Positive Behaviour Support in Brisbane

We can help you and your loved ones with Positive Behaviour Support in Brisbane. We create freedom and social connection through easy access to Positive Behaviour Support in Brisbane and regional Queensland. If you’re an NDIS participant, or if you support an NDIS participant, please feel welcome to make a referral anytime.

What is Positive Behaviour Support?

Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) improves quality of life by building support strategies, skills and behaviours to meet your needs and goals. We work with you to review behaviours of concern and create a behaviour support plan (PBSP). We have a big focus on implementing and coaching, so that means from the beginning you're getting hands-on support while we build a plan.

We also work with you to assess, plan and manage regulated restrictive practices under the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission. We work with you and your support providers to identify and appropriately respond to complex situations to maintain and improve quality of life and safety for all involved.

How can Positive Behaviour Support help me in Brisbane?

Positive Behaviour Support recognises that people communicate in different ways and can show behaviours for all sorts of reasons and that there is a function to behaviour. For example, if a person shouts, they shout for a reason — perhaps they weren’t heard the first time, or they’re afraid, anxious or uncomfortable. We help you understand behaviour and how to improve quality of life.

Through Positive Behaviour Support, we help individuals and families in Brisbane experience greater freedom and social connection through a person-centred approach. This means we help you participate in your support and we make sure the focus is on you, your interests and goals.

Who can benefit from Positive Behaviour Support in Brisbane?

Ability Consultants is a registered NDIS provider, which means we mostly provide Positive Behaviour Support in Brisbane to NDIS participants. If you have a disability and do not have NDIS funding, we can still provide you with Positive Behaviour Support. Fees for NDIS and non-NDIS participants are the same, and fees align with NDIS guidelines. You can find more information about Positive Behaviour Support and NDIS funding here.

Where can I find Positive Behaviour Support in Brisbane near me?

We provide Positive Behaviour Support throughout Greater Brisbane and regional Queensland, including Ipswich, the Gold Coast, Stanthorpe, Moreton Bay, Wide Bay, Townsville and Cairns. In addition, if you live in rural or remote Queensland, we can support you through telepractice, also known as telePBS.

In Brisbane, we support NDIS participants in:

• City of Brisbane, including Eight Mile Plains, Sunnybank, Acacia Ridge, Calamvale, Forest Lake, Inala, Mount Gravatt, Pullenvale, Kenmore, Indooroopilly, Kenmore, Greenslopes, Stones Corner, East Brisbane, Coorparoo, Morningside, Belmont, Tingalpa, Wynnum, Fortitude Valley, Paddington, Ashgrove, Chermside, Everton Park, Stafford, Northgate, Taigum, Bracken Ridge, Deagon, Brighton, Sandgate and more.

• Logan City, including Springwood, Underwood, Daisy Hill, Woodridge, Slacks Creek, Meadowbrook, Waterford, Waterford West, Crestmead, Browns Plains, Park Ridge, Boronia Heights, Greenbank, Cornubia, Loganholme, Eagleby, Beenleigh, Mount Warren Park, Edens Landing and Logan Village.

• Redland City, including Capalaba, Alexandra Hills, Redland Bay, Mount Cotton, Victoria Point, Sheldon, Thornlands, Thorneside, Birkdale and Alexandra Hills.

• City of Ipswich, including Karalee, Redbank Plains, Springfield, Springfield Lakes, Camira, Collingwood Park, Goodna, Riverview, Bundamba, Flinders View, Raceview, Yamanto, Leichhardt, Woodend, Brassall, Pine Mountain, Walloon, Thagoona, Rosewood, Ebenezer and Grandchester.

• City of Moreton Bay, including Strathpine, Bray Park, Warner, Lawnton, North Lakes, Redcliff, Rothwell, Narangba, Burpengary, Deception Bay, Morayfield, Caboolture, Sandstone Point, Bribie Island and Elimbah.

Where do we meet for Positive Behaviour Support?

We come to you! There is no need for you to travel outside of Brisbane or to a clinic.

We travel to a location convenient for you, such as home, work, day program, school or aged care home. We meet with you and your support team to talk about your goals and we gather information for your behaviour support plan.

How does telepractice work?

If we meet using telepractice, we connect using phone calls or video calls or even online chat. We might even combine in-person visits with telepractice.

What if my support team isn’t in Brisbane, but I am?

If the people important to you can't make it to our meeting, we can connect with them through telepractice. This means we can invite people who are important to you to join us over the phone or through a video call.

With Positive Behaviour Support, it’s important that people who are important to you are included in your support and they take part in training and coaching. We can deliver training and coaching in-person in Brisbane, or through live or pre-recorded videos, or through a method that works for you and your support team.

How can I access Positive Behaviour Support in Brisbane?

If you’re looking for Positive Behaviour Support in Brisbane, the first step is to complete an online referral form on our website. We’ll ask for important information that is required for your service agreement. We then send your service agreement to you for your review and signature. You can sign your service agreement using your phone, tablet or computer, or we can organise a physical copy for you to sign.

I need help completing the referral form.

We are more than happy to help. Please phone our team on 1300 694 625 or send an email to [email protected].

I’d like more information about Positive Behaviour Support in Brisbane.

We’re happy to answer any questions you have about Positive Behaviour Support. Please contact us on the phone number or email address above. Your support coordinator might also be able to answer any questions you may have.

You might find this information useful:

• What is Positive Behaviour Support (PBS)?
• What is an NDIS Positive Behaviour Support Plan (PBSP)?
• Positive Behaviour Support in Queensland - Meet the team!

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Accessible recreation activities in Brisbane

Looking for accessible recreation activities in the Greater Brisbane area? Here are some great ideas:

• QAGOMA, the Queensland Art Gallery and Gallery of Modern Art in South Brisbane offers a leading Art and Dementia Program, designed for individuals living with dementia. QAGOMA offers free art tours, customised to the specific needs of individuals with disability — you can book customised sessions in advance. GOMA offers a hearing loop system in GOMA’s Australian Cinémathèque and wheelchairs are available for free hire at both galleries.
• The Queensland Museum in South Bank offers free wheelchair hire and all parts of the museum are wheelchair accessible. Sensory kits which include noise-cancelling headphones are available for loan from the cloakroom and the Queensland Museum’s website offers a number of social stories and maps to help you prepare for your visit.
• South Bank is home to galleries and museums and showcases a waterfront dining precinct, accessible paths, parklands, a pool and markets. The South Bank Visitor Information Centre offers wheelchair hire for a fee, while wheelchairs for the pool and beach are free to hire. Accessible parking is available, as well as accessible bathrooms, including a bathroom with ceiling hoist and change table/shower trolley near the Central Cafes.
• Brisbane Botanic Gardens Mount Coot-tha covers 56 hectares and offers free entry and guided walks. Walk amongst rainforest trees, a Japanese garden and Tropical Dome. Click here for a mobility map to help you plan your day.
• Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary in Fig Tree Pocket offers wheelchair hire for a small fee. Although many parts of the park are wheelchair accessible, Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary is situated on hilly terrain and some paths are not paved. It’s recommended that visitors using wheelchairs check the Sanctuary map and the Cérge app and website to plan their visit. The Cérge website and app host an access guide, visual story and sensory guide, virtual tour, audio guide, key word sign board and communication board.