Positive Behaviour Guidance (PBG)
Autism Queensland is proud to deliver the PBG service as part of the Queensland Government’s Early Childhood Guidance Pilot Program. This fully-funded initiative supports early childhood educators and teachers to build skills, knowledge, and confidence in using positive behaviour strategies in their educational settings.
What is PBG?
PBG is a proactive approach educators can draw upon to support and positively guide children’s behaviour. It is the most positive and effective way educators can support children towards developing the skills and understanding they need to interact positively with others. PBG is not a reactive approach used only when children are engaging in unsafe behaviours, it is a whole-setting and all-day approach that occurs through educator-to child connection, interactions and communication.
Every child has the right to feel safe, respected, valued and listened to. Educators must develop respectful and positive relationships with children in order to help them develop the skills and understandings they need to interact positively with their peers and others.
What is available as part of AQ’s PBG service?
Educators and teachers working in these settings can now access FREE, on-demand, and accessible supports, resources, and workshops—plus a dedicated educator phoneline for personalised guidance (Monday to Friday, 8:30am-3:30pm, excl. public holidays).
Our consultants will collaborate with you to:
- Create respectful, positive relationships that support children to develop self-reliance and self-esteem.
- Uphold each child’s dignity and rights, helping them feel safe to share their opinions and express themselves.
- Use positive encouragement to foster confidence and meaningful interactions.
- Respect family and cultural values, as well as each child’s age, development, and abilities, to support inclusive and empowering relationships.
Eligibility to receive this fully-funded service:
AQ’s PBG service is available statewide for staff working in regulated early childhood settings, sessional kindergartens, family day care, long day care, and outside school hours care. Contact our team for more information about your eligibility.
Workshops & webinars
Our PBG workshops and webinars are scheduled across the year and delivered face-to-face or online. These workshops are a collaborative, professional learning opportunity.
Foundational Learning Series:
- An introduction to PBG: Participants will gain an insight into what PBG looks like in practice, and the outcomes and benefits of this approach.
- Understanding Behaviour: By gaining a foundational understanding of behaviour, educators will be encouraged to become curious about the unmet needs of the children they support and what they are communicating through their behaviour.
- Positive Relationships: We explore inclusive and trauma-informed strategies to forming positive, respectful relationships with children. We focus on connection before correction and ways to strategically use opportunities in your busy days to prioritise connection.
- Regulation: The facilitator will unpack the neuroscience behind regulation and what this looks like for children in early childhood settings. This topic highlights the importance of guiding children through co-regulation.
- Setting the Scene for Success: This topic focuses on the belief that “kids do well if they can” and is a collaborative opportunity to proactively plan for meeting children’s needs and creating an environment where they can succeed.
Follow-up “Maintenance Sessions” will be available to educators and teachers 4-6 months after the completion of the Foundational Learning Series. This will help educators extend their knowledge, support online learning, and put application to practice.
Additionally, customised sessions are available upon request (subject to scheduling). We can arrange free sessions for services with large groups of educators at a time and day that is convenient for them if our existing scheduled sessions do not meet your availability. Minimum numbers may apply, please contact us to register your interest for one of these customised sessions.
How do I register for a workshop?
Our schedule of sessions is updated regularly, please keep checking back if there is not a session suitable for you/your team (or contact us for more information on upcoming sessions). We welcome groups of educators from the same setting to attend the same sessions together, however please ensure each person registers individually.
We have a variety of session types available, click the links below for available dates and to book a session that suits your schedule:
On-demand support & educator phoneline
Educators and teachers from these settings can contact our team via phone or email for a targeted consultation or advice about a child’s behaviour.
Support is available 8:30am–3:30pm, Monday to Friday (excl. public holidays).
📞 Educator phoneline: (07) 3540 8610
✉️ Email: [email protected]
You can also contact the team to schedule an online video call.
Downloadable Resources
Download, read, print, and share the following resources available as part of AQ’s PBG service:
Autism Queensland’s Positive Behaviour Guidance service is proudly supported by the Queensland Government.
