ONE-MONTH INTENSIVE BEHAVIOUR SUPPORT
When behaviour is creating serious safety concerns. A structured month to build a clear support plan.
Are hard moments becoming more frequent, intense, or difficult to recover from? Are there concerns about self-injurious behaviour, property damage, physical aggression, leaving safe spaces, running toward unsafe areas, or behaviour that could result in the person or others being hurt?
One-Month Intensive Behaviour Support provides a structured month of more frequent observation, coaching, planning, and follow-up. The goal is to understand the pattern, reduce avoidable risk, clarify caregiver and support-team responses, and build a more workable support plan.
WHEN INTENSIVE SUPPORT MAY HELP
When the current level of support is not enough.
One-Month Intensive Behaviour Support may help when behaviour is escalating, safety is becoming harder to maintain, or the family and support team need more frequent support than occasional consultation can provide.
Safety is becoming harder to maintain
There may be concerns about self-injurious behaviour, physical aggression, property damage, leaving safe spaces, running toward unsafe areas, or situations that require closer supervision and clearer responses from caregivers, support teams, and others involved.
Intensive support can help by:
- Reviewing safety and supervision needs
- Building clearer prevention and response strategies
- Clarifying what caregivers, support teams, and others involved should do before, during, and after hard moments
Hard moments are escalating
Behaviour may be becoming more frequent, more intense, harder to predict, or harder for the family or team to recover from.
Intensive support can help by:
- Looking closely at what is changing
- Identifying patterns that may be contributing
- Adjusting support before concerns become harder to manage
The current plan is not holding
Strategies may no longer be working consistently, caregivers and support teams may be responding in different ways, or the plan may not be clear enough for the level of concern.
Intensive support can help by:
- Reviewing what has and has not been helping
- Coaching caregivers and support teams through clearer next steps
- Building a plan that can be used more consistently
The person or others may be at risk of being hurt
Concerns may be affecting home life, school or daycare participation, community access, family routines, placement stability, or the person's ability to participate safely in daily life.
Intensive support can help by:
- Clarifying the most urgent support priorities
- Identifying practical safety and supervision needs
- Building a more workable plan for the next month
INTENSIVE MONTH STRUCTURE
How the intensive month works.
One-Month Intensive Behaviour Support is a structured month of more frequent involvement. The goal is to understand what is happening, support the person and the people involved, and adjust the plan while the family or support team is actively working through complex behaviour concerns.
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Clarify urgent priorities
We begin by clarifying what is happening now, what feels most urgent, what has already been tried, and what safety and support needs should be considered.
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Observe, interact, and plan
Support may include observation, caregiver input, team input, review of current strategies, and direct work with the individual where appropriate to better understand how support is being received.
03
Coach and adjust
Families and support teams receive more frequent coaching and follow-up so strategies can be tried, reviewed, and adjusted as new information becomes clearer.
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Create the next-step plan
The month is used to build a clearer support plan, identify what should continue, and decide whether ongoing consultation, assessment, or other supports may be needed next.
WHAT SUPPORT MAY INCLUDE
More hands-on support while the plan is being built.
The exact structure depends on the situation, the individual, and the goals for the month. One-Month Intensive Behaviour Support may bring together focused observation, practical coaching, safety planning, plan development, and follow-up while the family and support team are actively working through complex safety concerns.
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Focused observation and interaction
Where appropriate, support may include direct work with the individual to better understand how support is being received, how safety concerns are showing up, and what caregivers and support teams may need to adjust.
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Observation where concerns happen
Support may include observing the settings, transitions, supervision conditions, or interactions where serious safety concerns are showing up.
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Caregiver coaching
Parents and caregivers may receive practical coaching so prevention and response strategies can be tried, adjusted, and used more consistently during hard moments.
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Safety and prevention planning
Support may focus on reducing avoidable risk, clarifying supervision needs, strengthening environmental supports, and building clearer prevention and response strategies.
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Team collaboration
Where appropriate and with consent, support may include communication with aides, schools, daycares, or other providers so caregivers and support teams have a clearer shared direction for safety and response planning.
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Plan adjustment and next steps
The month includes reviewing what is changing, adjusting the plan, and clarifying what support may be needed after the intensive month ends.
AFTER THE INTENSIVE MONTH
What happens after the first month?
The intensive month is meant to create a stronger starting point. By the end of the month, the family and support team should have a clearer understanding of what is happening, what support is helping, and what may need to happen next.
