We want to make sure people in WA are safe.

So we need rules about how providers can use some types of supports.

A provider supports people by delivering a service.

Sometimes providers use restrictive practices to keep:

• a person with disability safe
• other people safe.

Restrictive practices are actions that stop people from:

• moving
• doing what they want.

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.

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

Our policy includes rules about restrictive practices.

It also includes a plan to:

• use less restrictive practices
• stop using restrictive practices.

If people use restrictive practices the wrong way, they might hurt someone.

That’s why we need our policy.

We wrote this bulletin to share information with you about our policy.

We also wrote it to share information about positive behaviour support.

Positive behaviour support is about supporting you to live a good life.

It’s about working together to:

• understand your behaviour
• meet your needs
• provide the right support to you.

Providers can use positive behaviour support to help them:

• use less restrictive practices
• stop using restrictive practices.