What Is Positive Behaviour Support?

Positive Behaviour Support is a person-centred approach that seeks to understand why behaviours occur and what those behaviours may be communicating.

Behaviour doesn't occur in isolation.

A Behaviour Support Practitioner may consider factors such as:
  • Communication
  • Physical health
  • Emotional wellbeing
  • Sensory experiences
  • Relationships
  • Routines
  • Environmental demands
  • Changes and transitions
  • Choice and control
  • Skills and independence
  • Access to meaningful activities
  • The way other people respond
  • The supports available around the person

By developing a better understanding of these factors, Positive Behaviour Support can focus on practical changes and strategies that support the person's quality of life, participation, independence, safety and wellbeing.

Learn More: What Is Positive Behaviour Support?

Positive Behaviour Support Practitioners Across Perth

Belong Health has Behaviour Support Practitioners based across different areas of the Perth metropolitan region, helping us provide Positive Behaviour Support across a broad geographic area.
Our Perth PBS locations include:
Nollamara & Surrounding Areas

Our Nollamara-based Behaviour Support Practitioner supports children, adolescents, adults and older adults.
Mobile services are available across surrounding areas, including home, school and community visits, depending on the participant's location and needs.
Positive Behaviour Support Nollamara
Queens Park & Surrounding Areas

Our Queens Park-based Behaviour Support Practitioner provides Positive Behaviour Support for children, adolescents, adults and older adults across surrounding eastern, south-eastern and other Perth metropolitan areas.
Support may be provided within homes, schools, community settings and other relevant environments depending on individual circumstances.

Positive Behaviour Support Queens Park
Forrestdale & Surrounding Southern Perth Areas

Our Forrestdale-based Behaviour Support Practitioner supports children, teenagers and adults aged 7-50 years.
Services include:
  • Home visits
  • Community visits
  • Mobile appointments within approximately 30 minutes of Forrestdale
  • Telehealth
  • Saturday appointments at our Falcon clinic
This practitioner does not currently provide school visits.

Positive Behaviour Support Forrestdale
Not Sure Which PBS Practitioner Is Near You?

You don't need to work out which service area applies before contacting us.

Our Find a PBS Practitioner Near Me guide brings together our Positive Behaviour Support locations across Perth, Mandurah, Rockingham and surrounding areas.

Tell us the participant's age, suburb and support needs, and we can help identify an appropriate available PBS option.
Find a PBS Practitioner Near Me
Positive Behaviour Support Across Perth Metro

Our community-based model allows Positive Behaviour Support to be provided across much of the Perth metropolitan area.
Depending on practitioner service areas and availability, this may include suburbs across:

Northern Perth
Nollamara, Balcatta, Stirling, Westminster, Dianella, Yokine, Tuart Hill, Osborne Park, Morley and surrounding suburbs.

Central & Inner Perth
Perth, East Perth, West Perth, North Perth, Mount Lawley, Leederville, Victoria Park, South Perth and surrounding areas.

Eastern & South-Eastern Perth
Queens Park, Cannington, East Cannington, Bentley, Wilson, Carlisle, Belmont, Cloverdale, Kewdale, Welshpool, Gosnells and surrounding areas.

Southern Perth
Forrestdale, Armadale, Harrisdale, Piara Waters, Southern River, Canning Vale, Cockburn and surrounding areas.

Western & North-Western Perth
Availability may also extend across western and north-western Perth depending on practitioner location and travel requirements.

If you don't see your suburb listed, it doesn't necessarily mean we can't support you.
Find a PBS Practitioner Near Me or contact our team with your suburb and we'll check current availability.

Where Can Positive Behaviour Support Be Provided?

One of the benefits of Positive Behaviour Support is that support can often occur within the environments where everyday life actually happens.
Positive Behaviour Support at Home

Home visits can help the practitioner understand everyday routines, communication, relationships and environmental factors within the participant's usual environment.
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This can be particularly valuable when behaviours of concern primarily occur at home.
Positive Behaviour Support at School

Where available and appropriate, Behaviour Support Practitioners can work collaboratively with schools and education teams.

This may involve understanding what is occurring within the school environment, consulting with teachers and education assistants, and helping develop consistent approaches across home and school.

School visits are available through selected practitioners.
Positive Behaviour Support in the Community

Community-based PBS may help practitioners understand how a participant experiences environments outside the home, including community access, social participation, transitions and everyday activities.
Positive Behaviour Support at Work

For adolescents and adults, PBS may include consultation relating to workplace or vocational environments where this is relevant to the person's support needs and goals.
Positive Behaviour Support in SIL

Behaviour Support Practitioners can work alongside participants, support workers, families and Supported Independent Living providers to develop practical strategies within the person's everyday living environment.
Learn More About SIL Behaviour Support
Positive Behaviour Support in SDA

Positive Behaviour Support may also be provided within Specialist Disability Accommodation where appropriate.
This can involve considering how the person's environment, communication, routines and support arrangements interact with their individual needs.
Learn More About SDA Behaviour Support
Positive Behaviour Support via Telehealth

A substantial amount of Positive Behaviour Support work may involve consultation, collaboration, assessment, planning, strategy development, coaching and review.

