Positive behaviour support for children, never harmful practices
NDIS Quality Support for Children (guidance) P-6, stated plainly and cited to the edition held, with the evidence an auditor or the regulator asks for, the common gaps, and a free worksheet to fill in.
Children guidance P-6
NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission
Quality support for children in the NDIS, DA0855, August 2024 (guidance, not a rule)
1 October 2026, our build record of the held copy; the October 2024 copy carries the same text
Providers supporting children under the NDIS, registered or not. Guidance from the NDIS Commission, not a rule.
NDIS Quality Support for Children (guidance) on the standards library
Behaviour support works with the family and child to understand why behaviour occurs, produces a behaviour support plan with strategies to meet the child's needs and build skills, includes a plan to reduce and eliminate restrictive practices, and reviews progress with the family, following state and territory laws. A provider never forces a child, isolates them as punishment, takes down, holds down or pins down a child (such as bear hugs or basket holds), withholds a desired activity because the child refused something, yells at the child, or restricts a body part with a strap or garment to develop another when no progress is being made; restrictive practices not in a behaviour support plan are not used.
- Behaviour support plan with the reduction strategy and review dates
- Restrictive practice use records and reports
- Family participation in plan reviews
- Basket holds used by staff without a plan
- Plan written without the family
| Ref | Held (yes, partly, no, not applicable) | Where it is kept | Owner | Last reviewed | Next review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P-6 |
Completing this worksheet records what your practice holds and where. It does not make a practice compliant or ready for audit, and it is not legal advice.
Related requirements
NDIS Quality Support for Children (guidance)
- P-5Deliver early childhood supports that are family-centred and in natural settings
- P-7Act with integrity, honesty and transparency
- P-4Work within qualifications, evidence and the child's team
- Q-1Hold the checks, registrations and insurance required to work with children
- P-3Deliver safe services with trained, supervised staff
- Q-2Be registered with the NDIS Commission for the supports that require it
- P-2Protect privacy and dignity, and ask before touching
- Q-3Follow the NDIS Code of Conduct, registered or not
- Every page of this instrument
The same topic in other instruments (behaviour support, children and families)
- NDIS Practice Standards Core 7.1, Core 7.2, Core 7.3Core module: Freedom from abuse
- NDIS Practice Standards Module 2 3.1 to Module 2 3.5Module 2: Behaviour support in the NDIS
- NDIS Practice Standards Module 2 4.1 to Module 2 4.8Module 2: Restrictive practices
- NDIS Practice Standards Module 2 5.1 to Module 2 5.6Module 2: Assessments and plans
- Restrictive Practices Rules s 8Never use a restrictive practice the State or Territory prohibits
- Ahpra shared Code of conduct 4.3Children, young people and other patients who may have additional needs
See every requirement for your practiceSee the specimen practice