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Webinar: All you need to know about behaviour support plans
February 23, 2023

A guide to understanding, accessing and implementing a behaviour support plan under the NDIS. In this webinar, Senior Support Coordinator Alex Browne and Henry Ellen, Behaviour Support Practitioner, deep dive into:

  • What is behaviour support?
  • Who is behaviour support funding for?
  • What is the best way to access behaviour support funding in an NDIS plan?
  • What does behaviour support funding include?
  • What is the relationship between behaviour support and restrictive practices?

 

Click here to download the slide deck

Additional resources: 

  • Restrictive Practices Authorisation Procedural Guide. This procedural guide outlines operational processes and guiding principles for registered NDIS providers and practitioners when providing behaviour support that includes restrictive practices to persons receiving funded supports through the NDIS. 

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