A person with a disability may have many complex needs depending on the diagnosis. There may be behavioral changes due to various factors such as brain injury due to accidents, diseases such as stroke, conditions such as autism, and behavioral problems such as oppositional defiant disorder and attention-deficit/hyperactivity. These reasons not only cause distress to the person living with a disability but also have a negative impact on the family and caregivers.
If you manage an NDIS participant as a family member or caregiver and your loved one exhibits complex behavior, you may need to have a Behavior Support Plan (BSP). The plan is often developed with input from family, caregivers, and other supporters involved in the participant's care. The primary purpose of this plan is to help manage anxious behavior more effectively. This will help improve the quality of life of the participants.
Devising an NDIS Behaviour Support Plan
The main objective of BSP is to protect the participants and others around them from any possible harm and to help them improve their quality of life. The NDIS Commissioning Support Group provides clinical guidance to NDIS participants. Commissions generally do not recommend the use of restrictive measures such as physical, mechanical, or drug restraints. These restrictions should be avoided until deemed necessary.
Behavioral support plans can only be managed and developed by qualified health professionals recommended by the NDIS as suitable for the role. This health professional will be responsible for setting up the necessary behavioral assessment and creating a plan tailored to the needs and requirements of the affected participant. Behavioral support providers often work with your NDIS provider to provide psychosocial recovery and Trusted Support Coordination. Practitioners typically take a month to develop an interim plan and up to six months for a full one. Advocates are well-trained in evidence-based planning and individual needs. These strategies must be proactive in their approach to meet a participant's needs and behavioral functions.
Components of an Effective Behavior Support Plan
When developing a functional behavior assessment, an NDIS support practitioner typically consults with participants and their loved ones. Evaluation of past behavioral support and strategies for dealing with difficult behaviors should also be considered when developing a new behavioral support plan. Recommendations that should be adopted may include:
- Suggesting changes in the physical environment.
- Abstaining from the factors that trigger complex behavioral issues.
- Give them more opportunities for choice and access to an increased variety of activities.
- Teaching the right skills and behavior, including suitable communication strategies and guidelines.
How can HiFive help you with your practice support plan?
Behavioral Support Plans (BSPs) are tailored to each individual's needs and requirements. Plans organized in the BSP should be regularly reviewed so that these plans can be adjusted as needed. HiFive Community Services is one of Australia's premier disability services. HiFive will help you connect with the right support to achieve your goals, whether it's a behavioral support plan, reliable support, self-care, internal support and access to the community, psychosocial recovery, or care of the elderly. As an innovative NDIS-registered support provider, we proudly offer Victorian disabled people flexibility, choice, and control. Our qualified, NDIS-accredited health professionals help you develop an inclusive BSP that reduces participant behavioral complexity but also helps to impact everyone involved in their management system. All HiFive employees are vetted before they start working with us, so you can be sure that everyone we send you will be experienced and trustworthy.
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