Our group programs, held during term time are a great way to have fun and make friends, while building important skills!
Our Groups are developed based on neurodiversity affirming principles. Your child will not be taught ways to mimic neurotypical children, as we know that masking has a long-term negative impact on neurodivergent children.
The children will work together in a small group facilitated by a Speech Pathologist, or Occupational Therapist supported by an Allied Health Assistant. Groups will work with childrens’ strengths and support growth in the following areas:
Playing together, sharing and taking turns,
Teamwork and cooperation,
Perspective taking and repairing communication breakdowns.
Fine and gross motor skills, and,
Making friends and having fun!
You are able to book into our groups directly using the link below. There are no ongoing commitments meaning you can book session by session and are not locked into multiple sessions at a time.
Activities may include games, craft, and free play, providing lots of opportunities to practise social, language and occupational skills with support and strategies provided by our therapists in an environment that is similar to your child’s everyday life. And because the focus is FUN, your child will love coming! You can browse our Groups below & click through for more info.
Term Group Programs are offered on a weekly basis and you can book in on a session by session basis so you aren’t locked into multiple sessions. Click the ‘Register’ Button above to see individual days and times that are currently being offered.
All Term Group Programs are $70 per session payable at booking and run for 50mins. All groups are faciliated by a Certified Practising Speech Pathologist or an AHPRA registered Occupational Therapist with the assistance of an Allied Health Assistant.
Our Preschool Play Group is designed to include parents so you will be in the room with your child for the duration of the session.
All other sessions will have 40 x mins of time with clinicians and participants followed by 10 mins parent feedback.
Private clients are welcome. Please check with your Private Health Fund regarding rebates for group programs. NDIS self-managed and plan managed clients may be able to participate in this program using their NDIS funding. If you are unsure whether you can use your child’s NDIS funds, please consult your LAC. Village Therapy is not able to make decisions about the use of NDIS funds. Medicare rebates do not apply to this program.
Payment is required in full to reserve your place.
Sessions can be booked as far in advance as you like.
Groups take a lot of time to plan and organise. We know how valuable they are to families, so we make the commitment to offer groups when we can. However, we can only afford to run them with the assistance of our parents letting us know if they can no longer attend. Groups will have a ‘standby’ list so that if they are shown as full, we may be able to offer places if we have any cancellations.
Please read the following information carefully, before paying to register your child. We would love to be able to offer refunds for unexpected illness etc, but to do this results in groups losing money. In order to be able to continue offering groups, we need to apply the following attendance policy.
Cancellations with more than 24 x hours notice will have fees reimbursed or kept as a credit for future sessions.
Cancellations and with less than 24 x hours notice will not be reimbursed. This fee will be waived if we can successfully fill your place with another child.
Non-attendance without notice will not be reimbursed.
Sometimes children are not able to participate appropriately in the group, despite their best efforts. Should this happen, we may be better able to support your family by discontinuing your child’s participation in the group program and spending some time working with you to give you some suggestions on how to target particular areas at home.
If you’re ready to register your interest in one or more of our programs, please click the button below. You’ll be taken to a form where you can include your details.
Is your group full on your preferred date? Click on the link below to be added to our waitlist. If we get a cancellation we’ll let you know.
While we see as many clients as we can, our availability may be limited. Don’t let that stop you from enjoying the expert help we can offer. Contact Village Therapy today and let us know how we can help.
