The UK Positive Behaviour Support Alliance is a partnership of organisations focused on improving the quality of life of people whose behaviour may challenge services and those providing support.

The Alliance includes families and carers, advocacy groups, care providers, government and research organisations. We also work with and support regional PBS communities of practice.

Our vision: 

• People with learning disabilities and/or autism (and their families and carers) have a good quality of life.
• The workforce is well trained, well led and well supported and has the skills necessary to meet the needs of the people they are supporting within community settings and schools.

Our purpose: 

• To develop a shared understanding of PBS, improve the quality of PBS training, support the implementation of PBS across the education, social care and health (including understanding of commissioners and regulators) in order to achieve our vision.

Our scope:

• Work across education, social care and health services with a focus on community-based provision but also including residential and clinical services.
• Focus on people with learning disabilities and /or autism (including those whose behaviour may challenge services and those who may also have mental health problems)
• Work across England with potential to work across the UK
• Develop competency of direct support staff within services, intensive support teams and external consultants and advise on balance between these.

Download our accessible description of Positive Behaviour Support (English) here.

Communities of Practice
These are autonomous PBS networks and communities that connect through the UK PBS Alliance.

• Bild CAPBS Coaches Network
• RC Speech and Language Therapists with an interest in Positive Behaviour Support
• Surrey PBS network
• Greater Manchester PBS Community of Practice
• All Wales Challenging Behaviour Community of Practice
• Liverpool Community of Practice
• Avon and Wiltshire PBS network
• Plymouth PBS Network
• Suffolk Regional PBS Community of Practice network
• North West PBS network
• Tyne Esk and Wear PBS Community
• PBS Community of Practice for Scotland
• The North East and Cumbria Positive Behavioural Support (PBS) Community of Practice
• Hertfordshire PBS Community of Practice
• Occupational Therapy Community of Practice in Positive Behaviour Support
• UK PBS Alliance Schools Group
• Kent Positive Behaviour Support Community Network

You can access the UK PBS Alliance Community Charter here

The UK PBS Alliance also has a specialist schools groups, which aims to establish a shared understanding of PBS in schools, share existing good practice and ideas for development and implementation. Find out more about the UK PBS Alliance Schools Group here>

We also have links to :

• Home and Community PBS Network - You can view their annual report 2020 here>
• PBS Europe
• PBS Academy
• The Challenging Behaviour Foundation (CBF)