The Team
Helen Crosby
INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT
EQIP Service
Individual support
Training
Helen is a Board Certified Behaviour Analyst with over 20 years of experience in Health and Social Care, having worked across a range of settings serving children and adults with Autism and Intellectual Disabilities. Helen implements Positive Behaviour Support to improve the quality of life of the people she works with and has a keen interest in embedding systems-wide supports across organisations to promote lasting and long-term change. Helen has experience of coaching and supervising other Practitioners, and enjoys working as an integrated partner in interdisciplinary teams to enhance practice.
Helen has spent a number of years dedicated to reducing restrictive practices and supporting services to promote more constructive ways to help people achieve their potential and live an ordinary and valued life. Having a background also in Nursing, Helen champions health and well-being initiatives for people with Intellectual Disabilities and Autism, challenges health inequalities and works to promote inclusive services.
Helen is also a parent to a daughter who experiences Autism, and can appreciate the importance of genuine co-production and providing services which ‘fit’ in with everyday life and which can be put into practice in a meaningful way. Helen focuses on putting individuals and families at the front and centre of support and respects the uniqueness of their contributions and personal circumstances.