The purpose of the North Wales PBS Network is to enable more ‘good PBS’ to be experienced in our region.
The current 5 ambitions of the North Wales PBS Network are:
What is PBS? – To promote awareness of good PBS and its worth and benefits
Listen to people better / Co-production – To support co-production of PBS at a person-centred level as well as organisationally and regionally
Make positive change happen / Implementation – To support consistent implementation of PBS as a whole-system framework through supporting the development of organisational and county PBS implementation plans and training plans.
Good PBS training – To support access to affordable PBS training from awareness to qualifications and covering all people including people with learning disabilities and families as well as paid supporters.
North Wales
The North Wales PBS Network is coordinated by North Wales Together (the North Wales Learning Disability Transformation Team). The work is informed by the North Wales Learning Disability Strategy (2018-2023) (2026-2036) currently being finalised.
The Learning Disability Transformation Project is funded by Welsh Government and is responsible to the North Wales Regional Partnership Board.
The Steering Group of the North Wales PBS Network has members who are experts by experience, local PBS practitioners and representatives from each of the 6 counties in our region.
Contact: Belinda Bradley [email protected]
The scope of the North Wales PBS Alliance includes:
- Working across North Wales
- People with learning disabilities of all ages and support needs
- Supporting health and social care within community provision, education, residential and hospital-based services
- Working with family carers and professionals who provide support, care or education to people with learning disabilities
- Working in partnership with people with learning disabilities and actively seeking their participation and support in meeting our purpose
- Focusing on adults and children with learning disabilities, who have, or are at risk of developing behaviours of concern
- Inclusive annual PBS and active support Community of Practice for North Wales
- Additional training events / workshops
- Sharing resources and information with our North Wales PBS Network members by email and via the website
- To support members to engage with each other and share information
- Developing resources and training to support gaps in provision and ensure access to bilingual resources
- Regular county-based PBS development meetings in each of our 6 counties
Open to anyone who has an interest in supporting people with learning disabilities through Positive Behaviour Support in North Wales. It is free to join, and members will receive regular notifications of events, resources, publications, and other PBS-related information.