Information Session THE KEY WORKER

1. Information SessionTHE KEY WORKER A family’s journey through the KALPARRIN ECIS program

2. Early Intervention Services • The goal of Intervention is to provide YOU with the knowledge, skills and support to meet the needs of your child • We recognise the importance of working in partnership with the family. • Source: DEECD EI REFORM PAPER 2010

3. What do Early Childhood InterventionServices provide? The range of specialist services includes: Information and advice that addresses the individual needs of the child and family Supporting families to help their child’s development Linking families to services and providing access and coordination of services such as respite Education and developmental programs Additional support to improve access and participation in kindergarten and child care services Assisting with the move to school Parent support Flexible Support Packages to ease some of the additional pressures on parents of children with disabilities and/or developmental delays who have high support needs

4. MEET THE TEAM • Board of Management • General Manager • Program Manager • Reception/Administration • Key Worker Team • Speech Pathologists • Occupational Therapists • Specialist Teachers • Physiotherapist • Psychologist • *Support Staff • Hydrotherapy Teachers • Program Assistants • Social Work • Dietician • Psychologist

5. KEY WORKER • Your allocated Key Worker is your PRIMARY CONTACT. • We work in TAK teams together to support you and your child. • This is known as the Team Around the Key Worker. • Clinicians form TAK groups and meet regularly to case conference and discuss goals to be addressed and their implementation.

6. Family Service and Support Plan • This is your plan and you will sign off on goals • Clear, measurable goals that are monitored over 6 month periods. • FSSP goals are reviewed regularly by your Key Worker and goals can change at anytime. • FSSP goals are formally reviewed every 6 months • These are reviewed by management regularly

7. Service Delivery Model • Kalparrin will provide on the ground, one or some of the following services based on the goals set by you and your Key worker: * Parent Education Sessions and Series. Attendance is critical to you being able to advocate and support your child fully • Intervention and support in your child’s community setting such as Child Care or Preschool • Home based intervention • Individual Therapy/Teaching • Evidence based groups i.e. Hanen; Mother Goose, Sign Posts • Comprehensive school transition support for all children going to primary school

8. Direct Service • Face to Face & Phone contact and intervention. • Child Care/Kinder Visits • Skills groups • Consultations • Assessments • Parent Education

9. Indirect Service • Progress Notes • IRIS Collection • Report writing • Consultation within the team and externally (paeds, private services) • Case Conferences • Team Planning/Planning • Preparation of resources • Funding Support

10. Staff Training and Development • A leadership structure is in place to support and provide supervision for the team- this is over seen by the Program Manager. • We are committed to our staff and their professional development. Kalparrin provides regular training for all their staff to ensure the families are receiving current best practice service.

11. Additional Services Additional Services Include: • Psychological Services • My Time • HCWA • Better Start • Social Work • Dietician

12. Fee Based Service • Kalparrin is a Fees based service • Fees are required to be paid by all families attending Kalparrin. • Monies received from fees pay for resources; ongoing professional training of staff; additional services.

13. Feedback We welcome feedback at all levels of the organisation If something is not working for you and you families we would like to hear about it This is a partnership and we work at our best we can do this together