Positive Behaviour Support in Blacktown: Find a PBS practitioner near you

We support NDIS participants through easy access to Positive Behaviour Support in Blacktown and neighbouring areas in Sydney including the Hills, Penrith and Hawkesbury.

If you’re ready to get started with Positive Behaviour Support in Blacktown, please make a referral and our friendly intake team will assist you.

Positive Behaviour Support in Blacktown, NSW

If you’re an NDIS participant or if you support an NDIS participant in Blacktown, you might be looking for a behaviour support practitioner near you. We know that navigating NDIS supports can be challenging so it's our mission to make Positive Behaviour Support easy to access, wherever you are in Blacktown.

What is Positive Behaviour Support?

Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) is about improving a person’s quality of life; more specifically, it’s about helping an individual with disability find meaningful ways of communicating.

We seek to understand a person and their goals, including how they want to live their life in a way that is meaningful to them. We consider behaviours of concern and what a person might be seeking to communicate through these behaviours. We develop strategies as part of their behaviour support plan and where possible, support the implementation and review of these PBS strategies.

Here’s a helpful video where Belinda explains Positive Behaviour Support:

About our Behaviour Support Practitioners in Blacktown

We’re proud of our incredible behaviour support practitioners in Blacktown, who show unwavering commitment to improving the lives of others through person-centred Positive Behaviour Support.

Our PBS practitioners in Blacktown hold diverse qualifications in Positive Behaviour Support, psychology, forensic mental health, social work, social science, disability services, science and children’s services.

They share professional and clinical experience in multiple sectors, including mental health, education and disability and government departments including child protection and The Department of Communities and Justice.

Their work as behaviour support practitioners is informed by experience in supporting individuals who have experienced complex trauma, mental health, dementia, substance use, special needs, autism, intellectual and other disabilities.

Our Blacktown behaviour support practitioners converse fluently in a number of languages including English, Korean, Hindi, Punjabi and Tagalog.

All behaviour support practitioners at Ability Consultants are supported by a team of experienced PBS practitioners, including their own mentor and clinical supervisor as well as team members who oversee restrictive practices, clinical excellence and governance and professional development.

Every PBS practitioner is supported by a proficient or advanced/specialist behaviour support practitioner, ensuring you receive the best quality Positive Behaviour Support possible.

Where we provide Positive Behaviour Support in Blacktown

We provide Positive Behaviour Support throughout Blacktown City, including Blacktown, Seven Hills, Toongabbie, Lalor Park, Kings Langley, Kings Park, Marayong, Glenwood, Acacia Gardens, Stanhope Gardens, Quakers Hill, Parklea, The Ponds, Woodcroft, Glendenning, Dean Park, Hassall Grove, Oakhurst, Plumpton, Bidwill, Hebersham, Whalan, Mount Druitt, Rooty Hill, Minchinbury, Doonside, Ropes Crossing, Willmot, Shalvey, Lethbridge Park, Tregear, Emerton, Whalan, and further north in Kellyville Ridge, Tallawong, Rouse Hill, Riverstone, Grantham Farm, Vineyard, Schofields, Angus and Marsden Park.

As an NDIS provider in Sydney, we support NDIS participants in Blacktown as well as NDIS participants in neighbouring areas including the City of Hawkesbury, City of Penrith, The Hills Shire, Cumberland, City of Parramatta and Fairfield.

Where do you meet your behaviour support practitioner?

Our PBS practitioners travel to you — there is no need to worry about traffic or adding travel time to your day. If you prefer, you can also engage in telePBS, which provides you the flexibility to work with a PBS practitioner who might not be in your local area and also enables the important people in your life to join meetings, from wherever they are.

How to access Positive Behaviour Support in Blacktown

You can get started with Positive Behaviour Support in Blacktown and surrounding suburbs by making an online referral on our website. You can also bookmark our website for quick and easy access to our referral form.

Once you’ve made a referral, our team will be in contact with you to arrange a service agreement. When your PBS practitioner has been confirmed, they will be in touch to organise an initial meeting. As part of the PBS process, they will gather information through interviews, observations and interactions and complete a quality-of-life assessment. Depending on your needs and goals, a behaviour support plan will be developed for you and the important people in your life. Your PBS plan (PBSP) may include a discussion and analysis of the information gathered, and strategies to support you and improve your quality of life.

Contact us if you have questions about Positive Behaviour Support in Blacktown

If you have any questions about Positive Behaviour Support, please feel welcome to call our team on 1300 694 625 or send a message using our contact form.

Want to know more about Positive Behaviour Support?

The following Positive Behaviour Support resources might be useful:

• What is Positive Behaviour Support (PBS)?
• What is an NDIS Positive Behaviour Support Plan (PBSP)?
• NDIS funding and Positive Behaviour Support

Positive Behaviour Support careers in Blacktown

Interested in Positive Behaviour Support jobs in Blacktown?

Join our team of over 140 behaviour support practitioners in Australia. You’ll benefit from 1-1 mentoring, ongoing training and support. We’ll guide you as you progress through the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission PBS Capability Framework as you become a core, proficient and advanced/specialist PBS practitioner.

As a PBS practitioner at Ability Consultants you’ll experience real work-life balance: choose your own hours and work from home, making client visits at a mutually convenient time. To join our team as a PBS practitioner in Blacktown, please visit our careers page. You can also learn more about our team here and on our blog.

If you’re interested in developing your skills as a behaviour support practitioner, our online PBS training is free and available anytime. We recommend starting with our Functions and Formulations series before moving on to Multi-Element Interventions.

Inclusive recreation activities in Blacktown, NSW

We love to shine a light on inclusive, accessible recreation activities in each city — here’s a list in Blacktown that you might enjoy!

• Sydney Zoo: Sydney Zoo offers inclusivity in all areas, with every exhibit accessible by wheelchair or mobility scooter. Wheelchairs and electric mobility scooters can be hired on site and the Zoo has extensive flat pathways throughout. Sydney Zoo offers a number of special events including Accessible Zookeeper for a day, which can be booked for private sessions or groups. The program runs for three hours for ages 8 and over and includes a meet and greet with zookeepers, participation in zookeeper responsibilities, feeding animals, photo opportunities and/or creating animal enrichment items.

• Narragingy Reserve: Narragingy Reserve covers over 200 acres in Sydney’s west, with something for everyone, including formal gardens, barbecue and picnic areas, open spaces, bushland, the Chang Lai Yuan Chinese Gardens, the Aboriginal Heritage Garden and a miniature railway. Narragingy Reserve features multiple playgrounds including a water playspace and Wawai Ngurra, an inclusive adventure playground that opened in 2023. The Wawai Ngurra playspace was designed with inclusivity as its priority. It features an elevated walkway, all-access swings, accessible furniture, slides, musical features, a trampoline, a sand table, play sculpture, quiet spaces and a Changing Places facility.
• Featherdale Wildlife Park: Featherdale is another wildlife park offering flat terrain, with accessible, sealed paths and ramps throughout. Free wheelchairs are available for hire and low fences and glass allow for easier animal viewing.
• Flip Out: Flip Out Blacktown offers sensory-friendly trampoline sessions, check your local Flip Out timetable for FlipAbility sessions each week.
• We Are Studios: We Are Studios hosts art workshops and events throughout Western Sydney. The studio is inclusive and disability-led and partners include Blacktown Arts and the Art Gallery of NSW. We Are Studios offers 8 and 16 week programs to support artists with disabilities who wish to explore their creative potential and those seeking mentorship, studio space and exhibition participation.