When behaviour and acute episodes are linked
Escalations track with symptoms, and you’re managing flashpoints rather than getting ahead of them. We map the pattern and build supports that reduce how often distress takes over.
Who We Support
Positive behaviour support for mental health and psychosocial disability
When someone you support is in crisis – an escalation that comes out of nowhere, a routine that's stopped working, a hospital admission no one saw coming – it can feel like you're bracing for the next episode instead of helping them recover. Behaviour and mental health are tangled together, and pulling them apart takes real specialist skill. Target Behaviour Services is different – we look past the episode to what's driving it.
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What positive behaviour support for psychosocial disability involves
Positive behaviour support for psychosocial disability is a clinical approach that looks beneath distress, withdrawal, or escalation to the unmet need behind it, and changes the supports and environment around the person so recovery has room to happen.
It isn’t about controlling someone or managing them through their hardest moments. We don’t use punitive or compliance-based methods. We work out why a behaviour is happening for this specific person, looking at their history, their triggers, the conditions they live with, then adjust what surrounds them so daily life becomes more stable.
Recovery has its own pace, and our support is built to move with it – steady through the harder stretches, and there for the long term as things settle.
Specialist psychosocial support, recognised by the sector
Perth's most awarded Positive Behaviour Support provider – trusted with the complex cases others turn away.
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2024
Most Dedicated Woman-Owned Disability Support Organization - Perth
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2025
Most Innovative Positive Behaviour Support Organisation
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2026
Inclusive Support Excellence Award
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2026
Best Positive Behaviour Support Organisation
When mental health support isn't holding
Psychosocial disability shows up differently for everyone, so support that steadies one person can miss another entirely. When what you’ve tried isn’t bringing more stability, it usually means it isn’t matched to what’s actually driving the behaviour. Here’s where people most often reach out to us.
When the strategies have stopped working
The plan that once helped doesn’t anymore, and complex presentations are hard to shift. We reassess from the ground up and rebuild support around what’s changed.
When the setting itself is the challenge
Forensic, correctional, or supported accommodation are all high-stakes environments with their own rules and risks. We have the experience and compliance to work within them.
When you're regional and can't reach a specialist
Distance shouldn’t decide the support someone gets. We deliver specialist psychosocial behaviour support over telehealth, right across regional and remote WA.
When behaviour support keeps starting over
New provider, new plan, then it stalls and you’re back to square one. We build support that carries through, with clinicians who stay long enough to see it work.
AnonymousAn extremely professional and client-centred approach the whole way through. Everything is built around the individual rather than a standard template, and it shows in the outcomes.
How psychosocial behaviour support works with us
A clear, steady process built around the person and their recovery, not just the episode. Here’s what working with us looks like.
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We understand the person and their history
We take time to understand the person, such as their mental health, their triggers, the conditions they live with, and what recovery looks like for them. No two assessments are the same.
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We work out what the behaviour is doing
Through a functional behaviour assessment, we find the need behind the behaviours of concern, like what the escalation or withdrawal is communicating, rather than treating the behaviour as the thing to suppress.
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We build supports around real life
The plan is written for where the person actually lives their day, whether that’s at home, in supported accommodation, or in the community. Where a restrictive practice is involved, it’s carefully governed, with a clear plan to reduce it over time.
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We stay through the ups and downs
Recovery isn’t a straight line, and meaningful change usually takes months. We adjust what isn’t working and stay with the person for the long term, which is why our clinicians stay for years.
Wherever someone is in their recovery, we’ll meet them there. Talk to our team and we’ll help you find the right starting point.
Why families & referrers choose Target Behaviour Services
Families and referrers come to us for the same reason: psychosocial disability is complex, and it needs a specialist team that understands it deeply rather than one learning as they go.
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We understand psychosocial complexity
Complex presentations, trauma histories, and co-occurring conditions are our everyday work, so the person you support gets a team that won't be out of its depth.
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We take all ages and complexity
From acute and recurring episodes to forensic involvement, including cases others have declined, so no one is turned away when support is hardest to find.
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Our clinicians stay, and so do your outcomes
Low turnover means the person keeps the same practitioner who knows their story, resulting in relationships that actually hold.
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We work alongside your other supports
We coordinate with mental health services, support workers, and allied health — so behaviour support is integrated, not delivered in isolation.
What families and professionals say
The people who know our support best – those living with psychosocial disability and the professionals who refer to us.
We had the best services from Faith and Rex from Target Behaviour Support. They were reachable when we needed them and they gave us clear working behaviour strategies on how our team could be efficient. Their reports were timeous and above all they have been consistent. I recommend their services anytime.
We have had the pleasure of working with Faith... and her professionalism, clinical insight, and consistency have been outstanding. She communicates clearly, works collaboratively with support teams, and always keeps the participant’s needs at the centre of her practice.
I have had consistently excellent experiences with Target. They always go above and beyond for their participants and bring a genuine, person centred approach to every single situation. They collaborate so professionally. Communication is clear, timely, and focused on achieving the best outcomes - every time.
From the very start, the support has been outstanding, and our whole family is genuinely happy with how things are going. We really appreciate the dedication and the clear communication, and the difference it's made in such a short time has been remarkable. It's reassuring to finally feel this well looked after.
We've achieved more in just a few months than we managed with our previous providers in years. The commitment and care really stand out, and it's been wonderful to watch the progress and the trust that's been built with our family. They genuinely go above and beyond, and we're so grateful for it.
They're always quick to respond when we reach out, and so understanding and supportive with it. They keep the person at the centre of everything and stay flexible whenever our needs change. Having someone this easy to work with has made a real difference.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about psychosocial behaviour support
Can NDIS participants with a primary psychosocial disability access positive behaviour support?
Yes. Positive behaviour support is available to NDIS participants whose psychosocial disability leads to behaviours of concern, and it focuses on understanding and supporting the person rather than managing symptoms alone.
Do you work alongside mental health clinicians and psychiatrists?
Yes. We coordinate with the person’s existing mental health team — clinicians, psychiatrists, and support workers — so behaviour support is integrated with their clinical care, not delivered in isolation.
Can you support participants in forensic or correctional settings?
Yes. We have experience delivering positive behaviour support within forensic and correctional environments, including the reporting and compliance these settings require.
How does a Functional Behaviour Assessment work for someone with psychosocial disability?
A functional behaviour assessment identifies the need behind a behaviour by looking at the person’s history, triggers, environment, and the conditions they live with. For psychosocial disability, that means understanding how mental health and behaviour interact, then building support around the findings.
What if the participant lacks capacity to consent to behaviour support?
We work within NDIS Commission requirements around consent and decision-making. Where a participant can’t consent themselves, we involve their guardian or authorised representative appropriately throughout assessment and planning.
