Positive Behaviour
Support
An easy read guide on Positive Behaviour
Support.
About Walsingham Support
Our ambition (what we want)
We want an equal and diverse society
where people with disabilities are
citizens in their own right and who are
supported to achieve happiness and
their full potential.
Our work (what we do)
We employ extraordinary people who
enable unique individuals to achieve
their goals.
Our values (how we do things)
• Put people at the heart of
everything we do
• Seek continuous improvement
• Embrace innovation and positive
risk taking
• Appreciate staff and recognise
achievement
• Use resources efficiently and
effectively
• Are always open and honest
• Treat everyone with respect
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Your needs
We can support you if you have
different needs including:
• a learning disability
• Autism
• mental health needs
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physical disability
a brain injury
age-related needs
problems hearing or seeing
We will support you as an individual in
the way that is right for you.
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How we can support you
We will work with you to develop a
person centred plan which says how
you will be supported.
We will work with you to find out your
goals and how we can support you to
achieve them.
We will support you to develop skills
so you can be more independent.
We will work with you to find out
what you want from your support.
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Positive Behaviour Support
We know that everyone is different so
we adapt our support to suit you.
Positive Behaviour Support is a person
centred approach to supporting
people.
It support people with behaviours that
challenge to:
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Lead a healthy lifestyle
Improve your quality of life
Enhance your community presence
Increase your personal skills.
You will be encouraged to help plan
your own support.
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Support teams
Positive Behaviour Support enables
people to have positive engagement
with others.
It also supports social and
communications skills
Your keyworker will provide support to
suit your needs.
Our staff will receive Positive
Behaviour Support training to enable
them to support your individual
needs.
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Contact us
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Contact us
If you have any questions about this
document you can contact us.
Walsingham House
1331-1337 High Road
Whetstone
London
N20 9HR
0333 405 1030
[email protected]
www.walsingham.com