Word list

This list explains what the bold words in this document mean.

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Behaviour support plan

A behaviour support plan is a document that explains what support a person with disability needs.

It can include restrictive practices.

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Behaviour support practitioner

Behaviour support practitioners work with a person to create a behaviour support plan.

This plan might include restrictive practices.

They follow the rules in our policy about restrictive practices.

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Bulletin

A bulletin is important news we share with the community.

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Chemical restraint

Chemical restraint is when someone uses medicine to change how a person acts.

It doesn’t include medicine that a doctor gives someone for an illness that they have.

For example, medicine they need for:

  • their mental health
  • a physical illness.

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Environmental restraint

Environmental restraint is when a person can’t:

  • use certain items
  • go to certain areas
  • take part in activities.

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External behaviour support practitioners

External behaviour support practitioners are people that:

  • need to be on all Quality Assurance Panels
  • help to decide if a restrictive practice can happen.

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Mechanical restraint

Mechanical restraint is when someone uses equipment that stops a person moving.

It doesn’t include equipment that supports people.

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NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission (NDIS Commission)

The NDIS Commission makes sure people with disability who take part in the NDIS:

  • are safe
  • get good services.

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Physical restraint

Physical restraint is when someone holds:

  • a person’s whole body
  • part of their body.

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Policy

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

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Positive behaviour support

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

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Providers

Providers support people with disability by delivering a service.

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Psychosocial disability

A psychosocial disability affects a person’s mental health.

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Quality

Quality is about good services that:

  • meet the needs of people with disability
  • give people with disability choice and control.

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Quality Assurance Panel

A Quality Assurance Panel is a group of people who check behaviour support plans.

They decide if a restrictive practice can happen.

They follow the rules in our policy about restrictive practices.

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Regulated

When restrictive practices are regulated, it means there are rules about how people use them.

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Restrictive practices

Restrictive practices are actions that stop people from:

  • moving
  • doing what they want.

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Rights

Rights are rules about how people must treat you:

  • fairly
  • equally.

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Seclusion

Seclusion is when a person has to stay alone in a room or a space.

This includes when they:

  • can’t leave

or

  • feel like they can’t leave.

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Supported decision-making

Everyone should be able to:

  • make their own choices
  • control their lives.

But some people need support to make decisions about their life.

We call this supported decision‑making.