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Behaviour Bits

Behaviour Bits

By: Jenn Colechin
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Welcome to Behaviour Bits: mini masterclasses in positive behaviour support strategies and related subjects behaviour with your host, Specialist Behaviour Director Jenn Colechin.
Join us as Jenn interviews a diverse range of specialists, delving into their unique fields, strategies, and areas of expertise.Copyright Jenn Colechin
Episodes
  • Cultural Reflexivity in Positive Behaviour Support (Anika Tabassum)

    Cultural Reflexivity in Positive Behaviour Support (Anika Tabassum)
    May 31 2026
    This episode explores cultural reflexivity in behaviour support practice with Anika Tabassum, a specialist behaviour support practitioner with over a decade of experience supporting culturally and linguistically diverse children and families.
    Anika examines what cultural reflexivity is- including the critical distinction between cultural awareness and cultural reflexivity, and explains why many well-intentioned practitioners and teams recognise culture as an important factor in behaviour support, but may find challenges in integrating true culturally reflexive practice.

    The conversation covers practical strategies for approaching cultural reflexivity by replacing assumptions with curiosity, and provides concrete examples of how practitioners can reframe goals and strategies to align with collectivist family values without compromising outcomes or NDIS accountability.

    This episode offers essential insight into how practitioner’s and service system’s own cultural lenses shape the way behaviour is interpreted, priorities are set, and therapeutic relationships are established.
    Cultural reflexivity isn’t an additional training box to tick- it’s an active, ongoing commitment to understanding the cultural context of the people and families receiving support, and recognises that the pathway to meaningful, positive outcomes requires humility and collaboration.

    Looking for practical, flexible learning that goes beyond the podcast?

    The All Access Pass gives you unlimited entry to all of our self-paced online courses, early access to new content, exclusive member discounts, and our ever-growing library of downloadable resources, templates, and clinical tools. I
    t's all grounded in evidence-based, person-centred practice, designed to support you at your own pace, in real-world ways.

    Visit https://specialistbehaviour.com/all-access-pass/

    Questions, comments, feedback?
    Email us at info@specialistbehaviour.com
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    58 mins
  • 021 Co-design in Behaviour Support (with Tarnya Bruinier)

    021 Co-design in Behaviour Support (with Tarnya Bruinier)
    May 3 2026
    Co-design in behaviour support means working alongside people to develop plans and supports rather than creating them solely from the professional’s perspective and presenting them as finished products.
    Tarnya Bruinier discusses how involving people in understanding their own triggers, strengths, and needs leads to greater buy-in, ownership, and sustainable outcomes.
    Tarnya is a Specialist Behaviour Support Practitioner, AuDHD woman, mother of neurodivergent children and the Director of Wildfire Wellbeing. She shares practical examples, from a woman who created her own de-escalation plan to a young person who identified a safe space to regulate at school, demonstrating how curiosity and person-centred collaboration fundamentally reshape behaviour support practice. The conversation also explores how traditional assessments can incorporate co-design, how tools like Vista trigger cards build self-awareness, and the importance of shifting mindsets from managing behaviour to addressing unmet needs.
    Co-design is particularly valuable when supporting people with behaviours of concern. It honours autonomy, builds agency, and recognises that people are the experts in their own lives. By slowing down, asking questions, and genuinely listening, practitioners create plans that reflect what actually matters to the person, often leading to better outcomes.

    Looking for practical, flexible learning that goes beyond the podcast?

    The All Access Pass gives you unlimited entry to all of our self-paced online courses, early access to new content, exclusive member discounts, and our ever-growing library of downloadable resources, templates, and clinical tools. I
    t's all grounded in evidence-based, person-centred practice, designed to support you at your own pace, in real-world ways.

    Visit https://specialistbehaviour.com/all-access-pass/

    Questions, comments, feedback?
    Email us at info@specialistbehaviour.com
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    52 mins
  • 020 Behavioural Self-Care: Preventing Practitioner Burnout with Micaela Rafferty

    020 Behavioural Self-Care: Preventing Practitioner Burnout with Micaela Rafferty
    Apr 7 2026
    In this episode, Micaela Rafferty — Board-Certified Behaviour Analyst, special educator, and nationally recognised nutritionist — joins the podcast to explore the science of burnout and how behaviour analysts and allied health professionals can apply their own expertise to protect their health and wellbeing. Micaela unpacks the official definition of burnout as a predictable response to chronic, unresolved workplace stress and explains why those working in the NDIS space face a particularly layered set of stressors — from shifting government policy and funding constraints through to compassion fatigue and the emotional demands of caring work. The conversation covers practical, evidence-based self-care strategies grounded in behavioural science: designing supportive environments, reducing response effort, building in rest and recovery across physical, mental, emotional, and sensory dimensions, and creating systems of accountability and reinforcement to sustain behaviour change over time.

    This episode reframes self-care not as an indulgence but as an ethical and professional responsibility. The very skills practitioners apply daily with clients and participants — functional assessment, environment design, shaping small consistent behaviours, and frequent reinforcement — are exactly the tools needed to protect clinical capacity and prevent burnout. Whether you’re already feeling the weight of an unsustainable workload, or you want to get ahead of the warning signs, Micaela’s insights offer a genuinely practical starting point. Small, meaningful steps, taken consistently and without self-judgement, are what create lasting change — and that applies as much to practitioners as it does to the people they support.

    Looking for practical, flexible learning that goes beyond the podcast?

    The All Access Pass gives you unlimited entry to all of our self-paced online courses, early access to new content, exclusive member discounts, and our ever-growing library of downloadable resources, templates, and clinical tools. It’s all grounded in evidence-based, person-centred practice, designed to support you at your own pace, in real-world ways.

    Visit https://specialistbehaviour.com/all-access-pass/

    Questions, comments, feedback? Email us at info@specialistbehaviour.com

    Looking for practical, flexible learning that goes beyond the podcast?

    The All Access Pass gives you unlimited entry to all of our self-paced online courses, early access to new content, exclusive member discounts, and our ever-growing library of downloadable resources, templates, and clinical tools. I
    t's all grounded in evidence-based, person-centred practice, designed to support you at your own pace, in real-world ways.

    Visit https://specialistbehaviour.com/all-access-pass/

    Questions, comments, feedback?
    Email us at info@specialistbehaviour.com
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    1 hr and 4 mins
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