Emily Robinson We are thrilled to share our keynote speaker programme for the Bild Ageing Well with Learning Disabilities Conference 2022. Topics covered include loneliness and isolation in older age, best practice for people on an end of life pathway and the impact of menopause on wellbeing. Offering a fantastic range of speakers and workshops throughout the … Read more
Bild is seeking a freelance copyeditor for the International Journal of Positive Behavioural Support (IJPBS) to join us on a retainer contract. The International Journal of Positive Behavioural Support is a peer-reviewed publication that aims to: define and promote good practice in relation to the use of PBS add to the PBS evidence base demonstrate … Read more
Bild CAPBS is seeking outstanding part-time Positive Behaviour Support tutors to deliver our sector-leading PBS Qualifications. A national charity with international reach, Bild has championed human rights for over 50 years and sought to make our society more inclusive. Owing to exceptionally high demand for our qualifications, the Centre for Advancement of Positive Behaviour Support … Read more
Owing to exceptionally high demand for our programmes in both education and healthcare settings, the Centre for Advancement of Positive Behaviour Support at Bild is now looking for associates to join our team. This is a fantastic opportunity if you want to work for a national charity, committed to championing human rights, by delivering excellent … Read more
Bild welcomes this month’s publication of the Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training Trial in Learning Disability and Autism evaluation, published by NDTI. In 2020, Bild was pleased to be chosen as one of the partners to co-design and co-deliver this vital training trial alongside people with lived experience, leading a consortium of eighteen organisations working in … Read more
Professor Edwin Jones, Bild PBS Strategic Lead, shares his thoughts on co-production in PBS and introduces Bild’s new ‘What does Good PBS look like?’ resource. Positive Behaviour Support at Bild At Bild, a key part of our work is helping support providers and practitioners, to better understand each person they support and meet their individual … Read more
Bild is aware of and deeply concerned by organisations continuing to use punishment and aversive techniques in the name of supporting vulnerable people. We condemn these practices in the strongest possible terms, they are a violation of human rights and entirely unacceptable. We have been greatly disappointed to see recent international conferences promoting the continued … Read more
All of us at Bild and the UK PBS Alliance are very sad to hear that Dr Meme Heineman of the Home and Community Positive Behaviour Support Network (HCPBS) in the USA passed away on Thursday 5 August after a prolonged illness. Meme was a wonderful colleague and mentor to us at Bild, a significant … Read more
The Government’s 2021-26 Autism Strategy, released on 21 July, has been welcomed by the Bild charity as a positive development towards understanding and accepting autistic people within society. The first of its kind to include children and young people, and the largest investment in autism to date, the move represents a step in the right … Read more
As we look forward to being able to come together in person once more at the Bild International Positive Behaviour Support Conference this Autumn, we’re excited to announce a new way for participants to bring to life what inclusive PBS looks like in their day-to-day practice by creating Video Posters. We’re asking participants to submit … Read more