I have been working in the education, community services and justice sector for over 20 years. I am multiply qualified in Education, Human Services, and Law. I have been the Director of Instinct CBT since it’s commencement in 2001 and have been steadily helping it grow as I advanced my skills in many other roles. I use only neurodivergent affirming practices. I use sensory-based and brain-based integration strategies including Dr Ross Greene’s Collaborative and Proactive Solutions (CPS), Dr Dan’s Siegel’s ‘whole-brain learning’ and implements strategies conducive with the bottom-up and top-down approaches endorsed by Mona Delahooke. These strategies support children (and adult)'s brains to manage the world around them. Ethical assessment of the reason and needs of explosive children helps those around them to understand neuroception and respond to explosive behaviour. I utilise the Assessment of Lagging Skills and Unsolved Problems (ALSUP) promoted by Dr Ross Greene to work with explosive children, with immense success. As a Developmental Educator, I am able to conduct comprehensive sensory assessments, identify and respond to Developmental Coordination Disorders (DCD)’s and provide support to all those around participants regarding complexities relating to Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Rejection Sensitive Disorder (RSD), Sensory Processing Disorder and Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA).Positions Held & Contributions to the Sector• (Former) Principal Guardian (QLD) at the Office of Public Guardian• Director and Clinical Lead of 2 Companies, President of the Board of Management of a Registered Charity. • Wrote and delivered 5 separate courses in lit/num for young adults, transitioning from high school to further education and delivered them across 2 TAFE campuses over 5 years. • Speaker at a lit/num conference, in conjunction with master’s level study at the time, on topics regarding alternative models of facilitating andragogy in education. • Speaker at State Disability Conference regarding positive methods of responding to behaviour indicating crisis. • Speaker at QLD Disability Expo (GC) regarding the role of the Developmental Educator in NDIS provided services. • Accomm and Clinical Services Manager of multiple disability and forensic mental health organisations. Offered specialist clinical support and direction to highly agitated, frequently distressed clients during a period of transition and re-regulation. • Developed and implemented the policy framework to numerous community service, disability, and educational orgs.