Empower, Encourage & Inspire
We believe in empowering, encouraging and inspiring others to live the life they want to live. These principles are the pillars on which our service is built, influencing how we work with others from colleagues to clients.
The way we work can help individuals to:
We support people with learning disabilities and/or autism.
Our service can benefit individuals by allowing more choice of where they can live and receive support. People can then be closer to family, friends and commissioning managers.
People with challenging behaviour benefit from personalised care, not large congregate settings. Best practice is for children, young people and adults to live in small local community-based settings
Receiving support within own home allows for a more focused approach to support.
..smaller services are generally better in terms of meeting their needs and supporting them to be inclusive members of their chosen communities.
Evidence shows that community-based housing enables greater independence, inclusion and choice, and that challenging behaviour lessens with the right support.
We like new ideas and suggestions. Most of all we like methods of working that are backed by proof.
There is a strong scientific evidence base for the technology that underpins PBS
Individuals can live in a flat of their own, within a community of their choosing.
The use of Positive Behavioural Support aligns with what we believe and has been proven to improve quality of life.
Communication is critical for supporting autonomy, wellbeing and quality of life.
An increased community presence, stronger networks of relationships and greater participation in activities usually leads to greater wellbeing.
Increasing opportunities to participate in all activities of daily life will develop skills and improve independence.
Our standard of work can only be conveyed through the colleagues we employ. Only through them can we show our level of care.
Part of PBS involves the teaching of new skills that can potentially improve quality of life.
The identification and recruitment of colleagues that support similar beliefs is key to extending our values.
Our team is led by individuals experienced in implementing Positive Behavioural Support, from direct support to management level.
Below are some external examples of successful PBS implementation taken from the UK and USA.
The UK Positive Behavioural Support (PBS) Competence Framework provides a detailed framework of the things that you need to know and the things that you need to do when delivering best practice PBS to people with learning disabilities who are at risk of behaviour that challenges.
Interviews with leading PBS academics and practitioners available on the BILD You Tube page.
Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board has developed a free e-learning course designed to raise awareness of Positive Behavioural Support (PBS).
