## Des Cooke - [descooke.me](https://descooke.me/) you can always get in touch with me through the above link... >[!info] >if you get something out of my ramblings come back to this about page and <a href='https://ko-fi.com/D1D2MO47B' target='_blank'><img height='36' style='border:0px;height:36px;' src='https://storage.ko-fi.com/cdn/kofi2.png?v=3' border='0' alt='Buy Me a Coffee at ko-fi.com' /></a> #### If you find links that do not exist it is just I have written next to nothing on that one yet. ##### I have not linked everything up as this is notes for me however - [[What notes]] is just a link into some popular notes to get you started? ### Psychological Flexibility Consultant Modern life can take its toll, we all have [[Adversity Paradox|Adversity]] in our lives - one of my roles is to teach the skills of [[psychological flexibility]] which I do through various social emotional skills for life, an [[Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)|ACT]] based adventure between us online or face to face [pf4.uk](https://pf4.uk/). ### Behaviour Analyst UKBA(cert) & BCBA I am a qualified Board Certified Behaviour Analyst, registration can be found on the Behaviour Analyst Certification Board [here](https://www.bacb.com/find-a-certificant/) and on the UK Society for Behaviour Analysts [here](https://uk-sba.org/search/). ### Positive Behaviour Support Consultant In the UK PBS has become a desired / mandatory requirement from most if not all Local Authorities. To deliver PBS a service/organisation needs to have access to a qualified professional. Within the industry, I assist a number of services with meeting their PBS requirements. ### Family Support Project The Family Support Project exists to fill the gap in our society where family members are left to cope with loved one's displaying their distress through behaviour that are concerning for those who care for them. This project can be found @ [familysupportproject.com](https://familysupportproject.com). ### Trainer & Consultant I run a Training Consultancy @ [de-escalate.com](https://de-escalate.com) This is a specialist training organisation specialising in Health and Social Care around human distress or conflict and concerning human interactions. This would in the past have been called challenging behaviour or problem behaviour. As part of this, I teach courses in subjects such as Positive Behaviour Support, Autism, Dual Diagnosis, Physical Intervention (Breakaway and Restrictive) ### Prosocial Facilitator in Training When groups and groups of groups struggle Prosocial can deliver a Nobel prize winning way forward online or face to face with psychological flexibility at it's core [prosocial.uk](https://prosocial.world/). ### Shared Lives Carer My family have provided respite for a myriad of different people within our home experiencing all areas of health and social care. We were shared lives carers for over a decade. <a href='https://ko-fi.com/D1D2MO47B' target='_blank'><img height='36' style='border:0px;height:36px;' src='https://storage.ko-fi.com/cdn/kofi2.png?v=3' border='0' alt='Buy Me a Coffee at ko-fi.com' /></a> if you want to message me please read this [[Messaging apps]]