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Coming soon!

Self-paced learning with Amity, on your schedule, wherever you are.

This is very exciting and a long time coming here at Amity. Offering on demand courses means that the knowledge, tools, and evidence-based approaches that have shaped Amity's practice and supported hundreds of professionals and in turn thousands of participants now reach even more people, more places across Australia, and more families than ever before.

Knowing that not everyone can attend face-to-face training, supporting more professionals this way means ultimately supporting more of the people who need it most.

First On Demand Courses to launch in 2026

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01.

Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA)

Launching
September 2026

  • PDA or the Persistent Drive for Autonomy can be a confusing condition where traditional behaviour support strategies do not work.

    This course unpacks the theory behind pathological demand avoidance, why conventional approaches fall short, and what actually works for people with a strong demand avoidance profile.

  • Walk away with a clear understanding of PDA and how it can present similarly to Oppositional Defiance Disorder, practical assessment tools to identify a PDA profile, and evidence-based strategies to add to your tool kit that actually work. 

    • Behaviour support practitioners

    • Allied health professionals

    • Teachers

    • Support workers

    • Parents

    • And everyone supporting individuals with a demand avoidance profile.

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02.

Preventing and Recovering from Practitioner Burnout

Launching September 2026

  • Sick of hearing "just do some self-care" when you are clinically burnout

    Behaviour support is demanding work and burnout is more common than the sector acknowledges. Built from current research and Candice's own supervision experience, this course addresses what burnout actually looks like in behaviour support practitioners and why it happens so often before anyone notices.

  • Walk away with practical tools to identify early warning signs, strategies to prevent burnout before it takes hold, and a framework for sustainable, long term practice in behaviour support.

    • Behaviour support practitioners

    • Allied health professionals

    • Team Leaders

    • And everyone working in high demand environments.

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03.

Restrictive Practices for Allied Health

Launching
October 2026

  • Restrictive practices intersect with the work of allied health professionals more than many realise. This course provides a clear and practical understanding of what constitutes a restrictive practice, the legislative responsibilities around them, and where they overlap with strategies commonly recommended by OTs, speech pathologists, and psychologists.

  • Walk away with a confident understanding of restrictive practice obligations within your scope, the ability to identify when a strategy crosses into restrictive practice territory, and practical guidance on how to respond.

    • Occupational therapists

    • Speech pathologists, psychologists

    • Supervisors

    • And all other allied health professionals working alongside behaviour support practitioners or NDIS participants.

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