This is an evidence based approach to supporting people with intellectual disabilities who use challenging behaviour. Positive Behaviour Support relies on three related elements:

• understanding why the person engages in challenging behaviour (this understanding is developed by conducting a Functional Behaviour Assessment)

• finding the environmental causes for challenging behaviour

• modifying them so that the behaviour is unnecessary and teaching the person new skills to meet their needs without having to resort to challenging behaviour.

AABDS can provide disability workers with training in these aspects to help improve their capacity to work with participants with high and complex needs.

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Contact the team at AABDS on (07) 5351 1664 or via email (info@aabds.com.au) to find out when the next available Positive Behaviour Support or Mindfulness-Based Worker training courses are being run.