Positive behaviour support that improves quality of life.
Forsyth Therapies is an NDIS registered provider of positive behaviour support and support coordination, led by Aaron Forsyth, an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker and NDIS Behaviour Support Practitioner. We deliver person-centred plans that build skills, reduce behaviours of concern and work towards reducing and eliminating restrictive practices.
Our services
You deal directly with the practitioner doing the work, from the first email to the final report.
Positive Behaviour Support
NDIS | Improved Relationships funding
Functional behaviour assessments and interim and comprehensive behaviour support plans that meet NDIS Commission requirements, with practical training for the people who support the participant every day.
Learn moreSupport Coordination
NDIS | Support Coordination funding
Help to understand and use an NDIS plan: finding the right providers, coordinating supports, preparing for plan reassessments and building the confidence to manage supports over time.
Learn moreOur referral process
Send a referral
Use the form below or email admin@ftherapies.com.au. Anyone can refer: participants, families, support coordinators, LACs, plan managers, providers and GPs.
We reply within two business days
We confirm availability, funding and what you are looking for.
Supports begin
We complete a service agreement together, so you know exactly what will be delivered and at what cost, and then work starts.
About our lead practitioner
Aaron Forsyth
Accredited Mental Health Social Worker
Medicare provider 6077321J
NDIS Behaviour Support Practitioner
Practitioner ID P1190992
Forsyth Therapies is headed by Aaron Forsyth (Forsyth, Aaron), a registered provider with the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission.
Aaron is an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker (AASW) and NDIS Behaviour Support Practitioner based in Queensland. His clinical mental health background informs every assessment and plan, particularly where disability and mental health meet.
All assessments and plans are developed and endorsed under the NDIS Positive Behaviour Support Capability Framework.
Frequently asked questions
What is positive behaviour support?
An evidence-based approach that looks at the reasons behind a behaviour and builds strategies to improve the person’s quality of life. It focuses on skills, environment and support, never punishment.
Who is behaviour support for?
NDIS participants of any age whose behaviour affects their safety, wellbeing or opportunities, and anyone with restrictive practices in place. It also supports the families and workers around them.
What funding do I need?
Behaviour support is usually funded from Improved Relationships in the Capacity Building budget. Support coordination has its own Support Coordination budget.
What if my plan does not include behaviour support funding?
Get in touch anyway. We can talk through the options, including asking the NDIA to vary or reassess the plan, and your support coordinator or LAC can help with the evidence.
How long does a behaviour support plan take?
Where restrictive practices are used, the NDIS Commission requires an interim plan within one month of engagement and a comprehensive plan within six months. We aim to complete plans well within that time, with timely access to the person, their supports and records.
What are restrictive practices, and do you work with them?
Restrictive practices limit a person’s rights or freedom of movement. The regulated practices are seclusion and chemical, mechanical, physical and environmental restraint. We identify any in use, include them in the behaviour support plan and work towards reducing and eliminating them.
How is behaviour support different from counselling?
Behaviour support looks at the person’s environment, routines and support team, and produces a written plan everyone follows. Counselling works one to one with the person on their thoughts and feelings.
Who can make a referral, and what does it cost?
Anyone can refer, with the participant’s consent. Services are charged within the NDIS pricing arrangements, and NDIA managed, plan managed and self managed participants are all welcome.
Do you offer telehealth, and where do you work?
Yes. We work with participants across the Gold Coast, Brisbane and surrounds and the Tweed, in person or by telehealth. Telehealth is available where it suits the person and the task.
Where can I find more information?
- Understanding behaviour support and restrictive practicesNDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission
- Find a registered providerNDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission
- Guide to using your fundingNational Disability Insurance Scheme
- What your support coordinator should doNational Disability Insurance Scheme
