Positive behaviour support
Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) is a whole approach which aims to improve the quality of life for people who use services, this includes people with a learning disability and/or autism or those living with dementia and older people. It’s about providing the right support, at the right time to someone who may be at risk of developing or who are, presenting behaviours that challenge.
PBS is a person centred framework that is based on a set of values that helps a person get the life they want to by increasing the ways they can achieve this. It recognises that all behaviours happens for a reason and PBS helps us understand the reasons behind the behaviour that challenges us. We have set of bitesize sessions to introduce the learner to the core competencies set out in the PBS Academy.
Browse course datesValues led services
This course explores the history of the Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) approach in helping individuals lead fulfilling lives, with a focus on the values of those providing support. It highlights how values and attitudes influence behaviour, the importance of truly knowing the person being supported, and the need to uphold their choices and communication preferences.
Communication
This course explores effective ways of communicating with individuals, using core techniques such as nonverbal, verbal, gestural, and pictorial methods. It emphasises the importance of understanding how a person communicates, offers strategies for engaging with those who have limited verbal ability, and highlights how communication underpins autonomy, wellbeing, and quality of life.
Person centred thinking and planning
This course focuses on the importance of building relationships and developing rapport with the individuals you support, introducing person-centred planning tools to better understand what matters to them. It explores how strong relationships can support access to meaningful opportunities, and how gathering information about a person’s strengths, needs, preferences, and aspirations helps tailor support to their unique goals.
Person centred active support
This course highlights the importance of building relationships and developing rapport with the individuals you support, introducing person-centred planning tools to help understand what truly matters to them. It encourages reflection on how to support people in accessing meaningful opportunities and explores ways to gather information about their strengths, needs, preferences, and aspirations.
Behaviour support for older adults
The course is fully certified by BILD ACT as meeting the Restraint Reduction Network Training Standards. This course aims to provide staff with an introduction to positive behaviour support when supporting people with a learning disability and/or autism. Behaviours that challenge will almost always have a communicative message. This course explores some of the possible causes and discusses ways you can support people in a proactive way. It’s based on the theories and processes of positive behaviour support, there are two options, a two day behaviour support for older adults or a third day if you require some physical interventions (subject to risk assessment) to keep the individual or others safe.
Functional assessment
This course explores the importance of functional assessments in developing multi-element behaviour support plans, introducing a range of data collection tools used to inform a holistic understanding of behaviour. It explains the purpose of functional assessment, outlines the four-term contingency supports the accurate identification of behaviours and environmental triggers using observable and measurable terms.
Understanding functions of behaviour
This course introduces the four common functions of behaviour and explores how these may have developed as meaningful forms of communication for individuals. It explains the difference between the form and function of behaviour, emphasises that behaviour always has a purpose and encourages a shared responsibility in understanding the reasons behind it.
Introduction to trauma informed care
This interactive course introduces the trauma-informed approach, exploring how past traumatic experiences can continue to affect individuals today. By viewing behaviour through a trauma lens, participants will gain insight into how to reduce the risk of re-traumatisation through restrictive practices and learn ways to support individuals in feeling safe, valued and empowered with greater choice and control. The course also covers the impact of trauma on the brain and offers practical examples of how to support those who have experienced trauma.
Hampshire PBS Pathway Three Day Foundation (Younger Adults)
This course will be developed as bespoke to meet the needs of your service following a Training Needs Analysis and Restraint Reduction Network (RRN) certification training standards. The course will provide staff with an introduction to PBS when supporting people with a learning disability and/or autism.
The course is fully certified by the RRN, BILD ACT and has been peer reviewed by Skills for Care.
If you are interested in this course, complete the Bespoke Courses with Impact form.
Hampshire PBS Three Day Foundation (Older Adults)
This course will be developed as bespoke to meet the needs of your service following a Training Needs Analysis and Restraint Reduction certification (RRN) training standards. The course will enhance staff skills and knowledge in supporting people living with dementia whose behaviour may challenge services. It is based on the PBS framework in understanding that strategies should be based on a proactive approach to minimise risks of behaviours.
The course is fully certified by the RRN & BILD ACT.
If you are interested in this course, complete the Bespoke Courses with Impact form.