Frequently Asked Questions

At Brainwise Academy, our courses merge knowledge from educational psychology, neuro-psychology, neuro-psychotherapy, counselling, neuroscience and special education to deliver childhood development courses with a difference. Think of it like a toolkit: information and advice that you can refer to whenever you need.

It can take between 6 to 10 weeks. However, every Brainwise Academy course is designed to be completed at your own pace. Every subject within your course includes short videos that break down key concepts into bite-size takeaways.

You will need about 1-2 hours per week. However, each course includes short videos that cover key concepts quickly. Every course is self-paced, so you can come back to the material in your own time as well.

Brainwise Academy courses are designed for people with busy lives. We aim to make quick work of teaching the difficult brain-parts. This means you learn the essentials in plain English without diluting the quality of the information.

Every course is designed and written Dr Nicolene Shields. Nicolene is an experienced and certified clinical psychologist, neuropsychologist, behavioural therapist, neuroscientist and specialist educator who has been working with families for 8 years.

Our courses are designed to give you practical strategies to fix real-life problems that lead to tantrum behaviours. As we understand behaviour from multiple different angles, we give you ingenious ideas for approaching meltdowns. The more you know, the more tools you have to solve the triggers to tantrums.

Our courses aim to help you gain a clearer understanding of your child’s needs by understanding how they operate. When you understand your child’s mechanics, you are confident to advocate for their needs in school. Or informed to make changes in other areas that will benefit your child’s development in a more supportive way.

Yes. You know the specific difficulties your child is having more than anyone. And we can help you support your child because routine planning is our bread and butter. It’s the foundation for creating changes. Through our courses, we give clear examples and ideas for daily routines to help your home life run more smoothly, as well as help your children follow them.

Our courses are designed to help teachers put problematic behaviour in the context of the developmental changes and neurological underpinnings that govern specific behaviours. You will also receive practical tips and strategies for the classroom; a busy learning environment.

Brainwise Academy is on a mission to empower parents and teachers with knowledge about the underpinnings of challenging behaviour. When you understand the processes that start and maintain these behaviours, you can be in a better position to present more functional alternatives to meet childrens’ needs.

Here at Brainwise we aim to build sound capacity among early years educators by offering knowledge from multiple disciplines.  Courses are designed to develop educators' ability to provide services within their early learning sectors. All programs are delivered as a whole-center approach so that all members gain professional development experience.

Funding for training for Parents/Carers matters relating to a person’s disability and how to care for them is available to parents of children with disabilities under the item code 15_038_0117_1_3. Parents who are self-managed may be able to claim the cost of courses relating to topics specific to the care of their children with disabilities through the relevant NDIS channels. However, funding for each family may be different. Please check with your relevant NDIS manager to confirm. We also offer a range of payment options that may allow you to spread the payments over several weeks. We certainly understand how important responsible financial planning is for your family! Our range of payment options allow for a more comfortable way to pay.

Payments are required in full at time of purchase.  We offer a range of convenient payment options, including PayPal and Klarna.  Families with children as NDIS funding recipients may also be able to claim rebates relevant to the item code #15_038_0117_1_3

You must notify Brainwise Academy of an intention to cancel your involvement in any Course as soon as practicable through e-mail to admin@brainwise.au and abide by the following cancellation policy: The Courses are non-refundable. This means that if you wish to terminate the Course, early, all unpaid amounts of the Purchase Price are non-refundable.