NDIS Positive Behaviour Support Plan Wollongong
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Everyone in Wollongong deserves access to all the resources they need to meet their goals and lead a rich, rewarding life. This is why the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) aims to provide people with disabilities with the tools they need so they will not be left out—whether it is for their home life, their community, or any potential employment environment. As the NDIS has been implemented in various states and territories in Australia, more than 100,000 people living with disabilities were able to obtain these benefits for the first time in their lives.
One of the NDIS-approved services provided by Positive Moods in Wollongong is the Positive Behaviour Support Plan. Out of the support budgets that can receive funding through an NDIS Plan, the Positive Behaviour Support Plan falls under the Capacity Building Supports Budget. This type of budget is focused on letting providers like Positive Moods help NDIS Participants build the skills they need to become more independent and to take steps to achieve life goals.
The Capacity Building Supports Budget can fund several kinds of services that can do this, one of which is the Improved Relationships category which encompasses Positive Behaviour Support. This kind of support will let us help NDIS Participants develop positive behaviour that will improve their relationships and social interactions.
NDIS Wollongong’s Positive Behaviour Support Plan
Positive Moods provides our Wollongong clients with the Positive Behaviour Support Plan (PBSP), meant to help those facing intellectual and cognitive challenges. We can help a patient change or stop their challenging behaviours, including self-injury, property damage, and aggression. These behaviours may be unpredictable, but we, at Positive Moods, believe that our clients just need understanding and the right treatment.
We look at each support plan on a case to case basis for our clients, and help formulate strategies to reinforce better behaviours—while putting an end to harmful or dangerous ones.
It aims to achieve the following goals:
Ensure an atmosphere of trust during sessions that is conducive to reinforcing positive behaviour
Help patients learn about themselves and their unique challenges, using strong communication strategies
Create a supportive, encouraging environment that will help patients recover
Teach patients to have nurturing and fulfilling relationships with others
Improve patients’ connections to their communities in Wollongong and encourage social activity
Under this form of support, Positive Moods will assess patients to see if restrictive practices are necessary. This is always done as a final option and for as short a duration as possible to keep patients safe. Any use of these practices is strictly monitored by Positive Moods. Every instance of restrictive practice will be state-authorised and reported to the NDIS Commission.
How Positive Moods Uses Positive Behaviour Support to Help Patients
At Positive Moods recognises the reasons or triggers for challenging behaviours. The NDIS participant’s plan is structured according to these causes, and seek to help them cope and address these issues. Positive Moods employs a method that are not punishments, but sources of strength that reinforce helpful forms of behaviour they learn during their treatment.
This support plan will also collaborate with a patient’s family, friends, academic institutions and other support providers. This way, Positive Moods can find out more information about a patient’s behaviours in different environments, and create an accurate plan that can respond to challenging behaviours.
Services Provided Under A Positive Behaviour Support Plan
NDIS Wollongong’s Positive Behaviour Support Plan ensures that interventions and behaviour planning are handled by properly-trained, fully-qualified professionals who base their strategies on evidence and research about the patient. More importantly, they see to it that all service providers monitor the care and handling of each patient. At Positive Moods, we are careful to stay respectful and attentive to all our clients’ needs.
These are the services we offer at Positive Moods to help patients develop healthier behaviour and coping mechanisms:
Skill Building – this service focuses on teaching patients how to communicate more effectively and engage in social activities.
Reduced Use of Restrictive Measures – by teaching patients positive ways to express themselves and handle situations, Positive Moods will reduce the incidence of negative behaviour and the need for restrictive practices
Inclusive Planning – all planning for behaviour reinforcement and introduction will be done hand in hand with the patient’s family, support providers, and caretakers
Environment Shifting – to reduce the incidence and reversion to negative or harmful behaviour, we will remove a patient’s possible triggers and teach them to acclimate to stressful situations over time
Individual-Centred Planning – we will ask patients about their needs, strengths, and personal goals for an accurate determination of the treatment they should receive
Intervention and Assessment – a patient’s challenging behaviour will have reasons and triggers behind it, so we will work to find out the causes and teach every patient how to cope with it and change their mindset and reactions
How to make use of the Positive Behaviour Support Plan
To make use of a Positive Behaviour Support Plan, a person must first see if they are qualified for NDIS assistances by contacting the local NDIA office in Wollongong and getting their plan approved. If there is interest in getting connected to service providers, these are the requirements that need to be met:
Must be living in Australia and is an Australian citizen, Permanent Visa Holder, or a Special Category Visa Holder; and
Must be between the ages of 7 and 64 years old.
Additionally, applicants must also have one of the three following criteria apply to them:
Must need current support to reduce needs in the future;
Must need support from another person because of a permanent and significant disability; or
Must use special equipment because of a permanent and significant disability.
Once the application has been approved, a client can start giving the provider all the information they need to build the right NDIS plan, which will include the Positive Behaviour Plan under the Improved Relationships category. NDIS participants are required to undergo an assessment of their disability and present condition, where it is key for them to share information about their everyday routine, their emotions, their behaviour, and their feelings on an average day, as well as what needs improvement in their lives.
Apart from undergoing the assessment, clients should also disclose what treatments and medications they are presently undergoing, as well as other existing supports you are receiving. If they are already under the care of a physician, therapist, or counsellor, it would be helpful to have these healthcare workers the clients’ physical and mental condition and provide a letter of recommendation.
Once these are done and requirements are met, clients can start receiving funding under the NDIS and start plotting out the NDIS Positive Behaviour Support Plan with Positive Moods! Sign up for the NDIS – Positive Moods is here to help you take the steps you need for a better quality of life!
At Positive Moods, we also offer Positive Behaviour Support Plan NDIS Geelong.