Positive behaviour support Getting it right from the start

4 Positive behaviour support: Getting it right from the start - Facilitators reference manual
The development of a behaviour support plan should involve the person with a disability and
those who know the person well. Of equal importance is ensuring that the behaviour support
plan is based on functional behaviour assessment conducted no more than five years ago.
Other highly relevant assessments include; communication skills, risk assessments, sensory
assessments and neuropsychological assessments.
The behaviour support plan must describe the use of the restrictive intervention. The inclusion
of the restrictive intervention must be explained to the person with a disability by an
independent person.
It is the role of the authorised program officer (APO) to approve the strategies in a behaviour
support plan before it is submitted to the senior practitioner.
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Refer to the Office of the Senior Practitioner website www.dhs.vic.gov.au/ds/osp for more
information on:
• role of the senior practitioner
• restrictive interventions
• Restrictive Intervention Data System
• behaviour support plan
• independent person
• authorised program officer.
Describe the difference between:
• seclusion
• mechanical restraint
• chemical restraint
• social restraint.
Provide examples of each type of restraint.
Seclusion – a room with a locked door/area and windows that the person cannot open
from the inside
1. a person in a wheel chair being moved into their bedroom against their will as a
punishment for their behaviour
2. A person being moved into a room and the door shut and locked from the outside
Mechanical restraint – device used to prevent, restrict or subdue a person’s movement,
1. arm splints being used for non therapeutic purposes
2. being strapped into a chair as a method of behavioural control
Chemical restraint – medications used for the primary purpose of behavioural control
1. the use of valium or other drugs as a method of behavioural control
Social restraint – the use of verbal interactions, which might reasonably be construed by
the person to whom they are directed as intimidating or potentially abusive, which rely on
eliciting fear to moderate a person’s behaviour.