour, reduce stressors, build new skills, and support safer, more positive outcomes across daily life.
At Bloom Support Network, Positive Behaviour Support is collaborative, respectful, and tailored to the individual. We work alongside the person, their family, and their support team to understand what is happening, why it may be happening, and what support strategies can help.
What positive behaviour support can help with
Positive Behaviour Support may help with:
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Behaviours of concern
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Emotional regulation difficulties
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Communication frustration
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Anxiety, overwhelm, and stress
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Transitions and changes in routine
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Sensory-related needs
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Social and relationship challenges
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Building independence and daily living skills
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Improving support strategies across home, school, and community settings
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Increasing quality of life for the person and those around them
Positive Behaviour Support is not about blame or punishment. It is about understanding the person as a whole and creating supports that are respectful, practical, and meaningful.
Bloom Support Network’s approach to Positive Behaviour Support
At Bloom Support Network, our approach to Positive Behaviour Support is warm, person-centred, and neuroaffirming. We believe behaviour is a form of communication, and we take the time to understand the individual’s strengths, needs, environment, relationships, communication style, and emotional experiences.
We look beyond the behaviour itself to explore what may be contributing to stress, overwhelm, frustration, or unmet needs. From there, we work collaboratively with the person, their family, carers, school, and support team to develop strategies that feel realistic, supportive, and tailored to everyday life.
Our focus is on building safety, understanding, confidence, regulation, and practical skills, while supporting the person’s dignity, choice, and quality of life. The NDIA’s behaviour support guidance also describes behaviour support plans as aiming to improve quality of life, meet needs, respect dignity, support safety and wellbeing, and build on a person’s strengths.
What Positive Behaviour Support might include
Depending on the individual’s needs, Positive Behaviour Support may include:
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Observations and information gathering
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Functional behaviour assessment
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Identifying triggers, patterns, and unmet needs
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Development of interim or comprehensive behaviour support plans
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Practical strategies for home, school, and community environments
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Support to build emotional regulation, communication, coping, and independence skills
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Parent and caregiver support
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Collaboration with schools, therapists, and other professionals
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Implementation support and review
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Monitoring progress and adjusting strategies over time
The NDIA explains that behaviour support practitioners use behaviour assessments to help write comprehensive behaviour support plans, and that these plans provide positive behaviour support strategies for the person, family, carers, and support workers.
NDIS funding for Positive Behaviour Support
For eligible NDIS participants, Positive Behaviour Support is generally funded under the Capacity Building – Improved Relationships budget category, which the NDIA describes as support that helps people develop positive behaviours and interact with others.
NDIS-funded Positive Behaviour Support services are charged in line with the current NDIS Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits, which the NDIA updates periodically.