Where appropriate, some of this work can be completed through telehealth.

Telehealth can also make it easier to bring together family members, Support Coordinators, support workers and other professionals without everyone needing to be in the same location.

Belong Health provides PBS via telehealth across Western Australia where appropriate.
Explore Positive Behaviour Support via Telehealth

Our Positive Behaviour Support Services in Perth

Positive Behaviour Support is individualised to the participant rather than delivered as a standard package.
Depending on the person's circumstances and NDIS requirements, support may include:
Functional Behaviour Assessment

A Functional Behaviour Assessment (FBA) helps develop a better understanding of behaviour and the factors that may be influencing it.

The practitioner may gather information from the participant and people who know them well, review relevant records, observe behaviour and consider patterns across different environments.

The aim is not simply to identify what someone is doing, but to better understand why it may be occurring.
Learn About Functional Behaviour Assessments
Behaviour Support Plans

Information gathered through assessment may inform the development of an individualised Behaviour Support Plan (BSP).

A Behaviour Support Plan can provide practical strategies for the participant and the people supporting them.
Strategies may focus on:
  • Improving quality of life
  • Supporting communication
  • Building skills
  • Adjusting environments
  • Increasing choice and control
  • Supporting emotional regulation
  • Preventing or reducing situations associated with distress
  • Helping support teams respond consistently
  • Reducing reliance on restrictive practices where applicable

Where regulated restrictive practices are involved, relevant NDIS Commission requirements and applicable legislation must be followed.
Learn About NDIS Behaviour Support Plans
Positive Behaviour Support Assessments

Assessment is an important component of understanding the participant's strengths, needs, environments and behaviour.

Depending on the person's circumstances, this may involve interviews, observations, information gathering, data review, functional assessment and collaboration with the participant's support network.

Explore Positive Behaviour Support Assessments
Risk Assessments

Where behaviours may present risks to the participant or other people, appropriate assessment can help identify risks, contributing factors and strategies to support safety while maintaining the person's rights, dignity and quality of life.

Learn About NDIS Risk Assessments
Positive Behaviour Support for Children

Children's behaviour can be influenced by many factors, including communication, sensory experiences, emotional regulation, relationships, learning demands, routines and their environment.

PBS seeks to understand these factors while working collaboratively with the child and the important adults around them.

Support may involve parents, carers, schools and other clinicians where appropriate.
Explore Positive Behaviour Support for Children
Positive Behaviour Support for Teenagers

Adolescence can bring significant changes in independence, relationships, education, identity, expectations and emotional experiences.

Positive Behaviour Support for teenagers considers these developmental changes while ensuring the young person's voice, preferences, strengths and goals remain central to support.
Explore Positive Behaviour Support for Teens & Adults
Positive Behaviour Support for Adults

For adults, PBS may support goals relating to independence, relationships, communication, community participation, employment, daily living and quality of life.

Support may involve family members, Support Coordinators, SIL teams, support workers, employers and other professionals where appropriate and with consent.
Explore Positive Behaviour Support for Teens & Adults
Positive Behaviour Support for Older Adults

Behaviour and support needs can change throughout later life.

Positive Behaviour Support for older adults may consider changes in health, cognition, communication, environment, relationships, routines and support arrangements.

The focus remains on understanding the person and supporting their rights, dignity, participation and quality of life.
Explore Positive Behaviour Support for Older Adults
Positive Behaviour Support for Autism, ADHD & Other Support Needs

Belong Health supports participants with a wide range of disabilities and support needs.

A diagnosis alone doesn't determine the person's Positive Behaviour Support.

Two people with the same diagnosis can have very different strengths, environments, communication styles, goals and support needs.

Our approach therefore focuses on understanding the individual person, rather than applying a standard set of strategies based solely on diagnosis.

You may also find our dedicated resources helpful:
Positive Behaviour Support for Autism
Behaviour Support for ADHD
PDA Behaviour Support
Behaviour Support & Emotional Regulation
Working With Families and Support Teams

Positive Behaviour Support often works best when the important people around the participant understand what the strategies are, why they are being used and how to apply them consistently.

