Step 3: Comprehensive behaviour support plan

Conduct functional behaviour assessment (see details in the NDIS comprehensive behaviour support plan template).  

This includes assessing whether restrictive practice can be avoided (ensuring it is the last resort for preventing the person with disability from causing physical (or emotional) harm to themselves or another person). 

If it cannot be avoided, the proposed restrictive practice must be the least restrictive practice possible in the circumstances and meet all governing legislation, policies and rules [link to legislation, policies and rules]. 

Also refer to the NDIS comprehensive behaviour support plan checklist. 

Find out more about collaborating and working together as APOs and Behaviour Support Practitioners [linReport any unauthorised restrictive practicesk to Working with Behaviour Support Practitioners]. 

Assess the quality of the behaviour support plan and/or gain technical support about writing behaviour support plans and assessing their quality at Promoting Positive Behaviour Support Practice. 

Enter the interim behaviour support plan in the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission portal. 

Lodge the behaviour support plan into the State-based Restrictive Intervention Data System (RIDS). 

Review the proposed restrictive practice(s).  

Check they meet all governing legislation, policies and rules [link to legislation, policies and rules], meet the person’s goals and work to improve the person’s quality of life. 

Report any unauthorised restrictive practices [link to reporting legislative breaches] identified or suspected. 

Explain the support plan, proposed regulated restrictive practices, how they will be used and the person’s right to appeal any use of a regulated restrictive practice.  

The independent person [link to definition] must make all reasonable efforts to explain the regulated restrictive practices in the behaviour support plan in a way suited to the person with disability’s communication style and needs.  

Find out more about the independent person’s role [link to the independent person]. 

Review the proposed restrictive practice(s).  

Check they meet all governing legislation, policies and rules [link to legislation, policies and rules], that they meet the person’s goals and work to improve the person’s quality of life. 

Approve or refuse proposed regulated restrictive practices in the Restrictive Intervention Data System (RIDS). 

The APO will be notified of approval in the State-based Restrictive Intervention Data System (RIDS) and via email. 

If refused: 

If approved: 

Upload the authorisation letter from the State-based Restrictive Intervention Data System (RIDS) into the NDIS-based provider portal. 

The Behaviour Support Practitioner receives notified of approval in the State-based Restrictive Intervention Data System (RIDS) and via email. 

Implement comprehensive plan. 

 Contact all people with roles in the behaviour support plan and communicate their roles, ensure they have the skills to safely support the plan and connect them with any training, as required. 

Continue to check in with the people involved with the plan informally to understand issues and celebrate successes. This will also inform any revisions the support plan may need, if required. 

Find out more about working with Behaviour Support Practitioners [link to working with behaviour support practitioners] as an APO.