Behaviour Support in Melbourne
NDIS Behaviour Support
At Ocimum, we provide personalised NDIS Behaviour Support to help individuals understand and manage behaviours of concern, build everyday skills, and improve their overall quality of life. Our approach to Positive Behaviour Support focuses on understanding each person’s unique needs, strengths, preferences, and circumstances.
We work collaboratively with NDIS participants, families, carers, support workers, and other professionals to develop practical strategies that promote emotional wellbeing, independence, communication, and meaningful participation in everyday life. By focusing on the underlying reasons for behaviours of concern, we aim to create supportive environments where individuals feel safe, respected, understood, and empowered to achieve their goals.
Our goal is to deliver person-centred behaviour support that upholds individual rights, promotes choice and dignity, and supports positive, lasting outcomes.
Here are three key areas of our work in Behaviour Support:
Behaviour Assessment and Individualised Planning
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Understanding the reasons behind behaviours of concern is an important step towards providing effective and meaningful support. Our approach focuses on understanding the individual, their environment, and the factors that may influence their behaviour.
- Individualised Behaviour Assessments: Develop an understanding of each participant’s strengths, needs, communication, preferences, and behaviours of concern.
- Personalised Behaviour Support Plans: Develop tailored strategies based on the participant’s circumstances, goals, and support needs, where appropriate to the service provided.
- Understanding Behaviour Triggers: Identify environmental factors, communication barriers, and unmet needs that may contribute to behaviours of concern.
- Proactive Support Strategies: Encourage approaches that promote safety, emotional wellbeing, positive engagement, and an improved quality of life.
Positive Behaviour Strategies and Skill Development
Our Positive Behaviour Support approach focuses on building skills, strengthening relationships, and supporting greater independence. We work towards practical outcomes that help participants engage more confidently in their daily lives.
- Emotional Regulation and Coping Skills: Support participants to develop strategies for managing emotions, navigating challenges, and responding to difficult situations.
- Communication and Social Skills: Encourage effective communication, positive relationships, and meaningful participation in social and community activities.
- Capacity Building: Help participants, families, carers, and support workers develop the knowledge and skills needed to implement consistent behaviour support strategies.
- Promoting Independence: Encourage everyday living skills, informed choice, confidence, and greater participation in activities that matter to each individual.
Ongoing Collaboration, Monitoring and Ongoing Support
Effective NDIS Behaviour Support involves ongoing collaboration, consistent strategies, and regular reviews to ensure support continues to meet the participant’s needs.
- Collaborative Support: Work alongside participants, families, carers, support workers, and other professionals to establish consistent and coordinated approaches.
- Progress Monitoring and Review: Review behaviour support strategies and outcomes to ensure they remain appropriate as the participant’s needs and goals evolve.
- Guidance for Families and Support Teams: Provide practical guidance to help support networks respond to behaviours of concern with confidence, understanding, and consistency.
- Rights, Dignity and Wellbeing: Promote person-centred approaches that respect individual choice, uphold dignity, and prioritise proactive strategies to reduce and, where possible, eliminate the need for restrictive practices.
