Behaviour support practitioners who deliver behaviour support funded by the National Disability Insurance Scheme are now responsible for developing positive behaviour support plans that aim to reduce and eliminate the use of restrictive practices and respect and uphold the rights of the individuals they serve. At present, little is known about the way in which behaviour support practitioners achieve these aims. To learn more, we conducted a mixed-methods survey to identify the challenges that behaviour support practitioners experience when attempting to reduce and eliminate the use of restrictive practices and, conversely, what helps them reduce and eliminate restrictive practices. In addition, we asked behaviour support practitioners about the strategies they use to respect and uphold the human rights of the clients they serve. We found that fear and reluctance on part of stakeholders were often barriers to reducing the use of restrictive practices, but having time to build relationships with the individual, family, and team helped overcome this challenge. Using a person-centred approach, soliciting ongoing feedback from the individual and their family, and creating organisational policies and systems with an explicit focus on human rights were strategies used by behaviour support practitioners to uphold the rights of individuals. In this presentation, we will discuss key findings from this research and propose ways that we might better help behaviour support practitioners to do their work well.

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This presentation is about Behaviour Support Practitioners.  

I will share what will help Practitioners do their work.