Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) Melbourne

Rubix Support’s Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) practitioners work collaboratively with people, their families and their wider support networks. Together, they deliver evidence-based assessments and develop practical strategies that prioritise safety, human rights, skill development and quality of life.

Our goal is to create meaningful and lasting change. Specifically, we focus on people who display Behaviours of Concern or other complex presentations — not just manage behaviour in the short term. As a result, our Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) Melbourne service is built around understanding the person first. We then build strategies that genuinely work in their everyday life.

Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) is an evidence-based, rights-focused and person-centred approach. It helps practitioners understand and respond to behaviours of concern in people with disability. Rather than focusing solely on stopping a behaviour, PBS looks at the reasons behind it. For example, unmet needs, communication challenges, environmental triggers or skill gaps all play a role. Because of this, practitioners develop proactive strategies to address those root causes directly.

The NDIS funds PBS under the Capacity Building — Improved Relationships budget. Furthermore, it must be delivered by a registered Behaviour Support Practitioner. Rubix Support is a registered NDIS provider. Consequently, our practitioners are assessed as suitable by the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission to develop Behaviour Support Plans, including plans involving regulated restrictive practices.

What sets Rubix Support’s Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) Melbourne service apart is the depth and diversity of our clinical team. Our practitioners come from a broad range of professional backgrounds. These include social work, developmental education, psychology and allied health — drawing on expertise across multiple disciplines.

Our clinical leads bring several decades of combined experience in the behaviour support field. Furthermore, our team operates as a genuine unit rather than a collection of individual practitioners. As a result, when you work with Rubix Support, you are not just supported by one practitioner. Instead, you have the knowledge, strength and care of our entire clinical team behind you.

We carefully match practitioners to participants based on individual needs, preferences and background. This is because the right relationship is a core part of what makes PBS work.

As part of our Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) Melbourne service, our practitioners deliver a comprehensive range of supports. For example, they can:

One of the unique strengths of Rubix Support’s Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) Melbourne service is how it integrates with our other supports. As a result, participants receive consistent, coordinated care across every area of their life. Our PBS practitioners work directly alongside our:

This connected model means behaviour support strategies are understood and applied consistently across every environment. Consequently, progress is not limited to a clinical session — it carries through into everyday life.