WE RADIATE POSITIVITY.
We support the NHS and other organisations to deliver assessment, intervention and support services for children and adults with the most challenging behavioural issues. Delivering tangible results and positive outcomes is difficult. Many people will have already been treated by other providers, often with failed outcomes.
Our unique five-stage model is proven to deliver effective, person-centred care solutions which make a lasting impact on people and their families.
Our process and methodology are based on the principles and practices of Positive Behavioural Support, blended with other practices to best suit each person’s needs.
WHAT IS POSITIVE BEHAVIOURAL SUPPORT?
Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) is an evidence-backed methodology which considers the person as a whole, including their life history, physical health and emotional needs. PBS ensures an individual’s personal needs, wants, desires and goals are central to the support provided.
Deployed well, PBS improves the quality of life of people who display challenging behaviour, their family members and care professionals.
Using PBS, we seek to understand the reasons behind challenging behaviour so that unmet needs can be met. The approach provides support based on inclusion, choice, participation and equal opportunities, and encourages the involvement of people who live, care for and work with the person who is displaying challenging behaviour.
As well as helping react to challenging behaviour, PBS is also proactive and preventative, focusing on teaching skills that help people communicate more effectively to reduce challenging behaviour.
WHAT IS OUR UNIQUE 5-STAGE MODEL?
Our unique 5-stage model blends Positive Behaviour Support with other evidence-based practices including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Motivational Interviewing. Combining the best of each practice, we tailor our services to the needs of each child or adult, and work through our 5-stages along with their families and support network:
STAGE 1
MATCHING
Initially, we get to know a client, their circumstances and their support network, as well as what everyone hopes to achieve through our involvement.
We then identify what we can do to make the greatest difference to the life of the client, their family and the rest of their support network.
STAGE 2
ENGAGING
We engage a client with the support we will provide and what it aims to achieve. This includes us inspiring, motivating and cheerleading a client so they feel ready to do more, be more and ultimately get more from life.
In addition, we also activate members of the client’s support network and ask them to commit to helping the client to change their behaviour and current situation.
STAGE 3
UNDERSTANDING
We use the science of behaviour analysis to gain a comprehensive understanding of a client and the reasons behind their challenging behaviour. This involves us assessing the client in a range of settings, for example, at their home, a school, residential care setting or supported living environment.
STAGE 4
DELIVERING
We deliver comprehensive behaviour programmes to help reframe the challenging behaviour of a client and develop flexible, tailored solutions that lead to positive change.
This may involve us providing direct behaviour therapy to a client, teaching a client new skills so they can better manage their behaviour, or training a client’s network to provide support in a different way.
STAGE 5
CELEBRATING
During this phase, we provide honest and positive summaries to keep the client and their network up to date with their progress.
Importantly, we also take valuable time to celebrate the achievements of our clients, which can be hugely beneficial.
And finally, we end our process when we know the client and their support network are totally committed to attaining the high expectations they have set for themselves.
OUR VALUES.
Positive Support Group’s PACCT is to live by our values:
P – PASSION.
A – AUTHENTIC.
C – COURAGEOUS.
C – COLLABORATIVE.
T – TRUSTED.
“We now see hope after working with Positive Support Group. After our child’s exclusion, we started to lose it. But working with you guys has helped us to believe that things will improve.”
— Parent of a child supported by Positive Support Group