Four of our TracksHealth clinicians Tyler Luttrell, Cody Webb, Lucy Knight, and Melina Purcell have just attended the 8th annual Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) conference in Brisbane, with their supervisor, Alayna Haberlin. The conference is a wonderful opportunity for our clinicians to gain professional development, keep up to date with the exciting new research and applications of ABA across Australia and the USA, and network with other practitioners and companies, including some of the most prestigious and experienced members in the field.
Tyler, Cody, and Lucy had the honour of presenting their own research and findings based on the work they do with us here at Allambi Care.
- Tyler’s presentation assessed the stability of behavioural function in clients in out-of-home care, and flagged some noteworthy gaps in support resources, legislation and oversight from the NDIS. This could help to streamline behaviour support services and provide an average of 10 extra hours of clinical support for our NDIS clients per year.
- Lucy’s presentation was a case study on the use of mandatory training programs for a client with both physical and developmental disabilities. This has helped further the research on how we can help to improve verbal communication skills of our NDIS clients, regardless of the barriers their disabilities may present for typical skill-building programs.
- Cody’s presentation demonstrated the use of video game inspired token economies to improve daily task completion for ITC clients. Many of our kids are avid gamers, and Cody has shown how we can use the reinforcement types and schedules, used in our clients’ favourite games, to make our own reward systems more fun, engaging, personalised, and relevant for each client.
Each of our presenters received lots of questions and positive feedback from their fellow attendees. They have also connected with other practitioners, services, and organisations who are keen to form partnerships and offer programs to improve the lives of the people we care for every day.
