Behaviour Support in Queensland

What behaviour support actually covers

An NDIS behaviour support practitioner works out what is driving behaviours of concern, then writes a behaviour support plan built around changing the situation rather than the person. Where a plan includes a regulated restrictive practice, a much stricter set of rules applies.

How it's funded

Behaviour support sits under Capacity Building, Improved Relationships. It usually covers assessment, writing the plan, training the people who implement it, and review. Training your support workers is part of the job, not an extra.

What to know in Queensland

Queensland names some restrictive practices that other jurisdictions fold into broader categories. Containment, meaning preventing a person from leaving a premises, is regulated explicitly here. Authorisation runs through the state's own processes and, depending on the person's decision-making arrangements, may involve the Office of the Public Guardian or the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal. A practitioner working in Queensland should be able to tell you which route applies to you without having to look it up.

Choosing between providers

This is the one service where the state you live in changes the process. The NDIS Commission regulates behaviour support but does not authorise restrictive practices. That sits with each state and territory, and each one runs it differently. Authorisation comes from where the participant lives, and it does not transfer if you move interstate.

Questions worth asking

• Are you registered with the NDIS Commission, and at what suitability level?
• How long until an interim plan, and how long for the comprehensive one?
• Do you know this state's authorisation process for restrictive practices?
• Who trains my support workers in the plan, and is that included?
• How often will you review the plan?

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