Positive Behaviour Support
Enhance Quality of Life & Reduce Restrictive Practices
Empower your care workforce with evidence-based Positive Behaviour Support frameworks to understand unmet needs, prevent distress, and transform care outcomes. Fully aligned with CQC inspection standards, Restraint Reduction Network (RRN) guidelines, and Skills for Care.
Why Expert Positive Behaviour Support Training is Critical for Your Team
Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) is a values-led, evidence-based framework designed to enhance an individual’s quality of life while reducing behaviors that challenge. Rather than focusing on suppressing difficult behaviors reactively, PBS seeks to understand the function of the behavior—identifying what a person is trying to communicate through physical distress, sensory overload, or environmental discomfort. Our Positive Behaviour Support course is an essential module designed to embed proactive, human-rights-focused care across health and social care settings in the UK.
Delivered by experienced care practitioners and clinical experts, this training translates complex behavioral psychology into practical daily routines. Your staff will learn how to create supportive environments, recognize early warning signs, and implement proactive primary strategies that drastically reduce crisis points and reliance on restrictive practices.
Structured to meet CQC key lines of enquiry (KLOEs), NICE guidelines, and RRN standards, Almans Education provides your organization with the tools to build ethical, compassionate, and inspection-ready care services.
What This Course Covers
Our robust, evidence-backed curriculum provides your workforce with deep theoretical knowledge and practical tools to implement PBS care plans effectively. Key modules include:
Values and Principles of PBS: Understanding human rights, person-centred active support, and how enhancing quality of life inherently reduces distress behaviors.
Functional Behaviour Assessment (FBA): Learning how to collect data (ABC charts) to identify environmental triggers, setting events, and the underlying function of a behavior.
Proactive (Primary) Strategies: Modifying environments, communication methods, and daily schedules to prevent distress before it starts.
Active Support Techniques: Promoting independence, engagement, and meaningful daily choices for individuals with complex needs.
Secondary & Tertiary Interventions: Implementing safe, low-arousal de-escalation strategies during early warning signs and managing crisis points safely without restraint.
Data Collection & Plan Evaluation: Accurately logging behavioural trends, reviewing PBS care plan targets, and maintaining transparent multi-agency documentation.
Who Should Attend This Training?
This training is essential for teams supporting individuals with learning disabilities, autism, acquired brain injuries, dementia, or mental health conditions. It is highly recommended for:
Support workers, healthcare assistants (HCAs), and complex care staff
Learning disability and autism specialist support teams
Registered managers, team leaders, and care coordinators
Residential care home, supported living, and respite care personnel
Special educational needs (SEN) assistants and social care practitioners.
Course Eligibility & Entry Requirements
At Almans Education, we believe person-centred behavioral strategies should be accessible to all professionals across the care sector.
Prior Qualifications: There are no strict academic prerequisites to join this course. It is suitable for both new entrants completing their induction and experienced staff looking to deepen their clinical skill set.
Language Proficiency: A good standard of written and spoken English is necessary to accurately read functional behavior assessments, contribute to care plans, and maintain incident logs.
Employment Status: Ideal whether you are an individual care worker seeking career progression in complex support roles or an employer booking team compliance training.
Delivering Excellence Across All Core Care Specialties
Whether you are an individual looking to progress your career or an organisation seeking professional workforce development solutions, Almans Education is here to support your journey with flexible, practical, and industry-led training