With appropriate consent, our Perth Behaviour Support Practitioners may collaborate with:
  • Parents and family members
  • Carers
  • Support Coordinators
  • Support workers
  • SIL and SDA providers
  • Teachers
  • Education assistants
  • Occupational Therapists
  • Speech Pathologists
  • Psychologists
  • Counsellors
  • GPs
  • Paediatricians
  • Psychiatrists
  • Other professionals involved in the person's care
This collaborative approach can help ensure strategies make sense within the participant's actual everyday environments.
Multidisciplinary Allied Health Support

Belong Health is a multidisciplinary allied health provider.
In addition to Positive Behaviour Support, our team provides services including:

Occupational Therapy
Speech Pathology
Psychology Assessments
Counselling

Where appropriate and with consent, Behaviour Support Practitioners can collaborate with other professionals involved in the participant's care.
The participant does not need to access other Belong Health services to receive Positive Behaviour Support.
Positive Behaviour Support and the NDIS

Belong Health is a registered NDIS provider.
Positive Behaviour Support may be funded through the NDIS where appropriate funding is included in the participant's plan and relevant NDIS requirements are met.

We can support eligible:
✅ NDIA-managed participants
✅ Plan-managed participants
✅ Self-managed participants

If you're unsure whether your funding can be used for Positive Behaviour Support, contact our team and we can discuss the next steps with you.
Learn More About Positive Behaviour Support and the NDIS
Referring to Positive Behaviour Support in Perth

You don't necessarily need a referral from a doctor to contact Belong Health about PBS.
Enquiries and referrals can come from:
  • Participants
  • Parents and family members
  • Carers
  • Support Coordinators
  • Local Area Coordinators
  • Schools
  • GPs
  • Paediatricians
  • Psychiatrists
  • Allied health professionals
  • Disability providers
  • Hospitals and health services
  • Other professionals involved in the participant's support

Support CoordinatorsIf you're referring a participant, you can send us their details through our enquiry/referral process.

Providing the participant's age, suburb, support needs and funding information can help us determine an appropriate available service option.
Make a PBS Referral

How to Get Started with Positive Behaviour Support in Perth

Taking the first step towards Positive Behaviour Support can feel overwhelming, particularly if you're new to the NDIS or have never accessed Behaviour Support before.

Our team aims to make the process as straightforward and supportive as possible. Whether you're a participant, parent, family member, Support Coordinator or healthcare professional, we'll take the time to understand your situation and help you determine the most appropriate next steps.

Every person's journey is different, so the process may vary depending on individual goals, funding arrangements and support needs.
Step 1 - Contact Our Team

The first step is to contact Belong Health by phone, email or through our online enquiry form.
We'll discuss:
  • Who the support is for.
  • The participant's goals and current support needs.
  • Where services are required.
  • Funding arrangements, including NDIS or private services.
  • Any questions you may have about Positive Behaviour Support.
If you're unsure whether Positive Behaviour Support is the right service, we're happy to talk through your situation and help guide you.

Step 2 - Free 20-Minute Connect Session
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We offer a free 20-minute Connect Session to help you make an informed decision.
This is an opportunity to:
  • Discuss your situation.
  • Learn more about Positive Behaviour Support.
  • Ask questions about the process.
  • Understand how services may be delivered.
  • Determine whether Positive Behaviour Support is the most appropriate service.
There is no obligation to proceed following the Connect Session.

Step 3 - Matching You with the Right Behaviour Support Practitioner
If you decide to proceed, we'll recommend the Behaviour Support Practitioner who best matches your individual needs.
When making this recommendation, we consider factors such as:
  • Age.
  • Support needs.
  • Goals.
  • Preferred service location.
  • Availability.
  • Clinician experience and areas of interest.
Our aim is to connect you with an appropriate available practitioner based on your individual circumstances and support needs.​

Step 4 - Assessment and Planning

Your Behaviour Support Practitioner will work collaboratively with you and your support network to better understand the individual's strengths, goals, communication, routines and environments.

Depending on your circumstances, this may include:
  • Gathering background information.
  • Meeting with the participant.
  • Speaking with family members or carers.
  • Consulting with schools or other professionals where appropriate.
  • Completing assessments, such as a Functional Behaviour Assessment, if required.
The assessment process helps guide recommendations that are individualised, practical and meaningful.

Step 5 - Ongoing Positive Behaviour Support

For many participants, Positive Behaviour Support is an ongoing collaborative process rather than a single appointment.

​Your Behaviour Support Practitioner may continue working alongside you, your family and your broader support network to:
  • Review progress.
  • Adjust strategies as goals evolve.
  • Support implementation across different environments.
  • Collaborate with other professionals where appropriate.
  • Update recommendations as circumstances change.
Our goal is to provide support that continues to reflect the participant's needs over time.
Immediate Positive Behaviour Support Capacity in Perth

💙 Currently Accepting New PBS Enquiries

Belong Health currently has immediate Positive Behaviour Support capacity across all age groups.
We welcome enquiries for:
Children
Adolescents
Adults
Older Adults
across Perth Metro and surrounding areas.

