We were founded in 2014 by Jonathan Beebee with support from the School for Social Entrepreneurs. The following video from the School of Social Entrepreneurs gives you a little flavour of our work at PBS4. But importantly features Jonathan Beebee’s story on why he established PBS4 and his vision for us as an organisation.
Why we’re named PBS4
PBS is the acronym for Positive Behaviour Support. The “4” in our name is a prefix we use to ensure that the focus for each member of staff is on how they are providing Positive Behaviour Support for that person.
So, for example, PBS4Keith describes how we are providing Positive Behaviour Support for Keith
How we’re run
PBS4 is run by a dedicated multidisciplinary senior leadership team focused on delivering high quality, person-centred support. Jonathan Beebee, founder and Chief Enablement Officer leads the organisation and together with his team brings over 100 years combined experience to the organisation, working with both adults and children with neurodisabilities, across health and social care settings.
A key part of how we are run is The People’s Parliament. It includes six seats for people we support or their family members, representing all regions we work across. The Parliament meets four times a year to share ideas, review how we are working, and help shape what we do next, ensuring the voices of the people we support remain central to our decisions.
PBS4 - Families
If you have a family member with neurodisability and challenging behaviours you may have heard of an approach called Positive Behaviour Support. We have produced a series of factsheets to help you understand what this is.
PBS4 - Commissioners
Positive Behaviour Support is a recognised approach to supporting people with challenging behaviour. PBS4 uses registered health professionals trained to MSc level in Applied Behaviour Analysis providing the highest level of competence in Positive Behaviour Support, and we are recognised across the UK for our contributions to this field.
To achieve meaningful change for the people we support.
Change is achieved through personalised Positive Behaviour Support. This enables people to maximise their potential and live enriched and purposeful lives. PBS4 is an organisation that is collaborative. We listen and are responsive.
To be a disruptive social care provider.
Many people we support and their families have lost their faith in social care due to not being effectively engaged or being ignored. We want to disrupt this and show what excellent support looks like.
Disruptive
We challenge traditional approaches to social care.
Enabling
We provide support to enable independence.
Proactive
We act proactively to achieve fulfilling lives which reduce the need for reactive approaches.
Personalised
Each person we support is unique, so is their support.
Meet Our Team
Registered Learning Disability Nurse with MSc in PBS.
I have a wide variety of experiences in working with adults and children with learning disabilities in health and social care settings. This has ranged from people with severe learning disabilities with severe challenging behaviours to people with mild learning disabilities whose behaviour may be considered a criminal offence. I have also worked extensively with people who have social difficulties including challenging sexual behaviours.
I am an expert in autism due to my lived experience. I also bring my personal experiences of receiving support. My role as Co - Chair of the People's Parliament is to ensure PBS4 are listening to what is important for the people they support.
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