The NDIS Commission has released its Positive Behaviour Support Capability Framework, which establishes the capabilities required of Behaviour Support Practitioners responsible for providing behaviour support under the NDIS.
The aim of the Positive Behaviour Support Capability Framework is to strengthen the safeguards for people receiving behaviour support and to demonstrate a clear commitment to the reduction and elimination of restrictive practices.
The Framework establishes clear expectations for practitioners and assists them to move towards a higher standard of practice by focusing on the knowledge and skills that underpin contemporary evidence-based practice. It also acknowledges the diversity and variation of the sector’s capability in delivering behaviour support and provides a pathway for professional progression for practitioners by recognising four different levels of practitioner skills and knowledge: core, proficient, advanced or specialist.
