External supervision

Nourish Services offers external clinical supervision, structured case review, and practice-focused training for Behaviour Support Practitioners seeking high-quality, ethical, and evidence-based professional support.

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Purpose of This Service

This service supports Behaviour Support Practitioners to deliver behaviour support that is safe, ethical, and effective. Through reflective supervision, practitioners strengthen their clinical reasoning, refine intervention planning, and review behaviour support plans to ensure strategies are tailored and effective. The service also provides targeted guidance and practical skills development, helping practitioners maintain compliance with NDIS legislative and practice requirements while fostering professional growth and sustainable practice.

All supervision, case review, and training is grounded in person-centred and rights-based practice, trauma-informed and neuro-affirming principles, least-restrictive approaches, and the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Framework.

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Who We Support

This external supervision service is designed to support Behaviour Support Practitioners at every stage of their career. We work with practitioners who are looking to strengthen their skills, build confidence, and provide high-quality, ethical behaviour support.

We support:

  • Core, Proficient, and Advanced Practitioners seeking guidance, professional growth, or supervision.

  • Early-career practitioners wanting skill development and practical strategies.

  • Experienced practitioners working with complex presentations, including:

    • Complex behaviour and risk

    • Restrictive practices

    • Psychosocial disability

    • Trauma and forensic histories

Our service also caters to practitioners across a variety of settings, including:

  • NDIS-funded supports

  • Out-of-Home Care

  • Community and supported accommodation environments

By combining professional supervision, case review, and practical guidance, we ensure practitioners feel confident, capable, and supported to deliver safe and effective behaviour support.

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Our Supervisors

LUCY

Lucy is an advanced behaviour support practitioner, certified behaviour analyst and counsellor with a strong background in supporting children, young people, families and care teams across the NDIS, education and out-of-home care sectors. Lucy provides external supervision, case consultation, reflective practice and practical training for practitioners working with complex behavioural and developmental presentations.

Her approach is warm, creative, and grounded in ethical science practice, compassion, and a person-centred approach. Lucy draws on various modalities to ensure her practice and supervision are clinically sound and holistic.

Lucy’s areas of expertise include:

  • Complex presentations of Autism Spectrum Disorder, including comorbid Intellectual Disability, ADHD, anxiety and emotional regulation difficulties

  • Developmental delays, trauma-informed presentations and anxiety-driven behaviours of concern

  • Creative, play-based, and interest-based session planning for children and adults  

  • Practitioner skill development in clinical reasoning, intervention design and ethical decision making

Lucy’s supervision and training align with the NDIS Practice Standards, the NDIS Code of Conduct, the NDIS Behaviour Support Rules 2018, the principles of least restrictive practice, and contemporary trauma-informed and person-centred frameworks.

Lucy supports practitioners to deliver behaviour support that is practical, evidence-informed, ethically grounded, and meaningful for the people they support. Her goal is to help practitioners feel more confident, creative, and clinically clear when working with complex presentations, while ensuring behaviour support remains focused on dignity, safety, skill development, and long-term quality of life. 

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Kate

With over 14 years of experience across disability, mental health, Out-of-Home Care, and forensic systems. She provides expert supervision, detailed case review, and practical training for practitioners supporting complex and high-risk presentations.

Her approach is reflective, strengths-focused, and grounded in ethical practice, social justice, and resilience. Kate works through a trauma-informed, rights-based, and person-centred lens, ensuring that behaviour support is both clinically sound and focused on participant safety, dignity, and long-term outcomes.

Kate’s areas of expertise include:

  • Adults with complex psychosocial and forensic presentations

  • Substance use and trauma-related behaviours

  • Restrictive practice oversight and ethical decision-making

  • Practitioner confidence, skill development, and professional growth

All supervision, case review, and training provided by Kate aligns with NDIS Practice Standards, the NDIS Code of Conduct, Behaviour Support Rules (2018), principles of least-restrictive practice, and trauma-informed frameworks.

Kate supports practitioners to deliver behaviour support that is practical, evidence-based, and rights-focused, helping care teams build confidence, strengthen skills, and achieve meaningful outcomes for participants. 

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How the Service Is Delivered

Our external supervision service is designed to be accessible, practical, and tailored to the needs of Behaviour Support Practitioners. Sessions are offered telehealth Australia-wide, with in-person options for practitioners based in Newcastle, NSW.

Sessions are 45 minutes long, available Monday to Thursday, 7:30am - 5:00pm, and are priced at $110 per session (inclusive of GST) - offering high-quality guidance and support at a great value.

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Frequently Asked Questions

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  • Our counselling is available for children, adolescents, adults, and families. We tailor our approach to meet each person’s unique needs.

  • We provide a range of evidence-based therapies, including Play-Based Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Family Therapy, DBT, CBT, Solution-Focused Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Trauma-Informed Therapy, and Somatic-Based Therapy.

  • Our practitioners work with you to understand your goals and needs, helping you choose the approach that will best support your wellbeing.

  • Session length and frequency depend on individual goals and needs, but most sessions are 50–60 minutes. Plans are flexible and reviewed regularly.

  • No referral is necessary. You can book a session directly, though we can also work with referrals from GPs or other health professionals if preferred.

  • Yes. All sessions are private, and we follow strict professional and ethical guidelines to protect your privacy.

  • You can contact us via phone, email, or our online booking form. Our team will help you schedule a convenient time.

  • Yes. We offer both in-person and secure online sessions, making it easy to access support wherever you are.