Treehouse Training Collective

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is backed by a team of education + allied health professionals providing training, supervision and a range of products to champion a world where difference is expected, access is assumed and everyone belongs.

29/05/2026

Inclusion is not a trend.
It is a leadership capability.

Increasingly, it will define the organisations that people trust, want to work for, and want to engage with into the future.

We are passionate about helping organisations move beyond performative inclusion and toward genuinely accessible, neuroaffirming and human-centred design. Because when businesses are designed with diverse ways of thinking, communicating and participating in mind, they work better for everyone.

Inclusive business design is about examining the hidden assumptions embedded within workplace culture, leadership, communication, recruitment, learning environments and service delivery.

⭐️Who thrives easily in your systems?
⭐️Who is unintentionally excluded?
⭐️ Who has to work harder just to. participate?

The most innovative organisations we see are the ones willing to ask these questions honestly.

As leaders, we have a responsibility to build our businesses with intention, curiosity, and a willingness to challenge traditional ways of operating. 💪

19/05/2026

Honour all communication preferences.
AAC can be an incredible support, but it is one tool within a much bigger communication system.
Speech, signs, gestures, visuals, scripting, body language, movement, facial expressions, and AAC are all forms of communication.
Supporting communication autonomy means listening to the message rather than focusing on whether the communication method looks the way adults expect.
Different communication methods meet different needs at different times.
Communication should feel accessible, safe, and respected.

Inclusive design starts with listening to lived experience, and this new communication board at Riverbend Park in Launce...
16/05/2026

Inclusive design starts with listening to lived experience, and this new communication board at Riverbend Park in Launceston shows how communities can shape their local spaces to be more accessible.

Lisa and Bel, as a part of the Inclusive Spaces Working Group - Launceston are hoping this will be the first of many communication boards in our community and it will spark connection, curiosity, and conversations about access and belonging.

12/05/2026

Calm is not passive. It’s powerful practice.
One of the most effective supports for a dysregulated child is not a consequence, reward chart, or script.
It’s your nervous system.
Children borrow regulation from the adults around them. When we stay steady, predictable, and connected during hard moments, we help create safety for a child whose brain and body may already feel overwhelmed.
That does not mean staying calm is easy.
It does not mean ignoring behaviour.
And it definitely does not mean allowing unsafe actions.
It means responding rather than reacting.
Sometimes the most powerful thing we can do is:
• lower our voice
• slow our movements
• reduce our words
• stay alongside instead of escalating with them
Calm is not “doing nothing.”
It is active, intentional, co regulation.
Your regulated presence matters more than you think.

Mothers Day 💐Looking for a simple way to support connection and communication this Mother’s Day? Download this communica...
09/05/2026

Mothers Day 💐

Looking for a simple way to support connection and communication this Mother’s Day? Download this communication board to give everyone a way to participate in conversations, make choices, share messages, and celebrate in ways that feel meaningful to them.

Whether you’re at home, school, a café, or celebrating with family or friends, this board can support chatting about gifts, activities, favourite people, and special moments.

🔗 Download it from our website: https://www.treehousetraining.com/shop/p/mothers-day-chat-board

Teacher Assistants are often supporting some of the most vulnerable and overwhelmed children in our schools.They are the...
06/05/2026

Teacher Assistants are often supporting some of the most vulnerable and overwhelmed children in our schools.
They are the people navigating the hardest moments of the day; when a child is distressed, dysregulated, unable to meet expectations, or struggling to remain connected within the classroom environment.

This professional learning session has been designed specifically with that role in mind.

Together we will explore:
• understanding behaviour as communication
• recognising signs of overwhelm before escalation occurs
• supporting regulation in the moment
• practical neuro-affirming strategies that can be implemented immediately in real classrooms
• approaches that support safety, connection, and meaningful participation

This session is not about compliance or controlling behaviour.
It is about understanding the needs underneath behaviour, reducing distress, and creating environments where children are more able to function, learn, and remain connected.

Your registration now also includes a set of our double sided PVC visuals to take back to your setting and use immediately.

📍 Launceston
📅 Thursday June 5 (Student Free Day)

Places are limited.
Register: https://www.treehousetraining.com/our-courses

05/05/2026

Not all communication milestones are big or obvious.
Sometimes progress looks like:
• a single word
• a gesture
• exploring a new AAC button
• a small attempt to connect
And every one of these moments matters.

Celebrate every success — big or small.
Communication develops over time, through repeated attempts and experiences. When we pause to notice and respond to these small steps, we reinforce something important:
👉 Communication is valued in all its forms.
Those small moments are what build confidence, connection, and future communication.
Keep noticing.
Keep responding.
Keep celebrating.

28/04/2026

Transitions are much harder when they happen unexpectedly.
When a child doesn’t know a change is coming, it can feel overwhelming and difficult to process.
This is often when we see distress or difficulty moving on.
Not because they won’t transition
but because they didn’t have time to adjust.
Supporting transitions starts before the change.
This might look like:
• offering gentle time cues as preparation
• using visuals to show what is coming next
• sharing “we’re nearly finished” to signal a shift
• talking through what the transition will involve
These supports are about predictability and safety, not pressure or compliance.

Here’s Bel and Lyndsay behind the scenes creating our online courses! 🎥Our on-demand modules are made for busy educators...
24/04/2026

Here’s Bel and Lyndsay behind the scenes creating our online courses! 🎥

Our on-demand modules are made for busy educators who want practical, evidence-informed strategies they can access on demand (no scheduling gymnastics required).

Each module includes:
✨ Engaging, high-quality video training
✨ Thoughtful reflection prompts
✨ Ready-to-use tools for your classroom or care setting

Professional development that works around you? Yes please 🙌

Explore our resources via: https://www.treehousetraining.com/shop

21/04/2026

Follow the AAC user’s lead.
We often see AAC used most during structured tasks or adult led activities.
But communication doesn’t live there
The most powerful opportunities sit inside what someone is already drawn to
What they’re noticing
What they’re doing
What feels good in their body
When we model language in those moments, we’re not adding demand
We’re adding meaning
This is what supports communication to be used beyond the moment
Across people, places, and experiences
Start with them
Then bring the language

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