How to set therapy goals that are meaningful and measurable Setting goals is a natural part of the therapy process. Goals give you something to work towards or something to improve upon. However, we believe it is important to write goals that make a real difference to your child and family, and also that [...]
There has been some exciting news about funding for intensive therapy this week! Although I have not yet seen anything official government or NDIA announcement, fellow therapists and social media pages have been reporting that Greg Hunt, the Federal Health Minister has announced on the weekend that children with physical disabilities can now apply [...]
This week we are writing a number of posts to raise awareness of Early Childhood Intervention for children with developmental delays and disabilities. This post discusses the benefits of Early Childhood Intervention. So, what’s all the fuss about Early Childhood Intervention? Why is it important? And what are the benefits? Early Childhood Intervention has benefits [...]
Using allied health assistants, therapy assistants, or support workers to help supplement a child’s allied health therapy is a great opportunity coming out of the introduction of the NDIS. In this blog post, I hope to share some information to help parents to decide whether, why and how to engage a therapy assistant in [...]
What do you envisage as a good life for your child? Late in 2015 and early in 2016, I attended three webinars about preparing for the introduction of the NDIS, and then in the middle of last month it was announced that the NDIS will be rolling out in Mackay from November 2016!!! I am [...]