Purpose Positive behaviour support (PBS) is recommended as a service response to
challenging behaviours. In Australia, however, there has been concern regarding PBS …

A restrictive practice (RP) is defined as a practice or intervention that has the effect of
restricting the rights or freedom of movement of a person, and includes physical …

Accessible Summary Positive behaviour support is used by staff to help people with different
disabilities, but we do not know what helps staff to keep using positive behaviour support …

There is currently a limited understanding of the characteristics of the workforce of behaviour
support practitioners in Australia. A better understanding will help future considerations of …

People with intellectual disabilities commonly experience violent, abusive, and restrictive
contexts, particularly those who are at risk of behaviours that challenge, behaviours that …

Introduction Australia's Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of
People with Disability (2019–2023) is examining, amongst many issues, how positive …

Background Few studies have considered policies which underpin the promotion of positive
behaviour support (PBS). The present study examined policy beliefs about PBS and their …

Purpose This paper introduces a practice framework for individualised positive behaviour
support (PBS). The framework incorporates existing function-based PBS principles and …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe and discuss the variables which have
contributed to the adoption of positive behaviour support (PBS) and applied behaviour …

Background The challenges associated with behavior dysregulation post acquired brain
injury (ABI) are well documented. In a previous publication, we described a case series in …