Positive Behaviour Support
Get the Support Your Family Needs. Person-centred support that respects everyone involved.
Whether you're just starting to explore behaviour support or need an updated plan, our compassionate team is here to help.
What Our Positive Behaviour Support Includes
Our support is flexible and tailored to suit each participant and their family.
Functional Behaviour Assessment
Understanding the "why" behind behaviours of concern is the starting point. This may include:
- Observation across different settings
- Conversations with the person, family and carers
- Identifying triggers and unmet needs
- Understanding the function of the behaviour
- Gathering information to inform a plan
Behaviour Support Plan Development
A tailored plan sets out practical, proactive strategies. Tenax Supports helps with:
- Developing a written behaviour support plan
- Proactive strategies to reduce behaviours of concern
- Skill-building and replacement strategies
- Environmental and routine adjustments
- Clear guidance for everyone involved
Family & Carer Support
Families and carers play a central role in behaviour support. We provide:
- Practical guidance and training
- Support to apply strategies consistently
- A collaborative, respectful approach
- Regular check-ins and communication
- Support navigating difficult moments
Interim Strategies for Urgent Needs
Where safety or wellbeing is an urgent concern, we can provide:
- Interim strategies while a full plan is developed
- Practical, immediate guidance
- Coordination with other supports and services
- A calm, structured approach
- Ongoing communication with your team
Ongoing Review & Monitoring
Behaviour support plans are living documents. Tenax Supports reviews and adjusts strategies over time as circumstances change, alongside practical support when funded in your NDIS plan.
Positive Behaviour Support Frequently Asked Questions
Positive Behaviour Support is a person-centred, evidence-based approach that seeks to understand the reasons behind behaviours of concern and improve quality of life through proactive strategies, rather than punishment or control.
NDIS participants with funding under Capacity Building - Improved Relationships may be able to access Positive Behaviour Support. Tenax Supports can review your plan and help explain what applies to you.
Support can involve:
- Understanding triggers and unmet needs behind behaviours of concern
- Developing a behaviour support plan with proactive strategies
- Working with family, carers and support teams
- Building replacement skills and coping strategies
- Regular review and adjustment of strategies
Tenax Supports takes a human rights-based approach focused on reducing and eliminating restrictive practices where possible, working collaboratively with participants, families and other providers on safe, respectful strategies.
Our positive behaviour support sessions run at two locations in Melbourne's west — Werribee and Hoppers Crossing — supporting NDIS participants across the Wyndham area. Both locations are minutes from our head office at 935 Tarneit Rd, Tarneit, and transport to and from sessions can be arranged where it is funded in your NDIS plan. In Werribee, sessions are based at Werribee VIC 3030 — Our Werribee sessions sit close to Werribee Station, the Watton Street shops and the Wyndham Cultural Centre, so groups can practise real community access on foot. Convenient for participants in Werribee, Werribee South, Wyndham Vale and Point Cook. In Hoppers Crossing, sessions are based at Hoppers Crossing VIC 3029 — Our Hoppers Crossing sessions run near Hoppers Crossing Station and the Pacific Werribee shopping precinct, with plenty of parking and easy drop-off. Convenient for participants in Hoppers Crossing, Tarneit, Truganina, Williams Landing and Laverton. Not sure which location suits you? Contact our team or make a referral. Participants living in our Tarneit SIL home and other Victorian homes can also join either location.
Start Building a Better Quality of Life Today
If you'd like support understanding behaviour and building a practical plan, our friendly team is here to help.
Person-centred. Evidence-based. Delivered with care.