DEVELOPMENTAL EDUCATOR
In Australia, Developmental Educators are among a group of allied health professionals recognised and approved by the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) to provide capacity building support relating to assessment, recommendation, therapy and training.*
* The Developmental Educator must be a full member of Developmental Educators Australia Inc. (DEAI)
Reference: NDIS Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits 2023-24 Version 1.0 (2023)
WHAT DO DEVELOPMENTAL EDUCATORS DO?
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Specialise in working with, and alongside, people with disabilities across the full lifespan.
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Can provide a broad range of services including assessment, support with skill development, goal setting, life stage planning, and much more.
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Work to enhance the inclusion, independence, and quality of life of the people they support.
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Can work with a person's support networks to build their capacity to better understand and support them.
Developmental Educators Australia Inc. (2023). Scope of Practice in Developmental Education.
WHAT MAKES THE DEVELOPMENTAL EDUCATOR PROFESSION UNIQUE?
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Developmental educators use a human rights framework to support those they work with. All that they do is based on the need “to promote, protect and ensure the full and equal enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms by all persons with disabilities, and to promote respect for their inherent dignity.” (CRPD, 2007, Article 1).”
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Developmental educators approach their work by focusing on the lived experience, needs, goals and ambitions of people with disability.
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Developmental educators work with people with disability to promote inclusion and address barriers - both in the environment and the attitudes of others.
You can read more about this in the DEAI Scope of Practice.
Developmental Educators Australia Inc. (2023). Scope of Practice in Developmental Education.
You can also read more about Developmental Educators here.
