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Positive Futures

Positive Futures is one of the most significant reforms ever undertaken in Queensland's disability sector.

This important initiative promotes a positive behaviour support approach for providing stronger protection of rights and a better life for adults with an intellectual or cognitive disability who exhibit challenging behaviours.

Positive Futures aims to:

  • improve practices across the disability sector by encouraging the use of evidence-based positive behaviour support practices
  • allow families and guardians to work with service providers to help improve the lives of the adults with a disability
  • recognise the commitment of service providers to positive behaviour support and assisting people with a disability to live a good life
  • provide opportunities for adults with a disability to develop new skills that enable them to participate actively and safely in their community.

Key Updates

Website under review
(As at 29 November 2012)

All information on the Positive Futures Website is currently under review due to the 2012 Machinery of Government changes.   All links, publications and resources, including the Policy and Procedures, are being reviewed.

Until the review is complete and new publications and resources are available, service providers and family members should contact Disability Services with any queries. The contact details for any queries in relation to information on this website are as follows:

*Cost of a local call. Calls made from mobile phones are charged at applicable rates. 

For a full list of our regional office contacts visit: Disability Services regional offices.

Please refer to the Key Updates page for some additional information.

  • Positive Futures overview

    Read more about Positive Futures and what it aims to achieve

  • Changing lives through positive behaviour support

    Positive behaviour support is an approach used in Queensland to assist adults with a cognitive or intellectual disability to live a better life. Find out more about positive behaviour support and read inspiring stories of positive behaviour support in action.

  • A specialist response

    Information about how the Department of Communities' (Disability Services) is working with Queensland's disability services sector to support individuals to have a positive future and greater involvement in their community.

  • A Centre of Excellence for Behaviour Support

    A Queensland Government and the University of Queensland partnership, the Centre of Excellence for Behaviour Support (the Centre) is driving research to inform policy, deliver best practice and provide leadership in positive behaviour support.

  • Service provider training

    Service provider training

  • Forensic Disability Service

    Index page of generic information on the Forensic Disability Service.

  • Positive Futures legislation

    Information about the laws, policies and procedures that aim to protect the rights of adults in the Positive Futures target group.

  • Publications and resources

    Information sheets and guides on becoming more responsive to adults with a cognitive or intellectual disability who exhibit challenging behaviour.

  • Glossary

    The following terms are commonly used in Positive Futures publications. Small differences in definitions can have a large effect on how some terms are understood by different readers, particularly in relation to legislation.

  • Positive Futures eBlast mailing list

    Subscription form for the Positive Futures eBlast mailing list.

  • Contact us

    Contact information for Positive Futures.

  • Key Updates

    Updated information on publications and resources on the Positive Futures website, including the Policy and Procedures.

Positive Futures eBlast mailing list

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