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