Workshop 4: Restrictive Practices & Supported Decision Making
Positive Behaviour Support Series Workshop 5
Service Description
Clarity on identifying and fading out RRPs, and using Supported Decision Making to improve choice and control Protect human rights, meet your obligations, and lift practice quality. This workshop gives PBS practitioners and allied health professionals clear, practical guidance on when a practice is restrictive, what authorisation requires, and how to embed supported decision-making so that people with disability have genuine voice and choice. We work from real case scenarios and give you usable wording for plans, progress notes, and authorisation requests. What you will learn • What counts as a restrictive practice under the NDIS Commission and state Senior Practitioner frameworks, including environmental and chemical restraint. • How to document least restrictive alternatives, fade out plans, review cycles, and measurable reduction goals. • Supported decision making in practice: Capacity, consent, dignity of risk, and how to support decisions when communication is limited or cognition fluctuates. • How to separate crisis responses from everyday supports, and stop plans becoming only escalation guides. • Writing with impact: Plain English rationales, risk analysis, and evidence links. Key topics • Human rights, safeguards, and the Quality and Safeguards rules • Identifying function to avoid unnecessary restriction • Alternatives to PRN medication, seclusion, physical holds, and environmental controls • Authorisation and reporting pathways across jurisdictions • Working with families, guardians, and providers to agree on safer options • Templates, checklists, and example wording you can reuse Who should attend PBS practitioners, behaviour clinicians, team leaders, service managers, support coordinators, nurses, and allied health professionals who support people with behaviour of concern at risk of restrictive practices. Format and inclusions Four hour live online session with Q and A, case vignettes, and interactive polls. You receive a workbook, example plan excerpts, checklists, and a reduction plan template. Outcomes You will leave confident to identify and report least restrictive strategies, complete paperwork , embed supported decision making steps, and write plans that are ethical, lawful, and implementable the next day.
Cancellation Policy
By enrolling in one of our workshops you agree to the following terms: Bookings are essential and subject to availability. Full payment is required at the time of booking to secure your place. Cancellations made 30 days or more before the first session will receive a full refund. Cancellations made within 30 days of the first session are non-refundable, except where required by Australian Consumer Law. No refunds are offered for missed sessions, partial attendance, or change of mind. In exceptional circumstances (for example, medical or personal emergencies), you may request a credit to apply to future services. This is not guaranteed and is offered at our discretion. No refunds will be issued once the series has concluded, except as required under Australian Consumer Law. If the workshop is cancelled or rescheduled by us, you will receive a full refund or the option to transfer your booking to another group. We strive to create a respectful, inclusive, and safe learning space. By attending, you agree to engage with your fellow participants and facilitators with professionalism, openness, and kindness.
Contact Details
0467 554 028
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Australia