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Ann Keogh

Iluka,WA

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR SUPPORT PRACTITIONER

Dr Mandy Vidovich And Associates
03.2021 - Current
  • Complying with NDIS policies and regulations, and meeting all timeframe requirements.
  • Addressing restrictive practices used by NDIS providers and families', and ensuring the least restrictive practice is used.
  • Reporting to the NDIS Quality and Safeguarding Commission when required.
  • Liaising with all stakeholders to compile interviews and collect indirect assessments. This includes therapists, guardians, and mental health services.
  • Completing observational assessments and interviews with the participant and other stakeholders.
  • Data collection.
  • Assessing the quality of life of the participants and any fundamental factors maintaining behaviours of concern.
  • Implementing strategies and interventions to support the person to lead a fulfilling life and minimise behaviours of concern.
  • Conducting training to the staff team/families' and monitoring the interventions trialled.
  • Completing Behaviour Support Plans within the NDIS policy timeframe
  • Uploading Behaviour Support Plans to the NDIS portal.
  • De-briefing teams/families' after incidents and planning for future risks
  • Minimising risk of harm to the participant and those around the participant, by ensuring safeguards are in place
  • Responsible for submitting monthly reports and updates.

BEHAVIOUR SUPPORT PRACTITIONER

Lifelift
12.2020 - 03.2021
  • Undertaking behaviour functional assessments to develop Behaviour Support Plans.
  • Writing reports and reviewing plans every three months to ensure best quality outcomes.
  • Addressing restrictive practices and ensuring least restrictive practice is applied.
  • Providing training to Teachers, staff teams, and families about PBS and tailoring it to the needs of the participant.
  • Complying with reporting requirements to the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission.
  • Uploading both Interim and Comprehensive Behaviour Support Plans to the NDIS Commission and liaising with NDIS regarding all new rules, regulations and changes.

SENIOR POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR SUPPORT PRACTITIONER

Nulsen Group
03.2020 - 11.2020
  • Complying with NDIS policies and regulations.
  • Liaising with all stakeholders and organising training sessions and team meetings to assess and review Behaviour Support Plans.
  • Implementing functional behaviour assessments and evidence-based practices when supporting individuals
  • Identifying restrictive practices and assessing the suitability of the restrictions in place.
  • Compiling both direct and indirect assessments including, ABC data, scatter plots, interviews, observations and interviews with the participant and their caregivers.
  • Adhering to timelines as outlined by the NDIS commission, for both Interim and Comprehensive Behaviour Support Plans.
  • Ensuring the plans are uploaded to the portal to be signed off by the reporting officer.
  • Providing trauma informed practice with participants with dual diagnosis.
  • Providing Specialist Behaviour Support training to their caregivers/ staff teams.

SUPPORT PRACTITIONER

BEHAVIOUR, Ability Consultants
09.2019 - 03.2020
  • Using direct and indirect assessment tools to evaluate environmental variables and external factors which may be influencing behaviours.
  • Completing Behaviour Support Plans within the NDIS time frames.
  • Writing reports and reviewing plans every three months to ensure best quality outcomes.
  • Identifying restrictive practices and consideration if they are required or if they can be eliminated. Ensuring the least restrictive practice is utilised.
  • Providing training to professionals such as Teachers, support workers and family members to deliver effective service provisions.
  • Uploading Interim and Comprehensive Support plans to the NDIS Commission and liaising with NDIS regarding all new rules, regulations and changes.
  • Addressing the needs of the person with disability and the underlying causes of behaviours of concern, while safeguarding the dignity and quality of life of the participants.

CASEWORKER

Brighter Futures Wesley Mission
11.2018 - 09.2019
  • Addressing child protection issues when meeting with caregivers/families. Obtaining information in relation to the report filed with Department of Communities and Justice.
  • Building a relationship with clients to empower and strengthen them to progress in their individualized goals.
  • Collaborating with family support services.
  • Liaising with all professional bodies such as schools, Counsellors, Psychologists and Doctors etc. to gather information on how the child/ children present/ appear outside of the home environment. This also included gathering information from medical professionals.
  • Preparing and attending child protection case conferences and family welfare meetings.
  • Developing safety plans with families.
  • Advising clients on services such as parenting programs, Brighter Futures safecare parenting program, counselling, domestic violence refuges and the necessary services.
  • Preparing clients for court on family law matters.
  • Liaising with DCP to provide reports of visits and goals with each family.

