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About our bulletins

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Restrictive practices are actions that stop people from:

  • moving
  • doing what they want.

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We wrote a policy so everyone knows what rules we have about restrictive practices.

A policy is a government plan for how to do things.

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We call it the Authorisation of Restrictive Practices in Funded Disability Services Policy.

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Sometimes providers use restrictive practices to keep people safe.

A provider supports people with disability by delivering a service.

We wrote our bulletins to share information about:

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bullet our policy

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bullet research about positive behaviour support.end of list

Positive behaviour support is about supporting a person with disability to live a good life.

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Positive behaviour support is about working together to:

  • understand someone’s behaviour
  • meet their needs
  • provide the right support to them.