Actual appointment availability will depend on the participant's location and required service setting.
Enquire About Current PBS Capacity
Free 20-Minute PBS Connect Session

Not sure whether Positive Behaviour Support is the right service?

Belong Health offers a free 20-minute Connect Session where you can talk with us about your situation, ask questions and learn more about possible next steps.

There is no need to have everything worked out before contacting us.

Whether you're a participant, parent, family member, carer or Support Coordinator, we're happy to help you understand the options available.
Book Your Free 20-Minute Connect Session
Get Started with Positive Behaviour Support
If you’re looking for Positive Behaviour Support services in Perth, Mandurah or the Peel region, our team is here to help.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Positive Behaviour Support in Perth

Do you currently have Positive Behaviour Support capacity in Perth?
Yes. Belong Health currently has immediate Positive Behaviour Support capacity for children, adolescents, adults and older adults across our Behaviour Support team. Availability for a particular suburb or appointment type may vary depending on practitioner service areas.

Do you provide Positive Behaviour Support throughout Perth?
Belong Health provides community-based Positive Behaviour Support across much of the Perth metropolitan area. Our Behaviour Support Practitioners are based across Nollamara, Queens Park and Forrestdale, allowing us to service a broad range of Perth suburbs. Contact us with your suburb and we can check current service availability.

How do I find a Behaviour Support Practitioner near me?
Belong Health has created a dedicated Find a PBS Practitioner Near Me guide covering our Perth, Mandurah, Rockingham and surrounding service areas. You can also contact us with the participant's age, suburb and support needs and we'll help identify an appropriate available option.

Do your Behaviour Support Practitioners provide home visits?
Yes. Home-based Positive Behaviour Support is available in many Perth areas depending on practitioner service area, participant needs and availability.

Can a Behaviour Support Practitioner visit my child's school?
School visits are available with selected Belong Health Behaviour Support Practitioners where appropriate. Contact us with the participant's suburb and school location so we can determine available options.

Can PBS be provided in the community?
Yes. Community-based Positive Behaviour Support may be appropriate when understanding or supporting the participant within everyday community environments relates to their goals and needs.

Do you provide Positive Behaviour Support in SIL homes?
Yes. Belong Health Behaviour Support Practitioners may work with participants, support workers, families and SIL providers within Supported Independent Living environments where appropriate.

Do you provide Positive Behaviour Support in SDA?
Yes. Positive Behaviour Support may be provided within Specialist Disability Accommodation where appropriate to the participant's individual needs and circumstances.

Can Positive Behaviour Support be provided by telehealth?
Yes. Many components of PBS can be completed through telehealth where appropriate, including consultation, support-team meetings, strategy development, coaching and review. Belong Health provides telehealth across Western Australia.

What does a Behaviour Support Practitioner do?
A Behaviour Support Practitioner works with the participant and relevant people around them to understand factors influencing behaviours of concern and develop individualised strategies that support quality of life, participation, independence and wellbeing. This may involve assessment, Behaviour Support Plans, consultation, implementation support, coaching and review.

What is a Functional Behaviour Assessment?
A Functional Behaviour Assessment is a structured process used to develop a better understanding of behaviour, including patterns and factors that may influence why it occurs. Findings can inform individualised Positive Behaviour Support strategies and Behaviour Support Plans.

What is an NDIS Behaviour Support Plan?
A Behaviour Support Plan is an individualised plan containing strategies designed around the participant's needs, strengths, goals and circumstances. Where regulated restrictive practices are involved, additional NDIS Commission and legislative requirements apply.

Do I need a referral to access Positive Behaviour Support?
Not necessarily. Participants, parents, carers and families can contact Belong Health directly. Support Coordinators, healthcare professionals, schools and other referrers can also contact us.

Can Support Coordinators refer directly?
Yes. Belong Health welcomes referrals from Support Coordinators. Providing the participant's age, suburb, support needs and relevant funding information can help us determine current service options.

Do you support NDIA-managed participants?
Yes. As a registered NDIS provider, Belong Health can support eligible NDIA-managed participants as well as plan-managed and self-managed participants.

Do you provide PBS for children and adults?
Yes. Across our PBS team, Belong Health provides Positive Behaviour Support for children, adolescents, adults and older adults.

What if I live outside Perth?
Belong Health also provides Positive Behaviour Support across Mandurah, Peel, Rockingham and surrounding areas, as well as telehealth across Western Australia where appropriate.
Ready to Get Started?

Whether you're looking for Positive Behaviour Support for yourself, your child, a family member or someone you support professionally, our team is here to help.

💙 Immediate PBS capacity available

📍 Perth Metro & surrounding areas
🏡 Home & community support
🏫 School-based options
🏠 SIL & SDA
💻 Telehealth
✅ Registered NDIS Provider
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Children through to older adults

Enquire About Positive Behaviour Support
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