PBS Equipped from PBS Matters

Duration: 4 days.

• Tuesday 9th September 2025

• Tuesday 30th September 2025

• Tuesday 21st October 2025

• Tuesday 11th November 2025

Who is it for: Individuals who have completed the PBS Informed course or an alternative equivalent (approved by PBS Matters) and are motivated to lead practice in their services.

What does it cover:

1. PERMA/Quality of Life. Participants will learn about quality of life applications and design a QOL improvement plan for their focus person as well as supporting data collection forms.

2. Environmental Approaches & Least Restrictive Reactive Planning. Participants will be supported to learn about environmental supports and least-restrictive reactive planning. They will design a reactive plan for their focus person, as well as supporting data collection forms.

3. Constructional Approaches & Behaviour Support Planning. Participants will learn about multi-elemental support planning and how to teach new skills. They will design a skills teaching plan for their focus person as well as supporting data collection forms.

4. Practice Leadership & Assessment. Participants will learn about practice leadership & how to lead good practice in their services. They will also deliver a 5-10 minute presentation on the outcomes they have achieved for their focus person, as well as any barriers they encountered. This presentation, and all documentation completed thus far, will form the basis for assessments.

Requirements: Participants must identify a focus person in their service & obtain the appropriate consent prior to embarking on this course.

This course is only appropriate for those who have completed PBS Informed or equivalent. Please check that all dates can be attended or you will automatically fail the course. For more information, see the guidance below on this course.