57Behaviour support plan to be prepared

57 Behaviour support plan to be prepared

If a disability services provider that is providing a disability service to a person with disability proposes to use a restrictive practice in relation to the person, the disability services provider must ensure that a behaviour support plan is prepared for the person with disability, by a behaviour support practitioner, that –

(a) states the circumstances in which the proposed type of restrictive practice is to be used for behaviour support; and

(b) explains how the use of a restrictive practice will be of benefit to the person with disability; and

(c) demonstrates that the use of a restrictive practice is the option which is the least restrictive of the person as is possible in the circumstances; and

(d) includes strategies to reduce or eliminate the need for a restrictive practice to be used on the person with disability; and

(e) takes into account any –

(i) previous behaviour assessments; and

(ii) other relevant assessments; and

(f) includes the changes to be made to the environment of the person to reduce or eliminate the need for the restrictive practice to be used on the person.