Developmental Education & Behaviour Support

We are a mobile therapy service specialising in providing developmental education and specialist behaviour support.

We have broad experience across all life domains including working with children and adults with physical and neurological disabilities, ASD, ABI, mental health, ID, various syndromes, dementia, and end of life support.

We celebrate and include people of all backgrounds, genders, sexualities, cultures, bodies and abilities.

What is a Developmental Educator?

Developmental Educators are multi-disciplinary disability specialists with expertise in fostering the skills, independence and quality of life of individuals with developmental and/or acquired disabilities. As allied health professionals, Developmental Educators (also referred to as DE’s) have a practical approach and work holistically across the life span to address issues which may affect the function, independence and social inclusion of individuals with disability, their families and carers.

Developmental Educators implement and develop methodologies that enable the application of effective strategies to support the individual developmental learning goals of people who experience challenges such as acquired brain injury, physical and neurological disabilities, autism spectrum disorders, intellectual disability, and other disabilities. Developmental Educators also work closely with families and caregivers, and other allied health professionals who may be involved in the support of an individual. (DEAI)

What is a Behaviour Practitioner?

Behaviour Practitioners (often referred to as “PBS practitioners”) assess the influences on a person’s behaviour, and design interventions to both increase a person’s quality of life and reduce challenging behaviours. Practitioners are engaged across disability and community services, home environments and school settings. An ‘NDIS behaviour support practitioner’ means a person the Commissioner considers is suitable to undertake behaviour support assessments (including functional behavioural assessments) and to develop behaviour support plans that may contain the use of restrictive practices.

The Behaviour Support Practitioner uses NDIS funding to:

Develop an interim Behaviour Support Plan within one month of engagement (where a Behaviour Support Plan is being funded for the first time)
Complete a Functional Behavioural Assessment
Develop a Comprehensive Behaviour Support Plan within six months of starting work with the participant
Show, and train, the participant, their support staff and/or family how to use the plan to support the participant to address their needs and reduce behaviours of concern. Where restrictive practices are being used, the plan must also explain what support staff and/or families need to do to fade those practices out over time

Complementary Therapies

Affinity EFL’s point of difference is the range of complementary therapies that can be used as an option to engage participants in their therapeutic journey.

Complementary therapy is a treatment that is used along with standard ‘evidence based’ treatment. Less research has been done for most types of complementary therapy.

Equine Facilitated Learning and Art therapy are just two of the complementary therapies offered by Affinity EFL

Contact .

admin@affinityefl.com.au
0418 897 832

PO Box 51
Meadows SA 5201