What is a behaviour support plan

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This guide is written by the Restrictive Practices Unit.

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A behaviour support plan describes how people who support you will help you be safe so you can live your best life.

A behaviour support plan could include:

• Your name.
• Your age.
• Where you live.
• The things you like and do not like.
• Ways to help when things are not going well.

You can ask to know what is in your plan.

You can tell people how you feel about what is in your plan.

A behaviour support practitioner is a person who is trained to understand people and their behaviours.

The behaviour support practitioner will write your behaviour support plan.

The behaviour support practitioner must explain to you or the people who look after you about what is in the plan.

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Restrictive Practices Unit
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RUNDLE MALL SA 5000