BEHAVIOUR SUPPORT THERAPIST

My Place
02.2018 - 11.2018
  • Supporting an individual in his home by enhancing communication skills when requesting through the use of PECs, hand signs and using his PODD communication book.
  • Liaising with the family, Teachers and other professional bodies regarding programs to be implemented, new behaviour support plans and strategies to develop new skills.
  • Responsible for integrating the participant in the community by using exposure methods to new places and new people such as going to Bounce, new playgrounds, shopping centres etc.
  • Implementing strategies included in Behaviour Support Plans to reduce behaviours of concern
  • Working one to one on tasks such as turn-taking with his siblings, waiting, and refusal of highly preferable items to support relationship building.
  • Enhancing his self-care skills in his home.
  • Working on individualised education program at home.

COMMUNITY REHABILITATION SUPPORT WORKER

Neami National
08.2017 - 03.2018
  • Working closely with Clinical Case Managers and other community partner organizations in order to deliver the best possible comprehensive service to clients.
  • Providing direct support to clients so that they gain/maintain independent living skills.
  • Engage clients, using a strengths based approach to complete a mental health status measurement and a needs assessment. Using the Collaborative Recovery Model protocols to work collaboratively with clients to identify needs, set goals and develop a plan to meet those goals.
  • Supporting clients to monitor individualised goals.
  • Follow OH&S procedures to ensure safe work practices especially in the area of safety of outreach work.
  • Planning and facilitating group rehabilitation programs, such as Self-Esteem, Mindfulness, Physical Groups such as Yoga and Aqua Aerobics and Women's Wellness Groups.

DISABILITY SUPPORT WORKER

Identity WA
10.2016 - 04.2017
  • Supporting clients using a person centred approach and as per the Individual Care Plan.
  • Developing Individualized Care Plans and responsible for updating them when changes occur.
  • Providing support to enable an independent lifestyle.
  • Ensuring clients participate in skill development activities, both within the home and in the community, to meet their individual needs and goals.
  • Building capacity when teaching necessary daily living skills.
  • Communicating with team leaders and team members to enhance service delivery.
  • Liaising with family and other stakeholders as required.

Behaviour Therapist

New England Centre For Children,
08.2014 - 08.2016
  • Working on goals around communication with children by working on their functional communication responses through the use of verbal prompts, PECS (Picture Exchange Communication), Proloquo, gestures, and signing.
  • Completing functional behaviour assessments under the guidance and supervision of a BCBA, to support children in the classrooms.
  • Developing Behaviour Support Plans.
  • Home visits to implement Behaviour Support Plans with families and caregivers.
  • Collecting data and generating graphs to track progress.
  • Ensuring that all ABA Therapists had completed and summed their case workload on IEP's and Care Plans through the ACE (Autism Curriculum Encyclopedia).
  • Teaching students many skills used in everyday life by such as personal care routines, and daily life skills.
  • Supporting children to build relationships with their peers by using methods of play such as turn-taking and sharing highly preferable items.
  • Building skills in the classroom so children could transition to higher academic classrooms and inclusion programs in mainstream schools.
  • Preparation of case student's IEP (Individualized Education Plan) for the year and various paperwork on a daily basis.

English Teacher

The International School Of Choueifat
08.2013 - 08.2014
  • Teaching English, Math and Social Studies to Kg1 and Grade two.
  • Observation and guidance of student comprehension and development.
  • Preparation of syllabus and teaching methodologies.
    Observation and assessment of student performance and development.
  • Development of fun teaching methods using play, song, art and activities focused on the development of the student's skills.

Education

Master of Science - Applied Behaviour Analysis

QUEENS UNIVERSITY BELFAST
Ulster, Antrim
07.2022

Bachelor of Arts - Applied Social Studies, Social Care

LIMERICK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Limerick, Ireland
06.2013

Skills

  • Therapeutic Crises Intervention
  • CALM certified
  • Team Teach Tutor
  • Trained in Risk of Significant Harm (ROSH) Child Protection

Timeline

POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR SUPPORT PRACTITIONER

Dr Mandy Vidovich And Associates
03.2021 - Current

BEHAVIOUR SUPPORT PRACTITIONER

Lifelift
12.2020 - 03.2021

SENIOR POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR SUPPORT PRACTITIONER

Nulsen Group
03.2020 - 11.2020

SUPPORT PRACTITIONER

BEHAVIOUR, Ability Consultants
09.2019 - 03.2020

CASEWORKER

Brighter Futures Wesley Mission
11.2018 - 09.2019

BEHAVIOUR SUPPORT THERAPIST

My Place
02.2018 - 11.2018

COMMUNITY REHABILITATION SUPPORT WORKER

Neami National
08.2017 - 03.2018

DISABILITY SUPPORT WORKER

Identity WA
10.2016 - 04.2017

Behaviour Therapist

New England Centre For Children,
08.2014 - 08.2016

English Teacher

The International School Of Choueifat
08.2013 - 08.2014

Master of Science - Applied Behaviour Analysis

QUEENS UNIVERSITY BELFAST

Bachelor of Arts - Applied Social Studies, Social Care

LIMERICK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

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