Alinka Fisher

1 Introduction The topic of behaviour support is gaining increased attention in Australia, reflecting growing recognition of its importance in promoting the rights and wellbeing of people with disability. Behaviours that present risk of harm to the person or others may be associated with reduced quality of life (Bowring et al. 2019), restrictive practices such as physical or chemical restraint (Allen et al. 2009) and heightened stress among support providers (Biswas et al. 2014; Merrick et al.

Abstract Behaviour changes following dementia can have detrimental effects on the quality of life of the individual and family members. In the current service context there is an increasing emphasis on the use of non-pharmacological interventions that aim to both ameliorate behaviour problems and improve quality of life. One relevant clinical framework is Positive Behaviour Support (PBS). This paper introduces the framework, its operationalisation, and some unresolved issues.