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A clear support plan
The month can help clarify practical strategies, safety and supervision needs, prevention priorities, and caregiver or support-team responses that should continue.
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Ongoing consultation when appropriate
Some families may move into ongoing Behaviour Consultation after the intensive month so support can continue to be reviewed, adjusted, and developed over time.
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Further assessment or collaboration if needed
If more formal assessment, written recommendations, or team collaboration are needed, the next steps can be discussed based on what was learned during the month.
FUNDING AND SERVICE FIT
Clarifying fit, funding, and scope before the month begins.
One-Month Intensive Behaviour Support involves more frequent involvement over a short period of time. Before the month begins, Kind Behaviour will clarify service fit, scheduling, scope, approved funding, and whether a private-pay portion may be required.
FSCD
Support connected to approved FSCD services
For families using FSCD, approved Behavioural/Developmental Supports or Specialized Services may be relevant to planning this service. Because an intensive month involves more frequent support, approved funding may not cover the full scope.
PRIVATE PAY
Support arranged privately
Families may choose private pay when they want a more dedicated month of behaviour support outside a funded agreement, before another service path has been confirmed, or when approved funding does not cover the full scope of support.
SERVICE PATHWAYS
How intensive support can connect with other services.
One-Month Intensive Behaviour Support may stand on its own, or it may connect with assessment before the month and ongoing consultation after the month. The right path depends on what is happening, what information is already available, and what support the family needs next.
FUNCTIONAL BEHAVIOUR ASSESSMENT + RISK ASSESSMENT
Start with a clear understanding.
Some families may benefit from completing a Functional Behaviour Assessment + Risk Assessment before beginning One-Month Intensive Behaviour Support. When the pattern and safety context are better understood first, more of the intensive month can be used for observation, coaching, plan adjustment, and helping the people involved respond more consistently.
BEHAVIOUR CONSULTATION
Continue support after the intensive month.
After the intensive month, some families may move into ongoing Behaviour Consultation so the plan can continue to be reviewed, adjusted, and developed over time. This can help maintain direction once the most urgent support priorities are clearer.
FAQ
Questions families often ask about One-Month Intensive Behaviour Support.
Who is One-Month Intensive Behaviour Support for?
One-Month Intensive Behaviour Support may fit when complex behaviour concerns are becoming more frequent, intense, difficult to recover from, or connected to serious safety concerns such as self-injurious behaviour, property damage, physical aggression, leaving safe spaces, running toward unsafe areas, or situations where the person or others could be hurt.
Is this emergency or crisis support?
No. One-Month Intensive Behaviour Support is not emergency response, crisis support, direct aide staffing, or unlimited access. It does not guarantee safety or eliminate risk. If there is immediate danger or urgent safety risk, families should contact emergency services or the appropriate local crisis support. This service can help with non-emergency planning, observation, coaching, collaboration, prevention strategies, response planning, and follow-through.
What makes this different from ongoing Behaviour Consultation?
Ongoing Behaviour Consultation usually develops over time through regular support, coaching, planning, and review. One-Month Intensive Behaviour Support is more concentrated, with more frequent involvement during the month so the plan can be built and adjusted more quickly.
Does the Behaviour Consultant work directly with the individual?
Where appropriate, the Behaviour Consultant may work directly with the individual to better understand how support is being received, what skills may be needed, and how strategies are working in real time.
What happens during the month?
The month may include observation, direct work with the individual where appropriate, caregiver coaching, team input, safety and prevention planning, plan development, and follow-up as strategies are tried and adjusted.
What happens after the intensive month ends?
Families may move into ongoing Behaviour Consultation, continue with a clearer support plan, discuss whether a Functional Behaviour Assessment is needed, or identify other next steps based on what was learned during the month.
Can FSCD funding be used for this service?
For families using FSCD, approved Behavioural/Developmental Supports or Specialized Services may be relevant to planning this service. Because an intensive month involves more frequent support, approved funding may not cover the full scope.
What happens after I send an inquiry?
Kind Behaviour will follow up to understand what kind of support you are looking for and gather the basic information needed to review service fit. If Kind Behaviour may be a good fit, the next steps, scheduling, scope, fees, and any relevant funding or payment details will be explained clearly.
If another service or support path may be more appropriate, Kind Behaviour will say that plainly.
NEXT STEP
Ask about One-Month Intensive Behaviour Support.
Send a brief email with what is happening. We can help clarify whether One-Month Intensive Behaviour Support, assessment, or ongoing consultation may make sense.