Age Range
Young people aged 25 and under
Description
About the Practice
When behaviour has become unsafe, parents need a plan that protects everyone without blaming the child. Affinity Trust Greater Manchester Positive Behaviour Support supports Manchester families, schools or care networks where behaviour is communicating distress, overwhelm, unmet need or risk. The aim is to reduce danger and daily conflict while protecting the child’s dignity, communication and sense of safety.
Clinical Expertise
Autism, learning disability, mental health needs, behaviour of high frequency or intensity, risk of residential care or hospital admission
Positive Behaviour Support, trigger/function understanding, family and professional strategy work across settings
Named PBS practitioner, strategy development, implementation support and monitoring across home, school and short-break settings
Why Work With Us?
Intensive PBS Route: Parents can quickly see the service route, credentials to check, age range and whether the work is built for home, school, care or commissioned support.
Named Practitioner Across Settings: Behaviour is understood through triggers, function, regulation, communication, environment and adult response, so the plan solves the pressure points instead of blaming the child.
Parent and Professional Connection: The support can give home, school and short-break teams one shared response, so the child is not facing a different rulebook everywhere they go.
Location
Online / In-person
Greater Manchester, family home, school and wider professional settings by commissioning route
Typical Wait Time
Ask provider
Fees / Price Range
Commissioned service route; ask local authority, ICB or provider about access
Assessment Tools / Approach
Positive Behaviour Support, trigger/function understanding, family and professional strategy work across settings
Self-referral Accepted
Ask provider about parent enquiry, school referral, commissioning or professional referral route
Written Report Included
PBS strategies and planning by commissioned route
Post-diagnosis Support
Autism, learning disability, mental health needs, behaviour of high frequency or intensity, risk of residential care or hospital admission
Daily Living Skills
Behaviour, regulation, communication, home routines, school participation, safety planning and family confidence
School Support
Works across school, family home and short-break services when commissioned
Home / School Visits
Greater Manchester, family home, school and wider professional settings by commissioning route
PBS / Behaviour Role
Positive Behaviour Support service for children and young people
Registration / Accreditation
Service leads qualified to at least Level 5 Diploma in PBS; ask route about named practitioner credentials, DBS and safeguarding
DBS / Safeguarding
Ask route about named practitioner DBS, safeguarding and commissioning eligibility before referral
Age Range
Young people aged 25 and under
Behaviour / Regulation Needs
Autism, learning disability, mental health needs, behaviour of high frequency or intensity, risk of residential care or hospital admission
Approach / Framework
Positive Behaviour Support, trigger/function understanding, family and professional strategy work across settings
Assessment / Behaviour Plan
Named PBS practitioner, strategy development, implementation support and monitoring across home, school and short-break settings
Parent / Carer Coaching
Parents and carers are coached to use the same support strategies across daily routines
Home / School Liaison
Works across school, family home and short-break services when commissioned
Reports / EHCP Evidence
PBS strategies and planning by commissioned route
Delivery Format
Greater Manchester, family home, school and wider professional settings by commissioning route
Fees / Availability
Commissioned service route; ask local authority, ICB or provider about access
Risk / Crisis Scope
Not a crisis line; immediate risk needs 999, A&E, CAMHS crisis, social care or safeguarding routes