Pauline is a Proficient‑level Behaviour Support Practitioner at Crystel Care. She holds a Bachelor of Psychological Science and a Master of Counselling and Psychotherapy, as well as a Graduate Certificate in Developmental Trauma, a Diploma of Community Services, and a Certificate IV in Disability.
Pauline is a registered member of PACFA (Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia), ACA (Australian Counselling Association), and BSPA (Behaviour Support Practitioners Australia), demonstrating her commitment to professional standards, ethical practice, and ongoing development.
With over eight years of experience in the disability sector, Pauline brings extensive frontline and specialist behaviour support experience across children, adolescents, and adults presenting with neurodevelopmental differences, trauma histories, and complex behaviours of concern.
Her expertise includes Out‑of‑Home Care environments, complex developmental trauma presentations, functional behaviour assessment and formulation, interim and comprehensive behaviour support planning, restrictive practice identification and reduction, and capacity building across families, carers, schools, SIL environments, and multidisciplinary teams.
Pauline’s work is grounded in trauma‑informed, neurodevelopmentally attuned, and person‑centred practice. She integrates psychological science with relational and ecological approaches to ensure behaviour support strategies are ethical, least restrictive, sustainable, and embedded within everyday environments.
