NDIS Behaviour Support and Therapeutic Support Services
We provide specialist behaviour support services to children, young people and adults. We are highly regarded for our services to those who have multiple and complex support needs, including mental health, inter-personal trauma, human relations or criminal justice issues.
Prag Consulting is a leading provider of NDIS Specialist Behaviour Support in Melbourne, highly sought after and reputed for the quality of our services and our team of qualified and experienced Registered Behaviour Support Practitioners. We work with you to provide individualised, proactive and evidence based support based on the principles of Positive Behaviour Support (PBS).
Understanding that Behaviours of Concern have meaning and serve various functions, our aim is to work with participants, families and support networks to understand the functions and develop better adaptive means of meeting unmet needs. In doing so, we aim to improve quality of life, capacity for independence and autonomy, work towards goals and create meaningful and lasting change and improve quality of life.
To do so, we provide support where it suits our participants and support networks best – at home, workplace or school and in the community. Where necessary, we may see participants in our own rooms or provide consultation and support via telehealth.
Our Approach
Prag Consulting Specialist Behaviour Support services are based on the principles and the framework of Positive Behaviour Support – the evidence-based best-practice approach to supporting individuals and systems to reduce behaviours of concerns. We are strong advocates and practitioners of authentic, person-centred PBS that improves quality of life and reducing and eliminating restrictive practices. Our aim is to work with participants and supporters to understand and address the reasons for behaviours of concern. Developing individual and proactive strategies, supporting people to develop or improve skills and modifying environments, can all lead to improved quality of life and reduced behaviours of concern.
At Prag Consulting, we understand that a qualified Behaviour Support Practitioner is not enough – that’s why we work hard to match the right practitioner to each referral. Our approach is based on our years of experience supporting those with complex needs and informed by the research evidence as well as our own practice-based evidence. From assessment through to strategy development and implementation, we understand that for real and lasting change to be achieved, participants, families and the broader support systems need consistent but dynamic support that focuses on developing capacity and autonomy, as well as on-the-ground support in the ‘here and now’. We provide support where it should be provided – in homes, workplaces or schools and in community settings where life takes place. Where necessary, we may see participants in our own rooms or provide consultation and support via telehealth. We believe that supporting people to improve their quality of life, and to engage meaningfully in life is the most effective way to address behaviours of concern. What sets us apart is that we work collaboratively with you and are with you every step of the way.
Our behaviour support services include:
Undertaking relevant assessments
Development of Behaviour Support Plans (BSPs)
Training, advice, guidance and support to those implementing BSPs
Ongoing monitoring, review and evaluation.
NDIS Positive Behaviour Support
Prag’s unique approach to Specilaist Behaviour Support includes:
Practitioner/Participant matching – we believe that success is based on effective relationships. We aim to understand the individual skills, interests and needs of each participant and match a suitable Practitioner.
Person centred practice – at Prag, we believe every participant and their needs and interests are different. We don’t have a “one size fits all” approach and work with you and your supporters to focus on what’s most important to you.
Support how it suits you best – our team of innovative and flexible Practitioners will provide support how it suits you best. This might be at home or school, in the workplace or community, or at our Office.
Continued support – we believe the development of a high quality, person centred Behaviour Support Plan is only part of the equation. Training supporters, assisting with implementation and continued monitoring and review are all critical factors for long term success.
Functional Behaviour Assessment (FBA)
An FBA aims to understand the functions of behaviours of concern (the purpose that such behaviours serve the person). By understanding the functions of behaviour, our skilled Behaviour Support Practitioners can assist in developing strategies to reduce behaviours of concern and introduce effective supports.
Behaviour Support Plans
An ABA is used to understand a person’s level of functional independence across a range of areas including everyday living skills, communication, self care and learning and to understand a their support needs. This can also be useful for funding purposes.
Adaptive Behaviour Assessment
A Support Needs Assessment can be useful when a participant may not have adequate funding for specialist support. A comprehensive needs assessment that considers a person’s skills and needs, including behaviours of concern, can be an important source of information for an NDIS Plan Review.
Support Needs Assessment
Developed by our expert Behaviour Support Practitioners, Behaviour Support Plans outline strategies for addressing behaviours of concern, teaching new skills and improving quality of life. Behaviour Support Plans are individualised, person-centred and developed in collaboration with the person with disability, their support network and other providers.
TelePBS
Living outside of a major city or in rural and remote Australia should not be a barrier to accessing high quality and timely behaivour support services. At Prag Consulting, our expert Practitioners are experienced in the delivery of TelePBS and can work with you and your team in innovative ways to ensure great outcomes no matter where you live.
