Intellectual Disability

Organisation-wide Positive Behaviour Support.

Behavioural Functional Assessment, plan development, staff training & implementation support for service providers & organisations - aligning with legislation, mandates & regulatory bodies.

Organisation-wide Positive Behaviour Support.
Organisation-wide

PBS Organisation-Wide Assessment & Plan Development

A one-day focused whole-organisation assessment and planning day. Attendees can include representation from Service Management, Policy Formation, Multi-D, Direct Support, and Family/Individuals using your services.

Content covered

On the day

A short presentation on Positive Behaviour Support, followed by a guided assessment of your current PBS situation, prioritising of PBS goals, and actioning realistic, measurable ways to work towards each of these.

Outcomes

What you receive

A whole-organisation PBS plan document detailing actions, with protocols and templates to support implementation. Reviews can be booked as needed at additional cost.

Also available

Behaviour Specialist Consultancy

Organisation-wide training

Two levels of PBS training.

Level 1

Positive Behaviour Support Training: The Overview

1 full day. Recommended attendee number: 20. For Direct Support and Service Management personnel. Covers the origins, science and legislation relevant to PBS, understanding behaviour as communication, gathering and analysing behavioural data, proactive and responsive strategy building, and post-incident debrief using the RESPONSE model.

Level 2

Positive Behaviour Support Training: The Foundation

6 full days over approximately 6 months. Recommended attendee number: 10. For invested staff in direct support roles with leadership responsibilities. Participants develop their own Positive Behaviour Support Plan across 6 sequential modules, either for a behaviour of their own choosing or a behavioural concern within the organisation (requiring in-house consent and clinical supervision).

Bespoke PBS training is also available, with implementation support, review and behavioural data analysis built around your organisation’s needs.

Why it works

Grounded in recognised frameworks.

  • Aligns fully to the Model of Positive Behaviour Support as mandated by HIQA in Residential ID Services.
  • Alignment to New Directions in Adult ID Day Services.
  • Offering online, face-to-face and blended training options.
  • Comprehensive training materials provided throughout.
40+
Years combined experience
The Psychological Society of Ireland — Chartered Member 2026
PSI
Chartered Behavioural Psychologists
Resources & downloads

Take a closer look.

PBS Training Brochure

Our full menu of Positive Behaviour Support training, including the Level 1 Overview and Level 2 Foundation.

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Bespoke PBS Training Packages

How our packages align to HIQA, New Directions and whole-school wellbeing policy.

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Anyone can contact us directly.

No referral, no diagnosis needed. Tell us the situation and we’ll talk you through how we can help.

Tell us a little about what you need

Complete the form below and Karen or Naomi will come back to you. If you’re not sure which service is right, that’s absolutely fine — just tell us what’s going on and we’ll point you in the right direction.

Prefer email? Write to karen@achievebehavioursolutions.ie or naomi@achievebehavioursolutions.ie.