Is There a Better Way is founded by Jaquie Mills and Debbie Lobb who are recognised leaders in the disability community in their support for people, families and services for people with disability. Their passion for knowledge, excellence, advocacy and wellbeing is at the centre of all ITaBW services. Together, Jaquie and Debbie have developed the ITaBW approach which is seen as leading contemporary evidenced-based practice, recognised by universities, providers and other leaders in the field.
When you engage ITaBW services you can be assured of being supported by people who really 'get' the needs of people and families and who have a broad knowledge to help you on your journey to REALLY understand the needs of people who may experience stress and behave in ways that we can at times find a challenge.
Jaquie Mills
Jaquie is a parent of 4 boys, two of whom have a disability. A former teacher, she holds a Masters in Emotional Intelligence. Jaquie has held significant roles in the disability sector leading major reform in access to quality services for people with complex needs and who may also have complex communication needs.
Jaquie has exhaustive knowledge across the fields of behaviour support, communication, inclusion, education and health advocacy and is regularly sought for her advice and expertise in these areas.
All in all, Jaquie is a truly amazing person who gives her all to ensure people with a disability live an inspiring life.
Debbie Lobb
Debbie is a parent of 3 boys as well! (Wow, so many boys!)
A specialist behaviour practitioner, Debbie is known across the WA disability sector for her leadership roles in supporting organisations and families in understanding the underlying needs and experiences of people with a disability, particularly in relation to complex behaviour or communication needs. Debbie is regularly sought for her knowledge and experience in developing behaviour support models of practice and for her gentle supportive approach to partnering with people to go on a journey of discovery and support development.
Debbie is also the developer and lecturer of post graduate qualifications for teachers and allied health professionals in contemporary Positive Behaviour Support practices.
Kristy Moe
Kristy is an experienced practitioner, known for her calm, flexible and practical approach to working with families and individuals.
She has a Masters degree in Occupational Therapy and is experienced in completing comprehensive functional assessments. Kristy's focus is on empowering and coaching individuals, families and support staff to build natural, healthy networks so they become less reliant on systems.
As a mother of two young children, she is incredibly efficient with her time, practical, so easy to relate to and strongly believes in the spirit of human resilience.
Sarah Turner
Sarah is also a senior behaviour practitioner who has significant experience in applying a needs and relationship based lens to supporting people and their support network.
With a background is Speech Pathology, Sarah brings skills and knowledge particularly of interest for people with complex communication needs. Like all of our team, Sarah's approach is about partnering with families and individuals to gently discover the underlying reasons for behaviour and supports that may sense in person-centred ways.
Bronwyn Pike
Bronwyn has worked for over 20 years within a variety of human services with her focus on supporting individuals and families to plan, develop and self-direct their supports.
Bronwyn has significant experience and knowledge in supporting families of people with very complex needs, including challenging behaviour, to find creative and meaningful ways to develop supports that are meaningful and effective. She has led the development of the Side by Side Peer support program for families with loved ones with complex needs and challenging behaviour since 2007, making our Bronnie such a wealth of knowledge in relation to supporting families who may experience challenge behaviour.
Bridget
Bridget is our training manager, advanced behaviour support practitioner and OT! You guessed it, she’s here to support in varied ways with a wealth of experience in supporting families and partnering with support workers and disability organisations to bring about change.
Bridget has a keen interest in sensory regulation and neuroscience which works well for us! Did we mention she’s just down right lovely?
Jade
Jade is a Behaviour Practitioner and Speech Pathologist who is particularly passionate about supporting people in finding their voice through Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) systems.
Jade has a special interest in exploring alternative access methods (such as eye gaze and switching) to communication systems and has completed a Post Graduate in Special Education: Complex Communication Needs.
Jade adds value to our wholistic approach to understanding the needs of people and being a new mum is living the whole development of regulation experience.
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