Nakita is a Behaviour Support Practitioner who started at Challenge in November 2023 in East Maitland. Nakita is known by those around her as bubbly, a little bit goofy, and extremely passionate about bringing joy and happiness to others. Nakita graduated from the University of Newcastle in 2024 with a Bachelor of Psychological Science. In her role she works with young people in out of home care and NDIS clients across the lifespan providing behaviour support interventions and plan development (including restrictive practises) to establish strategies for her clients to assist and manage behaviours. Nakita has a professional background as a disability support worker and has experience working alongside clients who have complex mental and physical disabilities. Nakita is currently enrolled in post-graduate studies to further her career in psychology and human behaviour.
For fun Nakita enjoys spending time with her close family and friends, travelling with her partner and trying out new cafes/ restaurants along the way. Nakita is quite the foodie! A fun fact about Nakita is that the first country she ever decided to travel solo to was Colombia, in South American, as that is where her father is from. On her next trip to Columbia though, she is going to learn some basic Spanish, because it turns out no one really speaks English there!
