Updated news read blog here: https://ddwa.org.au/specialist-education-advocacy-service-for-families-in-wa/ – specialist education advocacy service now funded temporarily through to 30th December 2025. Dear Members and Supporters, It is with much frustration and disappointment that we advise you that our Specialist Individual Education Advocacy…
Two new and groundbreaking post-graduate certificate courses at Curtin University are set to transform the landscape of disability support in 2024. Positive Behaviour Support: Extending Understanding, Shaping Empathy Curtin University’s graduate course in Positive Behaviour Support is an opportunity for…
All about me – books One idea is to create an All About Me book with or for your child and share this with your child’s teacher. An All About Me book should include all the most important, relevant information…
What is the difference between a Behaviour Support Plan and an Individual Education Plan? A behaviour support plan is written by a behaviour practitioner and is to be implemented across all settings, including home and other environments. A behaviour support…
There are many different ways to provide training on how to support your family member with challenging behaviours. The most important thing is to ensure the supporter gets to know the person really well and the person feels safe with…
Even if you do not have funding for behaviour support there are lots of options to help you. DDWA You can access peer support through the DDWA peer support program called Side by Side. Side by Side also has a…
Support Suggestions Here are a few suggestions about how you can find a behaviour support practitioner that is right for you and your family. You can ask other parents for suggestions from their own experiences with behaviour support providers. You…
Behaviour support is a way of thinking through why someone behaves in ways that may be seen as challenging. Usually, this relates back to unmet needs that the person has. Behaviour support is about focussing on the environment and the…
Challenging behaviour also known as behaviours which challenge, is defined as: culturally abnormal behaviour(s) of such intensity, frequency or duration that the physical safety of the person or others is placed in serious jeopardy, or behaviour which is likely to seriously limit or deny access…
Kalgoorlie event 25 & 26 June 2018:
This Microboards Australia event will be held over two days & is about using positive behaviour support.
Tom Price event: 17th, 18th and 19th May 2018. This Microboards Australia partnered event will be held over 3 sessions & is about using positive behaviour support.
7 December 2017
Bunbury (Staff Workshop)
9:00am – 1:00pm
DDWA uses the Emerson definition for Challenging Behaviour …
This guide for families was updated June 2017. A version for youths & adults with Challenging Behaviours is in development. Learn more…
Behaviour is just the tip of the iceberg. To change it we have to look at what lies beneath. Read more…
