Group overview:Handwriting Club is a fortnightly, 6-week program designed to focus on the skills required for pre-writing and writing. It is aimed at pre-school and primary school-aged children who can communicate verbally. It is an opportunity for them to come together and work in a supported, small group environment to improve upon their overall writing skills. Various activities are incorporated into the group to work towards improved strength, clarity and application. Participants are assigned to the relevant group based on a pre-group assessment.
Age group: Pre-school and primary school
Facilitators: Occupational therapist / physiotherapist
Group dates: Term 1 commencing 1 March fortnightly, enrolments term by term.
Price/Costs*: $1,224.24 for 6 weeks plus 1-2 additional sessions for pre-screening assessment and post-session followup at OT rate
*Pricing is in line with NDIS price guidelines and subject to change.
Group overview: Run weekly over 8 to 12 weeks, LEGO Club is exactly what it sounds like: a place to build with LEGO. What sets it apart from other clubs is that, while playing, children learn important and valuable skills including verbal and non-verbal communication, teamwork, collaboration, problem solving, sharing, turn taking and expressing feelings in a healthy way. In other words, they develop social and communication skills and emotional regulation – all while having fun.
Age group: 6 to 14 years
Facilitators: Speech pathologist / occupational therapist/psychologist
Group dates: Term 1 commenced. Enquire for Term 2 Enrolment
Price/Costs*: $1,669.76 for 8 weeks plus 1-2 additional sessions for pre-screening assessment and post-session follow-up at the relevant practitioner rate (e.g. speech pathologist, occupational therapist, psychologist)
*Pricing is in line with NDIS price guidelines and subject to change.
Group overview: Let’s Get Physical is an 8-week program designed to target gross motor skills, coordination and balance in children aged 5 to 7 with neurological conditions and developmental delays who can communicate verbally. It is an opportunity for children to come together to improve in these areas in a small group setting with a trained professional. The activities are designed with little people in mind and in a fun, welcoming and open environment.
Age group: 5 to 7 years
Facilitators: Physiotherapists, occupational therapists and allied health assistants
Group dates: Term 1 commencing 16 March weekly. Enquire for Term 2 enrolment
Price/Costs*: $1,594.88 for 8 weeks plus 2 additional sessions for pre-screening assessment and post-session follow-up at the physio rate
*Pricing is in line with NDIS price guidelines and subject to change.
Group overview: Ready, Steady, Soar! Is an 8-week program designed to target gross motor skills, coordination and high-level balance skills in children aged 8 to 10 years with neurological conditions who can communicate verbally. It is an opportunity for children to come together to improve in these areas in a small group setting with a trained professional. The activities are designed with little people in mind and in a fun, welcoming and open environment. Eligibility is determined by a pre-group assessment with a physiotherapist.
Age group: 8 to 10 years
Facilitators: Physiotherapists
Group dates: Term 2
Price/costs*: $1,594.88 for 8 weeks plus 1 additional session for pre-screening assessment and 1 additional session for post-group evaluation at the physiotherapy rate.
*Pricing is in line with NDIS price guidelines and subject to change.
Group overview: Run over 12 weeks and comprising 8 group sessions and 4 home visits, the More Than Words Hanen Group program equips parents and carers of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and social communication difficulties with practical tools to help their children to successfully communicate, engage in satisfying interactions and connect with the world around them. This unique program has been developed by expert speech and language pathologists at the Hanen Centre.
Age group: Parents and carers of children of all ages with ASD or social communication difficulties
Facilitators: Speech and language pathologists with specialised training from the Hanen Centre.
Price/costs*: Parents’/carers’ group cost including 8 group sessions and 4 home visits $4,180. A pre-screening assessment with your child (clinic-based or home-based) is billed in addition at the speech pathologist NDIS rate.
*Pricing is in line with NDIS price guidelines and subject to change.
Group dates: Enquire for enrolment and commencement dates
