Senior Behaviour Support Practitioner
Mid North Coast, NSW

• Master of Development Studies (Refugee and Forced Migration)/ Research (University of New South Wales - Deferred study)
  
• Bachelor of Arts (Major: Early Childhood Education) with Diploma of Education (Primary) (Macquarie University Sydney: 2007)
• Diploma of Community Services -Children’s Services (The Academy of Vocational Education: 2004)
• Diploma of Counselling and Communication (Australian College of Applied Psychology: 2003)
• Member, British Institute of Learning Disabilities

Vanessa has been working with people with a variety of complex needs, backgrounds, culture and diagnosis in different settings since 2003; including counselling and education settings with children and youth, early childhood and primary education, specialist education settings, disability services, child protection, behaviour support and restrictive practices panels. Vanessa enjoys learning from people what is most important to them, and what will support their goals and quality of life as they move forward. Finding out a person’s viewpoint, aspirations, hopes, worries and motivations and building on that; whether they be customers, staff, or those in professional development/supervision.