KindPath Collective Inc

Restrictive Practices Policy (including Behaviour Data Collection)

Version 1.0 | Effective: 29 August 2026 | Review: 29 August 2027 | Owner: Director

1. Purpose

To set out KindPath’s position on restrictive practices (KindPath does not use them), and the structured, non-restrictive way KindPath collects behaviour data — ABC (Antecedent-Behaviour-Consequence) recording — for participants who don’t yet have a behaviour support practitioner or NDIS behaviour-support funding in place.

2. Legislative and standards basis

• National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 (Cth), Part 3A and the NDIS (Restrictive Practices and Behaviour Support) Rules 2018.
• NDIS Practice Standards — Behaviour support (supplementary module, relevant if KindPath’s registration scope ever includes behaviour support).
• Positive Behaviour Support framework as promoted by the NDIS Commission.

3. Policy statement

KindPath does not use restrictive practices (physical, mechanical or chemical restraint, seclusion, or restriction of a participant’s access to objects or environments as a behaviour-management tool) under any circumstances, regardless of registration status, funding, or the presence or absence of a formal behaviour support plan. If a situation seems to call for a restrictive response, the correct action is to prioritise safety (removing the worker or others from immediate danger, calling emergency services if needed) and escalate to the Director, not to restrain or restrict the participant.

4. Ground-up behaviour data collection (ABC)

Where a participant shows a behaviour of concern and does not currently have a behaviour support practitioner, clinician, or NDIS Capacity Building funding for one — as is currently the case for at least one KindPath participant — KindPath’s approach is: 1. Record, don’t guess. Every relevant episode is logged using a simple ABC structure: what happened immediately before (Antecedent), exactly what occurred (Behaviour — described factually, not interpreted), and what happened immediately after, including how it was addressed (Consequence). 2. No diagnosis, no labelling. Workers record what was observed, not a clinical interpretation of why it happened. 3. Pattern review. ABC data is reviewed periodically (feeding the Quality Management and Continuous Improvement cycle) to identify triggers, timing, or context that a future behaviour support practitioner would want to see, and to catch escalating patterns early. 4. Escalation trigger. If ABC data shows a pattern that suggests professional behaviour support input is needed, the Director raises this with the participant’s support coordinator as a funding/referral conversation — this is the intended pathway already planned, not a hypothetical one. 5. Boundary-setting alongside data collection. Recording behaviour data does not replace directly and kindly communicating a boundary to the participant in the moment (see Sexual Harassment and Bullying Prevention Policy, Staff and Volunteer Code of Conduct) — the two happen together, not instead of each other. 6. Data handling. ABC records are health/behaviour information under the Information Management and Privacy Policy and HRIP Act, handled and stored accordingly — including within the KiNDIS app once it meets that policy’s security standard for live use.

5. Roles and responsibilities

• Director: owns the referral pathway to a behaviour support practitioner once a pattern warrants it; ensures ABC data collection happens consistently, not only after something goes wrong.
• Workers: record ABC data factually and promptly; never use or threaten a restrictive practice.

6. Related documents

Sexual Harassment and Bullying Prevention Policy · Safeguarding Policy · Information Management and Privacy Policy · Quality Management and Continuous Improvement Policy

7. Review

Annually, and immediately if KindPath ever considers seeking authorisation for any restrictive practice (which would require specific legal and clinical advice beyond this policy).