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Child and Family Services

The League’s Child and Family Support Service assists and supports children with cerebral palsy and related conditions, between the ages of 0 -18 years, and their families.

The aim of the service is to provide support to families, to help children progress through the same developmental life stages that all children experience.

It is vital that children and their families are supported to achieve their goals as they live, grow up and work in their communities.

The availability of services is dependent on Commonwealth and State Government funding as well as the generosity of the community through public funding.

Services provided include:

  • Information
  • Community education
  • Assessment
  • Therapy
  • Counselling
  • Sibling groups
  • Parent support groups
  • Library resources
  • Technical aids and equipment
  • Medical and psychology consultancy
  • Consultancy to schools, preschools and other agencies
  • Advocacy
  • In-home and community support

Therapy and Social Work

Child and Family Support teams of physiotherapists, speech pathologists, occupational therapists and social workers are based in various locations in Brisbane and the League’s regional centres. Psychology services can also be accessed through the teams.

Children are seen by the teams in a variety of settings such as pre-schools, schools and at home as well as in various community locations.

In the early contact period, the family and local team develop an agreed service plan based on the needs of the child and family.

Ongoing reviews provide the family with opportunities to modify service plans as needs change. As the child matures, their involvement in this planning increases.

This service is partially funded by Commonwealth Special Education Program, Non-Schools Organisations and Disability Services Queensland.

In Home and Community Support

In Home and Community Support programs work in partnership with families, responding to their individual needs. The services aim to provide direct support to families who have a child with cerebral palsy or related disability aged 0 to 18 years.

Family Assistants
A family assistant is employed to meet the individual needs of a family. The In Home Coordinator employs family assistants with the involvement of families. A family assistant may support the family at busy times and can assist with personal care and routine family activities at home or in the community.

Available Support
The times and types of support needed are different for each family. An In Home Coordinator will discuss with the family when and what these support needs are. Support could include:

  • Supporting the carers to meet the needs of the child who has a disability.
  • Supporting the household through the busiest times of the day, e.g. early morning/meal times.
  • Assisting the child to access community activities, e.g. supporting the child at a local sporting or social club.

The type and amount of support available to families is dependent on priority of need and resources in the region at the time. The service may be available to families for short periods when they may require extra assistance eg. family illness.

Service Regions

For specific information, please click on your appropriate region:

 
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