Category: Assessment & therapy
Pizza and therapy delivering life skills
The enticing waft of homemade pizza during an occupational therapy session has led to a fledging business for Geelong brothers Charles and Dan. Each month, staff at Gateways Albert St have the chance to order...
New playgroup for kids with developmental delay in Melbourne’s west
This new therapist-supported playgroup in Wyndham is helping children aged 2-4 years build their social skills, flexibility, sensory regulation and ability to follow routines. It’s also giving parents and carers a chance to connect with...
Start Year 7 successfully with the Let’s Strive program
Let’s Strive is a two-session transition program offering support and information for Year 7 students who have additional needs, and their parents. Our Adolescent Speech Pathologist and Occupational Therapist have created these sessions to assist...
Play therapy program teaching parents to support child development
The Parent Learn to Play program is a seven session course for small groups of parents or carers aimed at helping support children’s development through play. In the program, parents learn about play development in...
How a Therapy Team Grew Out of a Need to Better Support Teenagers with Autism
Being a teenager can be really tough. There’s a whole lot of stuff to navigate – physical changes, independence, friendships and relationships. Add on top of all that autism and intellectual disability, and with it...
Supporting Children with Additional Needs to Transition from Primary to Secondary School
The information provided in this program is created by our Adolescent Speech Pathologist and Occupational Therapist. The primary aim is to assist families during this big change, making the move to high school as stress...
Lego Mates Returns to Werribee in July
Lego Mates is a small group therapy program based on the LEGO therapy model, play therapy and social thinking models to promote children’s social interaction and learning. Lego Mates allows children to practise joint...
Speech Therapy
At first glance it isn’t obvious why Ben needs regular sessions with Thien, as he enthusiastically describes the game of Minecraft zombie chasey that has just taken place in the playground but as he describes...
Lego Therapy helping kids with a disability further develop social skills
The Lego Mates program is designed for 8-12 year olds with a developmental delay or diagnosed disability who attend a mainstream primary school and have solid cognitive and language skills but need support with social /...
Lego Mates therapy playgroup helping children with additional needs
Lego has long been one of the most popular children’s toys for generations. It can be found in the toy boxes of most households across Australia, and many parents enjoy reliving their childhood by sitting...
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