Location: Avon & Wiltshire – all events are held at UWE, Glenside Campus, Bristol.
Purpose: The Avon & Wiltshire Positive Behavioural Support (PBS) Network is a group of individuals committed to promoting the values of Positive Behavioural Support (PBS). This commitment includes sharing knowledge, skills and resources about PBS with other people and agencies and promoting good practice.
Activities: The network steering group coordinates a monthly programme of free events about PBS. Each event includes a short presentation followed by a workshop. We run a biannual conference.
The community have also devised and distributed Good Practice Guidance documents.
Who can join/ who the community is for:
- Family carers
- Social Care providers (Large and small organisations)
- NHS (Learning Disabilities and Mental Health, inpatient and community)
- Advocates
- Education
- Voluntary Organisations
- Local Authority
- Care Agencies
- NHS England
- Skills for Care
- Student Nurses
Links to website/ forum:
Primary contact:
Alan Nuttall – [email protected]
Tracy Cox - [email protected]
Resources: The following resources have been created by the community
PBS Network Annual Summary 2023
Reducing Restrictive Practices updated guidance
Reducing Restrictive Practices Guidance - presentation
Challenging Behaviour Induction Tool march>
PBS Network Annual Summary 2020
An introduction to psychological formulation
Functional Analysis and Formulation