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Services
Kids Are Kids!
provides a wide range of programs to suit the needs of our
families.
Individual Programs
Speech Pathology
Social Skills
Occupational Therapy
Physiotherapy
Behaviour management
Group
Programs
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WEBSITE IS CURRENTLY UNDERGOING REVISION
For
Up-to-date information please contact Reception on (08)
9313 6566 or via email
SocialEyes
A social skills program with a focus on
peers relationships, communication, turn-taking, listening
skills, assertiveness, protective behaviours and problem
solving. SocialEyes is run in small groups in both junior
(age 6-10yrs) and senior (10-12yrs) age groups.
Little SocialEyes
A social skills program for children
aged 4-6 years with a focus on communication, learning
to play, sharing, turn-taking and expressing feelings.
HandySkills
A small group program to develop fine motor and pre-writing
skills for pre primary, early school aged children through
active participation. Parents are provided with strategies
and confidence to assist their child develop the skills
they need at school.
Fun
With Movement
A
program designed to develop children’s skills for physical
play such as balance, co-ordination and ball skills.
Pen
Pals
This
innovative program focuses on the skills for both reading
and writing. Pen Pals is in groups of approximately 10
children; Junior (yrs 1 & 2) and Senior (Yrs 3 &
4). Both a speech pathologist and occupational therapist
run this group which concentrates on letter/sound skills,
spelling, and comprehension as well as handwriting and
legibility.
Children
with Head Injuries
Kids Are Kids! also provides a comprehensive
therapy service for children who may have head injuries and are
moving out of intensive hospital services back into their
community. The cost of these services is often covered by
insurance.
Government Funded Programs
KidsStart
A government funded early intervention program for children aged
0-6 yrs with a disability. This program is an alternative to other
early intervention services funded by the Disability Services
Commission. Together, the team, consisting of a Speech
Pathologist, Occupational therapist and Physiotherapist work
together to support the child and their family to develop skills
in a variety of settings such as home, day care, kindy,
pre-primary and our centre.
A KidStart Group Session |
Kids Connections
A playgroup for any child aged 0-5yrs who is
currently on a waitlist for Disability Services Commission (DSC)
funded services. The playgroup is a pilot program that
will run until April 2005 and is funded partially by DSC and
sponsored by Appealathon, City of Melville and Variety Club of
WA.
Sponsored Programs
The Barrows Foundation
Funding generously supplied through the Barrows Foundation
sponsors intervention for two families each year. Applications for
this service are distributed twice per year and assessed according
to the relevant criteria.
Fundraising
The dedicated efforts of the Kids Are Kids! fundraising committee
enables a number of children to have their intervention sponsored
or subsidised. Monies raised also results in the fees charged for
services to be kept at minimal levels. A special committee made up
of board members determines appropriate clients receive
sponsorships.
Many
organisations also make generous donations to Kids Are Kids!
Therapy
Services to Schools
Kids Are Kids! is contracted by a number of Government and private
schools to provide therapy services on a long term basis. An
example of this is the Social Fitness screening tool and school
wide communication and social skills program implemented at
Ashburton Drive Primary school in Gosnells.
Other Services…
Kids Are Kids! also provides services in a wide range of other
settings, including day-care centres, recreation programs and
homes. Support is available in any context required.
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