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Sovereignty was never ceded. No treaty was ever signed. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are the Traditional Custodians of the lands and waters on which this work is made, and that does not become less true with time, legislation or silence.
FREE 2B ME acknowledges Elders past, present and emerging. This body of work exists because systems cause harm when they ask people to become easier to accommodate. No community in this country has been asked to do that more often, or for longer, than First Nations peoples.
We hold that as a matter of practice, not sentiment.
For your work
In practice, leadership, culture and education.
FREE 2B ME includes the people doing the supporting, the teams around them and the conditions they work in.
Why it belongs at work
What does my practice require the person to become?
Good intentions matter. So does impact.
Capacity is not a character test.
Learning should change something on Tuesday.
Defined offers
For practitioners
How the Practice shapes the way practitioners understand people, make decisions and provide support.
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Access Before Intervention Creating and protecting access before reduced engagement, distress or behaviour is read as resistance or incapacity.
Behaviour Makes Sense Rights-based Positive Behaviour Support beyond compliance.
Beyond Regulation Consent-led sensory, relational, communication, movement and rest practices, used within professional scope.
Practice That Holds Supervision, teams and systems that keep neuroaffirming practice alive under pressure.Find your book. Pre-order here. Reserve today. No payment until launch.
A$39 each. Frameworks and tools are free to read.
In my team, you don’t have to be at 100% to be valued.
Tanya Hicks · How we work
People bring different strengths, support needs and capacity on different days. We work together to understand what’s available, what needs support and what needs to change. Their value doesn’t disappear when their capacity drops.
FREE 2B ME includes the people doing the supporting.
Professional responsibilities still stand, and so does the support clients need. The aim is a team that can keep meeting both.
by Tanya Hicks