Steph is a Behaviour Support Practitioner working in Brisbane, Qld.
Steph started her career in the Behaviour Support field at the beginning of 2022. Steph has completed a Master of Applied Behaviour Analysis and a Bachelor of Human Services. She is registered as a Behaviour Support Practitioner with the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission and is working towards becoming a Certified Behaviour Analyst in Australia. Steph has experience delivering services in-home, at mainstream schools and within childcare settings.
Steph is passionate about improving the quality of life for all of her clients using an individualised, assent-based approach. She loves to support clients to help them gain the independence, skills and confidence needed to thrive across their key environments. This also includes working collaboratively with families and educators to ensure participants are receiving consistent and effective support based on their individual needs within different environments. She also loves to teach functional communication to participants so they can advocate for themselves and express their wants and needs effectively. Seeing the excitement from both the client and those around them when the participant learns how to express themselves using functional communication is one of her favourite aspects of being a Behaviour Support Practitioner.
