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Positive behaviour support

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NICE Guideline NG93 - Learning disabilities and behaviour that challenges: service design and delivery

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Positive behavioural support is a person-centred approach that uses a multi-element format to better understand and so reduce behaviour that challenges. It can include changing the person's environment, developing their skills, providing focused support and developing reactive strategies.

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