Responding to Behaviour Support Needs in the Disability Services Future: Discussion Paper

Leanne Dowse, Laura Hogan, Angela Dew, Aminath Didi, Michele Wiese, Peter Conway, Shoshana Dreyfus, Louisa Smith

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Abstract

The Discussion Paper on Responding to Behaviour Support Needs in the Disability Services Future provides a summary of information gathered by the Intellectual Disability Behaviour Support Program (IDBS). It is designed to inform and provide an opportunity for reflection on the provision of behaviour support for people with intellectual and cognitive disability in the disability services future in Australia. The paper: 1. Introduces a conceptualisation that encourages person-centred holistic understanding of behaviour support needs and behaviour support practices, 2. Identifies issues relevant to the provision of behaviour support in an individualised and marketised disability service future, and 3. Proposes the foundational building blocks for a sustained sector-wide approach to enhancing quality, efficacy, and accountability in behaviour support practice as a support for people with disability and complex support needs.
Original languageEnglish
Place of PublicationSydney, N.S.W.
PublisherUNSW
Number of pages36
Publication statusPublished - 2017

Bibliographical note

© UNSW Sydney 2017

Keywords

  • National Disability Insurance Scheme (Australia)
  • people with mental disabilities
  • behavior

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