We may learn about your behaviour support needs in different ways, including:
- when we talk with you, such as at your plan meeting or check-in
- contact from your family, nominee, guardian, school, or employer letting us know you may need behaviour support
- contact from your providers, support workers or support coordinator. They might send us a report with concerns about your behaviour, or a recommendation for behaviour support
We’ll talk with you, your family, guardian or nominee to better understand you and what behaviour supports you may need. You have the right to make decisions about the behaviour support you want and need. We will support you to make these decisions. We call this supported decision making .
We’ll think about how behaviour support can help build your skills, and the skills of your family and those caring for you.
We may then fund a behaviour support assessment for you with an NDIS behaviour support practitioner. This will give us evidence to help decide if we can include funding for behaviour support in your plan.
Learn more about behaviour support assessments.
Your behaviour support practitioner should give you information about:
- the type and amount of behaviour support you need
- how the support relates to your disability
- how the support is effective and beneficial for you
- who is the most appropriate person to provide the support
- where the support will be provided
Other evidence can include incident reports, court reports, and assessment reports and support plans from an allied health professional, like a speech pathologist or occupational therapist.
We’ll let you know if we need more information, and what we need.
You can also learn more in our Factsheet - What evidence you need to give us before we create or change your plan.