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Jenn Colechin

Jenn Colechin is a Board Certified Behaviour Analyst (BCBA) and NDIS-registered Specialist Behaviour Support Practitioner. She is the Director of Specialist Behaviour, and a skilled practitioner with over 25 years of experience in complex person-centred positive behaviour support. 

Jenn's clinical practice is grounded in evidence-based and trauma-informed principles. She holds a Master's Degree in Education (Behaviour Analysis), a Master's Degree in Disability Studies, Bachelor’s degrees in Secondary Education and English Literature, and a Graduate Certificate in Criminology (Forensic Disability).

Jenn has extensive experience in disability and educational service development, design, and delivery. Jenn has practiced within schools, community, out-of-home care, and family-based settings across government, public, and private sectors both domestically and internationally.

Sharon Paley

Sharon trained as a Registered Nurse for people with intellectual disability in the UK, after which she worked in and managed services for people with complex needs, people who exhibit risk behaviour and forensic disability. She has a professional interest in the positive behaviour support and reducing and eliminating restrictive practices. Sharon has published articles, papers, and books on the topic. She was awarded a prestigious Florence Nightingale Scholarship for an international study on reducing and eliminating restrictive practices. She is an inaugural board member of the International Journal of Positive Behavioural Support. Sharon is the founder and Director of the Australian Centre for Restraint Reduction and Elimination, an organisation that aims to increase understanding and capability across disability, education, child safety and health regarding evidence-based approaches for reducing the use of restrictive practices.