Positive Behaviour Support for teenagers in Casula.
NDIS behaviour support for young people aged 12 to 20 in Casula and the suburbs around it. We come to you, at home, at school and in the community, and we build the plan with the young person, not around them.
Same-day acknowledgment on every referral. Free 15-minute chat before anything is signed.
Behaviour support for young people in Casula
Casula sits just south of Liverpool, between the Georges River and the Hume Highway. It is a young suburb: at the 2021 Census, 14.1% of Casula’s 16,584 residents were aged 10 to 19, compared with 11.9% across NSW. That means a lot of families here are living through the teenage years right now, with everything that comes with them.
When a young person’s behaviour is getting in the way of school, family life or friendships, it usually means something important is going unheard. Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) starts by working out what the behaviour is doing for the young person, then builds skills and supports so they have better ways to get those needs met. It is not about compliance. It is about making life work better for the young person and the people around them.
Support that fits a teenager’s life in Casula
We only work with young people aged 12 to 20, so our plans are built around adolescence: high school, friendships, identity, independence and the move towards adult life.
For many young people in Casula, that means working with the school day. Local students attend schools such as Casula High School and nearby Lurnea High School, which has a Support Unit. With consent, we can meet the school team, translate the plan into language teachers can use, and help the young person get the same response at school and at home.
Sessions do not have to happen in an office. We meet young people at home, at school, or in community places that feel comfortable, such as Casula Library and Community Centre on Ingham Drive, or outdoors along the Georges River walking track and around Leacock Regional Park. For some young people, a walk is where the real conversation happens.
A multilingual community
Casula is one of Sydney’s most multilingual suburbs. At the 2021 Census, only 38% of residents spoke only English at home, and Arabic was the most common other language. We work with the whole family, and we will talk with you about how you prefer to communicate so parents and carers can be fully part of the plan.
Working alongside other local supports
Behaviour support often works best alongside other services. Young people in Casula can also access free local supports such as headspace Liverpool for mental health, and Liverpool City Council’s youth programs for ages 12 to 24. Where it helps the young person, and with consent, we can coordinate with the other people in their support team so everyone is pulling in the same direction.
Getting to and from Casula
Casula has its own train station, next to the Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre, and Liverpool is only a short trip north. Because we come to you, transport should not be a barrier to getting support.
Behaviour support in Casula is led by Yosmerys Aparicio Cuencas, an NDIS behaviour support practitioner with eight-plus years of frontline experience across disability, out-of-home care and community services in Western Sydney.
From first call to a plan that holds.
Referral and getting to know the young person
What's being asked, how it's funded, consent, and time to understand the young person: their strengths, what a good day looks like, how they communicate, their health and sensory needs. Rapport comes first.
Functional behaviour assessment
Conversations with the young person, family, school and support team, records, observation and simple data, to understand what the behaviour is doing for them.
Interim plan, if needed
Within one month when there is an immediate need: safety, changes to the environment, and calm ways for adults to respond.
Comprehensive behaviour support plan
Within six months: the full picture, skills to teach with clear steps, proactive and response strategies, and a data plan a real team can keep up with.
Coaching and review
We model and coach the plan with family, carers, school and support workers until it holds, and review it at least every 12 months, or sooner if things change.
Also supporting young people around Casula.
We also work in Liverpool, Lurnea, Prestons, Edmondson Park, Glenfield, Moorebank, and across Western Sydney. See our Liverpool location page for every service we offer locally.
Related: our Positive Behaviour Support service, NDIS youth mentoring, positive behaviour support explained, and how PBS is delivered and registered.
Common questions about PBS in Casula.
Do you provide behaviour support in Casula?
Yes. Supporting Communities Australia is based in Liverpool, a short trip from Casula, and works only with young people aged 12 to 20. Sessions happen at home, at school or somewhere in the community the young person is comfortable.
Can you work with my teenager's high school in Casula?
Yes, with your consent. Whether your young person goes to Casula High School, Lurnea High School, a support unit or a school further away, we can meet the school team, share the strategies that work and coach staff so the plan holds in the classroom too.
My family speaks Arabic at home. Can you still help?
Yes. Casula is a multilingual community and many families we speak with use more than one language. Tell us what works for your family when you call and we will plan how we communicate with you, so nobody is left out of the conversation about their young person.
Where would sessions with my young person happen?
Wherever they will actually engage. That might be at home, at school, at Casula Library, or out walking somewhere they like. Behaviour support works best in the places where life actually happens.
How quickly can you start?
Every referral gets same-day acknowledgment and a free 15-minute chat. We then check the NDIS plan with you or your support coordinator and confirm availability before anything is signed.
How is behaviour support funded by the NDIS?
It is paid from the Behaviour Support budget in the young person's NDIS plan (called Improved Relationships on older plans). If it is not in the plan yet, we can help you ask for it at plan review.
Who delivers behaviour support at SCA?
Yosmerys Aparicio Cuencas, an NDIS behaviour support practitioner who works only with young people aged 12 to 20. She does the functional behaviour assessment, writes the plan and coaches the family, school and support workers who use it.
Refer a young person for PBS in Casula.
Free 15-minute chat. Same-day acknowledgment. No commitment.