Publications and resources
The following documents have been prepared to help disability service providers and support workers understand their roles and responsibilities in providing positive behaviour support in conjunction with restrictive practices.
- Restrictive practice requirements Restrictive practice requirements
- Restrictive practice identification tool Restrictive practice identification tool
- Acronyms
- Glossary
Information for service providers
Documents, factsheets and forms to assist disability service providers and support workers to understand their roles and responsibilities in providing positive behaviour support and the use of restrictive practices.
Policies and procedures
Fact sheets
- Authorising restrictive practices Authorising restrictive practices
- Chemical restraint Chemical restraint
- Chemical restraint and working with the treating doctor (for service providers) Chemical restraint and working with the treating doctor (for service providers)
- Compliance guidelines Compliance guidelines
- Disability Services decision making and review process Disability Services decision making and review process
- Containment and seclusion Containment and seclusion
- Information-sharing provisions for general practitioners Information-sharing provisions for general practitioners
- Clarification of purpose of medication form Clarification of purpose of medication form
- Information-sharing provisions for service providers Information-sharing provisions for service providers
- Locking of gates, doors or windows Locking of gates, doors or windows
- Mechanical restraint Mechanical restraint
- Physical restraint Physical restraint
- Adults receiving respite and community access services only - assessment and planning requirements Adults receiving respite and community access services only - assessment and planning requirements
Model statements
- Statement for a person with a sufficient and continuing interest in the adult Statement for a person with a sufficient and continuing interest in the adult
- Statement on the use of restrictive practices for an adult with cognitive/intellectual disability Statement on the use of restrictive practices for an adult with cognitive/intellectual disability
- Positive behaviour support—model statement information story
- Positive behaviour support—model statement visual tool
Short term approvals
- Short-term approvals—frequently asked questions Short-term approvals—frequently asked questions
- Short-term approvals—a guide for service providers Short-term approvals—a guide for service providers
- Short-term approval (STA) application form Short-term approval (STA) application form
- Form 6-1 Application for the review of a decision Form 6-1 Application for the review of a decision Form 6-1 Application for the review of a decision
NOTE: When seeking a Short-Term approval for matters involving Containment and / or Seclusion, please refer to the Restrictive Practices Short Term Approval Form, which is located under the Forms section of the Office of the Public Guardian’s website.
Positive Behaviour Support Model Plan
- Positive behaviour support—model plan
- Locking of gates, doors and windows - model plan Locking of gates, doors and windows - model plan
Information for people with a disability, families and carers
Information and resources in an easy to read format including a guide for families.
- Last reviewed
- 10 October 2022
- Last modified
- 25 November 2022
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