NAME AND DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE |
COST |
Helping Children
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Better StartPROVIDER |
| STaR Outreach This program assists children with disabilities and/or additional needs to develop skills and be more successfully involved in mainstream preschools and childcare centres. |
$1,370 Based on approximately 10 sessions |
YES |
YES |
SchoolSTaRT PROGRAMS |
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| 1. Preparation for School
This program is based on research that identified the most important skills for successful transition to school: attending to task, following directors, self-help skills and social skills and, where appropriate, early academic skills. It is implemented in the child’s preschool or childcare centre. |
$1,089 Based on approximately 10 weeks |
YES | YES |
| 2. Orientation to School This program supports families and their child before, during and after the transition to the child’s school. |
$2,145 Based on approximately 8 seesions |
YES | YES |
| STaR CONSULTANCY Individualised consultancy at home or at school tailored to your child’s needs. |
$150/hour | N/A | N/A |
GIFTED PROGRAM |
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| 1. Playgroup Potentially gifted children play, investigate and socialise with others of a similar intellectual level. Parents have access to professionals with knowledge of giftedness and experience with young gifted children. |
$170 per school term Based on a 10 week term |
N/A | N/A |
| 2. Consultancy Parents or early childhood centres can gain advice on decisions and strategies appropriate to their circumstances regarding a young gifted child. |
$200/hour | N/A | N/A |
| 3. Assessment STaR offers an assessment for potential giftedness that is a less comprehensive alternative to an IQ test. Information is considered from parents, early childhood teacher and brief ability tests. |
$220 (includes a brief written report) |
N/A | N/A |
SPEECH PATHOLOGY
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| SPEECH PATHOLOGIST – Ruth Deabill Home and community based (north-west Sydney). a) Initial client assessment with a full assessment report. b) Initial client assessment with a verbal report. c) Individual therapy sessions. |
a) $345 b) $200 c) $150/hour |
YES | YES |
| SPEECH PATHOLOGIST – Julia Good Home and community based (Inner West; home/preschool based in Inner West and Lower North Shore) a) Initial assessment with written & verbal report b) Individual therapy |
a) $225 b) $161/hour |
YES | YES |
| SPEECH PATHOLOGIST – Helen Graham Home and community based (Gordon; home/preschool based in North Shore) a) Initial assessment at Clinic/Gordon b) Consultation at Clinic/Gordon c) Initial assessment at school, home or community based d) Consultation at school, home or community based |
a) $185 |
YES | YES |
| SPEECH PATHOLOGIST – Michelle Hughes Home and community based (Thornleigh) a) Individual 50 min/25 min session at therapist’s rooms b) Individual session in community based locations (home/preschool) c) Hanen It Takes Two to Talk group – (8 x 2.5 hr sessions, 4 x 1 hr home visits) |
a) $138/50 minutes; $70/25 minutes b) $172.50/50 minutes c) $50/hour |
YES | YES |
| SPEECH PATHOLOGIST – Danielle Kim Home and community based (Pymble) a) Initial assessment b) Individual therapy at Pymble rooms c) Individual therapy at home/school locations |
a) $345 b) $149.50 c) $178.25 |
YES | YES |
| SPEECH PATHOLOGIST – Cynthia Tay Home and community based (Hills District) a) Therapy b) Assessment |
a) $130/hour b) $160/hour |
YES | YES |
| PSYCHOLOGIST – Anita Doyle a) Comprehensive assessment of intellectual strengths and weaknesses (WPPSI III), academic achievement skills (WIAT II), functional adaptive skills, and behaviour. This includes a pre-asessment parent interview, teacher interview (if appropriate), assessment of child, as well as a written report of results and recommendations. b) Follow up consultation to discuss assessment results and recommendations. |
a) $750/session (includes report) b) $150/session |
YES | N/A |
RESOURCES
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| a) SCHOOL CHOICES BOOKLET Information and steps that take the pain out of the decision making process when choosing a school for your child
b) INFORMATION RESOURCE KIT
c) SCHOOL CALENDAR 2012
d) THROUGH THE MAZE BOOKLET |
a) $25 **
b) $25 **
c) $15 **
d) $10 ** ** Postage & handling will be added for shippin |
YES | N/A |
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