Positive Behaviour Support Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) is embedded in all our services. PBS is a multi-faceted framework for understanding and supporting people who display behaviours of concern. By understanding the context in which these behaviours occur we can implement proactive, evidence-based strategies to enhance all areas of an individual’s life. The PBS approach has a strong values base, keeping the person at the centre and promoting valued social roles for people in society. PBS training for our staff All staff in our PBS Services are trained in PBS and Active Support approaches to ensure they are embedded in day to day life. Many of our current PBS support workers are trained in Makaton and have experience of supporting people who are non-verbal or who use VOCA systems. Our Senior PBS Support Workers are allocated to individuals and become the lead person in the care and support, ensuring up-to-date paperwork is in place, and providing seamless communication to family and professionals. Our support teams are also used to engaging with external professionals, and welcome input from them. We understand that some people will need additional aids, due to physical disabilities, and we have built up good relationships with Occupational Therapists who have supported our teams to make environments more user friendly. As a member of the British Institute of Learning Disabilities (BILD), Aspens believes that to improve the quality of life, independence and autonomy of the people we support, Positive Behaviour Support must be a cornerstone of our ethos and values. Our PBS team Meraud Davis, BCBA, Regional Area Manager for PBS and Specialist Services Meraud has worked for Aspens for five years, originally as a Behaviour Specialist working with children and young people and now in our adult residential, supported housing, day services and outreach provisions. She supports staff teams to embed PBS, provides training and completes functional assessments to support behaviour support plans. Meraud has a Masters in Applied Behavioural Analysis and is working towards Board Certification. She has a degree in Psychology from Sussex University and a PGCE in Further Education. Ollie Payne, Behaviour Specialist Ollie has a background in Neuroscience, supporting people 1-1 with brain injury on their rehabilitation journey and has completed a Psychology Bachelors degree and a Cognitive Neuroscience Masters. He will be starting the MSc in ABA at the Tizard Centre shortly, which he says "is going to be an amazing opportunity to develop the skills that I am already learning through my work". Ollie is very keen on fitness and keeping a healthy mindset in daily life. He is passionate about boxing and mixed martial arts and when not working out you can find him sitting in the garden reading a book. Ollie says, "As a PBS Specialist, I maintain regular contact with services mainly across Sussex and help them understand behaviour of concern, build knowledge about autism and PBS and implement strategies across the service to give the people we support the best quality of life. I love PBS as I like the functional side of the assessments and talking with the people we support and the staff team. I enjoy working together with the people at Aspens and those who use our services. I find the best part of the job is being in services and building and maintaining rapport with the people we support and the teams." Manage Cookie Preferences Chat with us, powered by LiveChat