Intervention Support

Learning Links works in collaboration with schools, early childhood settings and parents to help children with learning disabilities and difficulties.

These include conditions such as ADHD, high functioning Autism, Dyslexia, Dyscalculia, fine and gross motor delays and speech and language delays. The children are often anxious, have trouble communicating and interacting with others, and many have behavioural issues. In the later years they are often challenged in literacy, numeracy and impacting on their ability to complete education and participate in the community.

They offer services such as:

• Assessments
• Early intervention
• Speech therapy
• Occupational therapy
• Educational support
• Psychology programs
• Counselling (child and parent)
• School holiday programs
• Preschool
• Out of school hours care
• Parenting programs
• Parent and child programs

Visit www.learninglinks.org.au and click on ‘Services’ to learn more

Autism Advisory and Support Service (AASS) was established as a support and network and advisory service to empower children with Autism and their families through knowledge and support, and to positively impact and influence their children's social and emotional development

AASS has the legal status as a not-for-profit incorporated charity. AASS relies on funding grants, donations and sponsorships to meet its operational costs. Despite these financial obstacles AASS has grown in size and been able to expand its range of service delivery. Services include:

• NDIS provider
• Assessments and Diagnosis
• Young Adult Social Group
• Speech Therapy
• Occupational Therapy
• Psychology
• Music Therapy
• Dungeons & Dragons Social Groups
• Art Therapy
• Social Skills Therapy
• Work Skills
• School Holiday Programs
• Parent supports in English and Arabic
• Professional Development
• Sensory Resource Store

With I am able, the choice is yours. Every day Break Thru People Solutions provides tailored and innovative experiences for thousands of people with disability, mental health, employment and training support needs. I am able allows customers to choose from a range of services and develop a package to reflect your interests. A person-centred planning approach is central to working with you in an individualised way. This means experiences and supports are targeted to best suit your needs. Supports may include assistance with:

• Integration   into School/Educational Program
• Daily   Personal Activities
• Travel/Transport   Arrangements
• Accommodation/Tenancy
• Daily   Living and Life Skills Development
• Household   Tasks
• Community,   Social and Civic Participation
• Plan   Management
• Travel   Training
• Employment
• Behaviour   Support
• Therapeutic   Supports
• Early   Childhood Supports
• Physical   Wellbeing

Visit https://breakthru.org.au/services/

CatholicCare Sydney is the official welfare agency of the Catholic Church in the Archdiocese of Sydney, delivering more than 140 programs in the areas of ageing, dementia and disability care; employment, education, training and support services; and children, youth and family services.

Throughout life everyone is presented with challenges, stress and anxiety. Talking to one of CatholicCare’s professionally qualified counsellors can help you to face – and overcome – these challenges by addressing a range of emotional, psychological and social difficulties. Services for counselling include:

• Counselling services
• Family counselling
• Individual counselling
• Relationship counselling
• Men’s counselling

Visit: https://www.catholiccare.org

Delivers payments and services and provides services at times of major change for:

• seniors
• job seekers
• students and trainees
• families
• carers
• parents
• people with disability
• Indigenous Australians, and
• people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds

Visit:  https://www.humanservices.gov.au/customer/dhs/centrelink and either choose the reason for your visit from the  tabs below. To speak to someone click on  ‘Contact Us’ or call  136 150 (families),  131 202(multilingual),  136 380 (indigenous) or  136 240 (self-service)

Disability Services Australia is a registered NDIS service provider with experience in the Hunter trial site and a strong presence in Sydney’s south west. They offer a range of services which help people to live the life they choose at home and in the community, through training and education and through employment.

DSA’s Specialist Intervention Service specialises in intervention & consultancy services for children, adolescents and adults with a disability and their families.

Their trans-disciplinary team of consultants includes psychologists, speech pathologists, special educators and social workers who are experienced in providing clinical support to people with developmental, physical, psychiatric, and neurological disabilities.

Their early childhood intervention services for children aged 0 - 6 years include:

• positive   behaviour support (home or school based)
• psychology   and speech pathology
• applied   behaviour analysis
• autism   education & training
• alternative   and augmentative communication/ social stories
• skills   development (social, toileting, communication, PECS)
• transition   to preschool / school
• behaviour and communication assessments

Visit www.dsa.org.au or call/email 1300 372 121 customerconnections@dsa.org.au for more information

Fairstart Early Intervention provides a range of intervention supports that are designed to meet the individual needs of the child, their families and communities, in order to promote development, wellbeing and community participation. Fairstart works in partnership with families and service providers to support the development and inclusion of young children with disabilities in their natural environments and in their everyday experiences and activities.

Fairstart Early Intervention assists families to learn how to support and nurture their child’s development, and how to adapt positively to having a child with a disability or a developmental delay. Families are empowered to embrace this crucial period of early childhood development by providing positive learning experiences that lay the foundations of future development.

