Our services
Early Intervention Childhood Supports
Our approach is designed to support all children and their families, regardless of diagnosis. We tailor each plan based on the child's strengths, goals and outcomes from therapy and assessments.
Who we support
Our early intervention childhood supports support is designed for:
- Children under 9 needing developmental support
- Parents, carers and families
- Families new to the NDIS
What we offer
Our early intervention childhood supports services
Early childhood support
Warm, individualised support for young children.
Developmental support
Capacity building across communication, play and skills.
Family centred care
Working with the whole family, not just the child.
Therapy & capacity building
Coordinated therapy to support development.
School readiness
Practical skills for confident school transitions.
Our team
Allied health and support services
Occupational Therapist
Occupational therapists are experts in various fields, such as home modifications, rehabilitation, mental health, pain management and mobility. They can assist in identifying goals and passions, managing daily routines at home and in the community, modifying daily chores to make them easier to do and recommending tasks in which participants can effectively engage.
Occupational therapists work with participants of different ages to offer a variety of care and support including:
- Home modifications
- Personal life planning
- Coordinating respite care
- Orientation and mobility training
- Assistive technology (aids and equipment)
- Vehicle modifications and driving assessments
- Evaluation of personal support needs (personal care)
- Supported employment evaluation and training services
Psychologist
A psychologist gives the support that participants and their families need when dealing with difficulties. They can offer advice and interventions to participants in order to help them deal with hardships better. They won't dictate how participants should deal with problems, but will provide guidance and assistance to acknowledge, accept, and work through their behaviours or problematic emotions.
A psychologist's goal is to help their participants make choices in their own lives by teaching them how to minimise or remove behaviours and habits that are unhelpful or detrimental to their wellbeing.
Speech Pathologist
Speech pathologists are university trained allied health professionals who assist participants who can't speak effectively to improve their communication skills. They work with both children and adults. Speech therapists commonly assist with correct voice use, sound production, fluency, talking and language impairments.
While speech therapists help participants with communication, they also increase their receptive and expressive language skills so they can understand other people better. They do this by assisting them in learning how to say what they want in ways others will comprehend more efficiently, as well as having the ability to transfer thoughts into actions effectively without frustration or confusion.
Behaviour Support Practitioner
Behaviour support practitioners are highly skilled allied health professionals who support individuals with complex needs across various services.
- Mental health
- Personality disorders
- Developmental conditions
- People with substance use histories
- Intellectual disabilities and cognitive impairments
- Self harm or risk taking behaviours
- Dual diagnosis: co occurring mental health and disability
Support Coordination
Three levels of support coordination are available to help you through the process:
- Support connection: build your ability to connect with informal, community and funded supports so you can get the most out of your plan and pursue your goals.
- Support coordination: a support coordinator will work with you to build the skills you need to understand and use your plan, maintain relationships, manage service delivery tasks, live more independently and be included in your community.
- Specialist support coordination: a higher level of coordination for people whose situations are more complex. A specialist support coordinator will assist you to manage challenges in your support environment and ensure consistent delivery of service.
Therapeutic Supports
NDIS therapeutic support can be funded in your plan. There are many different services available and each provider must have the appropriate qualifications to deliver that particular service. The goal of the NDIS is to help participants be independent and participate in daily activities, communicating, moving, taking care of yourself, socialising and living in the community.
Common therapeutic supports include:
- Psychology
- Personal training
- Speech Pathology
- Exercise physiology
- Behavioural therapy
- Occupational therapy
The difference
How early intervention childhood supports can help
- Stronger development outcomes
- Confident, supported parents
- Better day to day routines
- Smoother transitions to school
NDIS funding
Early intervention supports are available for children under 9 through the NDIS Early Childhood Approach. A diagnosis isn't always needed to access support.FAQs
Common questions
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