Nancy Hooper

Nancy Hooper is Head of Learning and Development at Team Teach. She has been working in behaviour support for over 30 years across a variety of settings, from community homes to forensic secure services. Nancy works globally developing staff understanding of behaviours to create transformational change across the health, social care, and education sectors.

Nancy started her career as a learning disability nurse working with adults in an assessment and treatment service, and then specialised in mental health. It was here that she developed a passion for understanding behaviour. She completed a master’s degree in Intellectual Disability and worked as a behaviour support specialist, providing intensive support to staff and families working with children and adults across a wide range of services. This allowed her to develop innovative ways of thinking about behaviour, create person centred strategies for people in distress, and support staff in finding positive ways of working with people who presented with behaviours that challenge.

While Nancy provided direct support and strategies as a behaviour specialist, she also started training staff across services around ways to reduce risk and restraint. This thirst to improve care and cultures across organisations has led to her providing consultancy, training, and coaching to organisations and staff teams around the world. In addition to this, Nancy regularly speaks at conferences globally.