Fairstart Early Intervention:

• Provides information and support that addresses the individual needs of the child and family
• Delivers regular play-based education and therapy sessions based on the individualised family service plan (IFSP) and individual educational plan (IEP)
• Administers standardised and play-based assessments for children
• Provides transition support for children and their families to the next educational setting
• Supports families to access other services
• Collaborates with local early childhood education and care services, other child and family services and the broader community to improve access and participation of children with disabilities and developmental delays
• Provides translation and interpretation services for families where English is not the first language
• Provides education, training and workshops for families through Hanen-trained facilitators and Stepping Stones Triple P practitioners

Visit www.fairfieldcity.nsw.gov.au/info/20034/children_and_family_services/640/fairstart for more information

The Junction Works delivers mainstream and specialist disability, youth, children's and community services in South West Sydney, that are designed to improve the lives of some of our community’s most vulnerable people. At The Junction Works our aim is to build happier, connected and engaged communities in south-west Sydney through a range of services and supports designed to meet your needs and help you pursue your goals. Services include:

• Disability support
• Children’s disability support
• Community services
• Young people
• Holsworthy OOSH and Vacation Care

Visit www.thejunctionworks.org for more information

With an emphasis on understanding the importance of the parent/child connection and the need for managing emotions in a positive way, Bringing Families Together combines individual family assessments with participation in evidence-based parenting programs’ Circle of Security, and Tuning in to Kids to help families identify and work towards their parenting goals. and intensive support through  internet and clinic-based Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT).

For more information contact 9732 6500

KidsXpress is a program that addresses the link between childhood trauma and adverse life outcomes. The KidsXpress Group Expressive Therapy Program utilises music, art, drama and play therapies to help children address traumatic life challenges. Fully approved as an Evidence-Based Program by the DSS, and facilitated by qualified therapists, this targeted group-based program enables children to express themselves in a safe and supported space. Delivered weekly over a school term, participation is by referral only.

Visit www.kidsxpress.org.au or speak with the Western Sydney Program Manager, David Anthony dave.anthony@kidsxpress.org.au

Koorana is a community owned non-profit organisation, established over 40 years ago, who provides early education as well as child disability services across the Inner West and South West areas of Sydney.

Koorana provides diverse services to give you the skills and support your family needs for your children to happily and confidently learn, make friends and reach their potential.

They offer services such as:

Service and transition support

• Home and community based learning
• Speech therapy
• Occupational therapy
• SIBs club
• MyTime- for carers

Koorana’s occupational therapists can support your child to develop their independence through self-care, social, coordination and concentration skills. Visit  http://www.koorana.org.au/services  for more information

MyTime is a national program, with groups located all around Australia.  It’s funded by the Commonwealth Department of Social Services and coordinated nationally by the Parenting Research Centre. In NSW there are 3 coalitions which manage over 50 MyTime groups.  They are Tresillian Family Care Centres; Playgroups NSW and Learning Links.

The aim is to bring parents and carers of children 0-18 years, who have a disability, together to share information and build a network of people who are going through similar circumstances themselves.  Having other parents to talk to, helps in so many ways.

If you would like to enquire about groups running in Liverpool, please speak with Melissa on 0418 162 544 or mmcotterill@bigpond.com

The full list of MyTime groups can be viewed at https://www.mytime.net.au

The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) is an independent statutory agency. Our role is to implement the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), which will support a better life for hundreds of thousands of Australians with a significant and permanent disability and their families and carers. The NDIS will mean peace of mind for every Australian - for anyone who has, or might acquire, a disability.

Our priority is to ensure people with disability continue to get the support they need. The changes that are required to existing disability support systems are significant. Arrangements are being made to ensure the scheme can be introduced gradually, ensuring a smooth transition for people with disability and support providers. For more information about service providers visit https://www.ndis.gov.au/document/finding-and-engaging-providers/find-registered-service-providers

Settlement Services International (SSI) is a community-based, not-for-profit humanitarian organisation providing a range of services in the areas of humanitarian settlement, accommodation, asylum seeker assistance, multicultural foster care , disability support and employment services in NSW.

SSI is committed to ensuring that people in vulnerable communities in NSW are supported and resourced to fulfill their potential as members of the Australian community. Services include:

• Humanitarian
• Settlement support
• Child and family
• Ignite small business start ups
• Housing services
• Ability links NSW
• Employment services
• Community engagement
• Future ability
• Arts and culture program
• Parents Next
• Community hubs
• Youth

Visit https://www.ssi.org.au

SPARK is a settlement support program of the St Vincent de Paul Society for newly arrived refugee and asylum seeker families. SPARK partners with primary schools in Western Sydney, and uses volunteers and other community organisations to support the settlement of newly arrived families and create opportunities to engage with local communities.

SPARK inspires inclusive communities by creating opportunities for newly arrived and settled families to meet and build meaningful connections.

Our work includes:

• Providing children with educational,   aspiration building and recreational programs
• Providing parent programs,   workshops and events that offer opportunities to build educational and   language skills, increase social connection and provide support and referrals
• Building the capacity of the   community to support the settlement of newly arrived families. We do this by   partnering with and offering training to local schools, community   organisations and bilingual workers.

Visit call 4621 5557

Start School Strong program is funded by the Department of Education and sponsored by Fairfield City Council. Start School Strong provides early learning and development support to parents with children up to 6 years through sessions that discuss:

• Ideas to help children get ready to start   school
• Information about playgroups and preschools
• Information about services that can support   your family

Please contact Start School Strong on 0407 708 626 and startschoolstrong@fairfieldcity.nsw.gov.au

Go4Fun is healthy lifestyle program for kids aged 7-13 above a healthy weight. Go4Fun kids and parents learn about healthy eating and physical activity using funup- beat activities and games. Go4Fun also helps build self-esteem and confidence in an encouraging and supportive environment. Go4Fun runs after school during the school term for 10 weeks.

CALL US ON 1800 780 900

OR visit www.Go4Fun.com.au