Behaviour Support Practitioner

Description

Works with carers and support workers to assess the need for, and develop, comprehensive behaviour support plans for people with behaviours of concern.

Description

This unit group covers Allied Health Counselling, Psychology, Social Work and Creative Therapy Professionals not elsewhere classified. It includes Arts Therapists, Behaviour Support Practitioners and Music Therapists.

Tasks include

• Undertakes functional behavioural assessments to identify contributing factors and consequences of challenging behaviours
• Engages clients, their families, support teams and other allied health professionals to develop behaviour support plans
• Recommends strategies or areas for skills development to provide opportunities for participation and inclusion
• Develops behaviour support plans that contain preventative approaches, strategies for promoting success and methods for intervening
• Provides guidance, training and coaching to clients' families and other members of the clients' support teams to implement behaviour support strategies
• Monitors the implementation of behaviour support plans, and gathers data to review and reassess plans for clients or their support teams
• Participates in peer support and clinical supervision activities with other practitioners to address challenges