Services Available
In addition to delivering training and professional development, I offer a variety of Consultation services in all parts of Australia and New Zealand. If there is a nearby airport, anything is possible. Consultations can take a number of forms and depending on the nature of the engagement they can take a range of periods of time to complete. I have experienced consultancies ranging from 6 months to half a day.
While my most enjoyable days are those when I am asked to work directly with learners who are experiencing extreme social isolation; at other times I am requested to work alongside their teachers or key workers to identify possible interactive approaches or teamwork skills which support the learner to find common ground and increase the opportunities for communicative engagement with those around them.
I am frequently requested to:
- demonstrate what Intensive Interaction might look like with a particular learner
- observe a classroom or day-room as a ‘new pair of eyes’ on a setting that is proving difficult for learners to positively engage in.
- give practitioners supportive feedback on skills shown in their footage of interactive sessions
- use my skills and experience as a practitioner to suggest room management practices which might promote more positive social interactions to occur.
- assist in the analysis of video, or in the process of reflective discussion leading to moderation of video to identify progress
- Support new ‘communities of practice’ as they acquire skills in the use of the Intensive Interaction Reflection Tool
- give advice on how video footage should be taken, filed in a manner that enables it to be found at a later date and the pros and cons of various storage options.
- contribute to the refinement of work plans, curricula and policy documents
- assist practitioners to record and reflect on interactive exchanges
The following schools and services have received consultancies from Intensive Interaction Australia from 2003-2009:
2009 [to July]
Kilparrin Assessment Services S.A.
Mt Evelyn Special Developmental School VIC
Glenallen Specialist School, VIC
Arohanui School New Zealand
Marnabek Special Developmental School, Vic
Malibu Special School, W.A.
Belmore Specialist School, VIC
Southern Autistic School VIC
Glenallen Specialist School
Sunshine Special Developmental School VIC
2008
Sunshine Special Developmental School, VIC
Glenallen Specialist School, VIC
Broadmeadows Special Developmental School VIC
Department of Education and Children’s Services [DECS] S.A.
St Patricks Special School S.A.
St Annes Special School S.A.
Kilparrin Assessment Services S.A.
Mt Evelyn Special Developmental School, VIC
Croydon Special Developmental School, VIC
Belmore Special School, VIC
Red Hill Special School Brisbane QLD
2007
Sunshine Special Developmental School, VIC
Mornington Special Developmental School VIC
Broadmeadows Special Developmental School VIC
Department of Education and Children’s Services [DECS] S.A.
St Patricks Special School S.A.
St Annes Special School S.A.
Kilparrin Assessment Services S.A.
Mt Evelyn Special Developmental School, VIC
Croydon Special Developmental School, VIC
Glenallen Specialist School, VIC
Belmore Special School, VIC
Red Hill Special School Brisbane QLD
Wangee Park School, Lakembe, NSW
2006
Red Hill Special School Brisbane QLD
Wangee Park School, Lakembe, NSW
Arohanui School Auckland, New Zealand
Patricia Avenue School Hamilton New Zealand
2005
Red Hill Special School, Brisbane QLD 6 month Full Time Consultancy
Arohanui School, Auckland New Zealand
Monash Special Developmental School, Clayton, VIC
Red Hill Special School, Brisbane, QLD
2004
Wangee Park Special School, Sydney, NSW
Frankston Special Developmental School, VIC
Red Hill Special School Brisbane QLD
Clifford Park Special School, Toowoomba QLD
2003
Deakin University, Melbourne VIC
Monash SDS, Melbourne [across 10 weeks] VIC
Glenroy Specialist School, Melbourne [across 7 weeks] VIC