The Positive Behaviour Support Capability Framework (the Framework) focuses on the knowledge and skills that underpin contemporary evidence-based practice in positive behaviour support.
The Framework:
- provides clear expectations for behaviour support practitioners and helps them move towards a higher standard of practice
- aims to strengthen the safeguarding for people with disability receiving behaviour support
- demonstrates the NDIS Commission’s commitment to reducing and eliminating restrictive practices.
It's important for behaviour support practitioners to work with within their knowledge, skills and experience. See our policy guidance
You must apply to become a behaviour support practitioner and be considered suitable by the NDIS Commission to provide behaviour support under the NDIS.
Who can use the Framework?
The Framework is for anyone who wants to be considered suitable to be an NDIS behaviour support practitioner. A decision about suitability is based on an assessment against the Framework.
The Framework has four capability levels:
- core
- proficient
- advanced
- specialist.
The NDIS Commission does not endorse practitioner capability levels. We only make a decision of 'suitable', 'not suitable' or 'unable to make a decision'.
If you have been considered suitable as an NDIS behaviour support practitioner, you can continue to progress through the practitioner levels through professional and clinical supervision arrangements. You do not need to submit a progression application to the NDIS Commission.
Download the Framework
Download The Positive Behaviour Support Capability Framework.
There is also an Easy Read version available.
Supporting you to follow the Framework
The Self-assessment Resource Guide can support individuals to:
- self-assess their capabilities against the Framework
- understand and support the supervisor endorsement process
- develop a portfolio of evidence for an application to be considered suitable to be a behaviour support practitioner.
If you have limited portfolio evidence, see the fact sheet: New behaviour support practitioners: Applying for suitability