Context: Sector Health Check: Recommendation 51
• Challenging behaviour is a human rights and quality of life issue for individuals, primary carers and families
• The impact of challenging behaviour is significant for both the person with a disability and for those in the person’s environment
Context of Positive Behaviour Framework
•Western Australia•People with disabilities who sometimes exhibit challenging behaviour•Immediate focus on the disability sector•Future engagement across whole of community•Statewide approach
Framework Structure
Progress
• Forum
• Research report
• Guiding Committee
• Pilot projects
Research
• Partnership with National Disability Services
• Involvement of sector organisations
• Report ‘Toward Responsive Services For All’
‘Toward Responsive Services For All’
9 Proposals
• Family Support Services
• Improve Mental Health Outcomes
• Development of Best Practice Service Principles
Proposals continued:
• Flexible and Timely Funding Strategy
• Targeted Sector Development
• Interdisciplinary Teams
Proposals continued:
• Disability Sector Policy and Guidelines
• Regional and Remote Services
• Across Government Collaborative Response
Guiding Committee
• Partnership approach
• Representation across the disability sector (including family and CALD representation)
• Identification of pilot projects to demonstrate options to address proposals from report
Guiding CommitteeJacqui Mills Parent (Chair)Charlotte Howell Lifestyle SolutionsTracy Delamare Rocky BayMonique Williamson National Disability ServicesDavid Rogers National Disability Services Stephan Van Vlijman NulsenTaryn Harvey Developmental Disability CouncilAdam Sullivan Lady LawleyEd Mayvis Identity WAMargaret Walsh VIPMichelle Thomas Autism AssociationMaranda Ali Ethnic Disability Advocacy CentreLeanne Pearman My PlaceTim Doncon DSC (Representing Policy Directorate)Jacki Hollick Disability Services Commission Fran Gresley DSC Accommodation Services Directorate Jill McKenzie DSC Service Contracting and Development
DirectorateMike Cubbage Disability Services CommissionPam Toster Manager Local Area CoordinationJamie Smith Activ FoundationGail Palmer Hills Community Support Group
Pilot Projects
• Range of pilot projects to demonstrate options for proposals from report
• Evidence to demonstrate ‘what it takes’
• Consideration for policy and service contracting decisions
Pilot Projects
• Development of agreed principles guiding effective service design.
• Staff Development and Supervision Model using a Positive Behaviour Support approach.
• Development of policy and operational guidelines governing the use of restrictive practices in the Disability Sector.
Development of a Pilot Proposal to examine best practice in supporting people with intellectual disability with mental health issues, substance use issues or who engages in offending behavior.
Development of a Pilot Proposal to examine best practice in supporting families where there is a family member who displays challenging behaviour
Future Actions
• Whole of sector ‘World Café’ session
• Implementation of pilot projects
• Engagement with tertiary training providers
• Engagement with universal providers
• Evaluation
Positive Behavior Support Pilot Projects Framework (Based on the Framework suggested by the report “Towards Responsive Services”.
Tertiary Response
Professional Support
Positive Behaviour Strategies
Organisational Practices
Support Staff practices
Restrictive Practices Policy and Operational Guidelines
Secondary Response
Support Strategies
Positive Behaviour Strategies
Support Staff
Professional Medical Support
Organisational Practices
Housemates
Support Staff Team
Professional Support
Sector Development Strategies
Cross Government responses
Service Environment
Primary ResponseBroader
EnvironmentLifestyle
Communication
Social Support
Health and
Wellbeing
Control and Choices
Relationships
Effective Service Design
Family Leadership
IndividualFamily
Carer