Our Team
Zaire
PBS-P
Department
Positive Behaviour Support
Qualifications:
Certificate IV – Mental health and Disability + AOD services
DSC Support coordination course
NDIS orientation training
Autism awareness and best approach training - conducted by Britt Couchman (Autism Specialist Positive Behavioural Support Practitioner)
ASIST (Suicide prevention) Training
Life Saving First Aid Australia – First aid and CPR
Experience:
5 years working in the Disability and mental health sector, primarily as an Advanced and Specialist NDIS support coordinator.
Providing client centered and therapeutic support to individuals and families living with psychosocial and/or physical disabilities. Throughout the duration of my time as a Support Coordinator I have had the opportunity to contribute my skills and expertise within the NDIS, Mental Health & Disability sector, to support marginalised communities, influence systemic change, and to work in collaboration with clients and their care teams to achieve their NDIS/personal goals and support them towards living meaningful and fulfilling lives.
I have now had the opportunity to transfer and apply my skills and lived experienced into the Positive behaviour support space, as a provisional behaviour support practitioner for MR2V.
Previous experience includes
4 years + as a specialist level 2 & 3 NDIS support coordinator (through complex caseload experience) + early training support for new onboarding staff
2 months as a level 2 support coordinator
1 year as a disability/mental health support worker
Specialisation:
A strong interest in housing/accommodation services and support.
Supporting young people engaged in the justice system
A strong interest in the mental health sector.
A passion in promoting an individual’s choice and control, human rights, and informed decision making
A focus on increasing equal opportunities and safety for all free from discrimination and bias, through promotion of individual’s choice and control, human rights, informed decision making, and systemic change.
Achievements & Success Stories:
I recently wrote a short article on lived experience of working in the disability sector, with a late diagnosis of ADHD. This article was published by My Right 2 Voice via their website and social media platform and reached many viewers in the sector. This was not only an achievement in me being able to unmask myself, but to share my personal and positive success story with others who may be experiencing something similar in their own lives.
Success Story:
Over the past 2 years, I had the honour in supporting a young man with Autism and ADHD, who was in the final 2 years of high school. Throughout the early stages of school engagement, this young man suffered significant trauma, due to being bullied for his cultural background and diagnoses. He found solace in engaging in online extremism and antisocial activity and as a result, he found himself entangled in the justice system for two years of his crucial developmental life. He presented with significant reoccurring challenging behaviours, which posed many risks in potential reengagement with the justice system. His family and informal support network were experiencing carer burnout. As a result, the family and the clients support had given up and did not know what to do next.
I was able to identify common interest’s I shared with the client and focused on a providing a strengths-based approach in redirection and self-reflection of his presenting behaviours. Over 2 years, I was able to slowly build trust with this young man and develop very strong rapport with him and his family. Once I had established a trusting relationship with him, I was able to link him with relevant supports and services, who supported him navigating this “new life” and prepared him for adulthood. This gave the client and his family hope and positivity for the future again.
This young man has now completed high school and is studying independently with a strong focus on increasing his skillset and creating the building blocks for his future career and interests in computer tech. He has begun engaging in community sports and activities such as Soccer and martial arts and has strengthen his connection with family and friends. It was an absolute pleasure to be a part of this young man’s journey and to work with such a strong care team to support his in his life achievements and working towards his personal and NDIS related goals.
"I feel honoured to be working in this sector and providing support to individuals and families, to feel empowered, heard, and to take control of their personal journey and lead the way for all. It is an absolute joy to be a part of peoples personal development, achievements, and pathway to meeting their goals and living a fulfilling and meaningful life."
