How to Embed Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) Across Your Organisation
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Embedding Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) Across Your Organisation: A Practical Guide
Why Embedding PBS Matters
Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) isn’t just a method — it’s a whole-organisation approach to improving outcomes. Embedding PBS across your services strengthens not only the quality of life for people supported but also your organisational reputation, your evidence for tenders, and your performance in inspections.
Commissioners and regulators increasingly expect to see how PBS principles are embedded in practice, governance, and culture — not just policies or training certificates.
How to Embed PBS in Practice
- Leadership Commitment — Senior leaders must champion PBS, linking it to organisational values and strategic goals.
- Staff Training — Ensure all staff, from frontline to management, understand PBS principles and apply them consistently.
- Supervision & Reflective Practice — Build PBS discussions into supervision, team meetings, and learning reviews.
- Person-Centred Planning — Ensure PBS informs care plans, risk assessments, and daily practice for individuals supported.
- Governance & Reporting — Monitor PBS impact through quality assurance, incident reporting, and outcomes tracking.
Strengthening Your Position for Tenders and CQC
Embedding PBS strengthens your evidence base for tenders and inspections by demonstrating:
- How PBS reduces restrictive interventions and improves lives
- Organisational learning from practice and feedback
- Commitment to values-led, person-centred care
- Alignment with national guidance on restraint reduction and human rights
Resources to Support Your PBS Approach
Explore practical tools to help embed and evidence PBS across your organisation:
➡️ PBS Method Statements Collection➡️ Strategy Collection (Including PBS Strategy)
➡️ Bid Strategy & Training for Social Care Providers
Written by Mike Harrison, Founder of Impact Guru Ltd — specialists in bid writing and strategy for social care providers
Visit impact-guru.co.uk to browse downloadable strategies, method statements, or get in touch about tender support.