2025 February 24
Myxa is fortunate to have a dedicated team working behind the scenes to ensure our participants and staff have everything they need. Today, we chat with Nicole, Myxa’s Behavioural Support Practitioner.
Prior to coming to Myxa, I worked at the Department of Justice and Community Safety for seven years, working within Community Corrections and Parole/Post-Sentence. I remember looking into behaviour support and up popped an advertisement for Myxa. I started working with Myxa in July 2023 as a Behaviour Support Practitioner and have loved the career change ever since.
The role of a Behaviour Support Practitioner is dynamic and interesting, and a typical day often depends on needs of participants. Usually, a day would consist of individual sessions with participants where we focus on treatment goals, increasing capacity, increasing quality of life and skill building. As practitioners we write clinical reports including Functional Behaviour Assessments, Behaviour Support Plans or support in advocating for increased funding through Recommendation Reports. We also support teams through education, training and developing support resources.
Some days we might be out and about seeing participants and their supports or some days we may be headfirst into writing a report.
The first thing I noticed when working with Myxa was the positive culture that the company has built and the support that everyone is provided with. Having a positive working environment can be difficult but is essential for staff morale and for providing excellent services to others. The supportive nature of the teams makes work fun and pushes us all to do our best. The smallest support can have a big impact, which is where Myxa stands out, from a small message from someone, to catching up with the team every once in a while to play a quick game.
There’s been a lot of wins whilst I have been working with Myxa, on a broader note I love giving participants, families and networks the space to feel heard and seen, as positive working relationships are key to progress. More specifically, I have helped a few participants achieve their independent living goals, with one male moving into a SIL property after many years of living at home. He has lived in the SIL property for almost a year and has achieved so much already and it has been a pleasure to see him grow.
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