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A deeper Look into Development Milestone
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Understanding PDA
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Speech Pathology and the NDIS: A Simple Guide for Parents
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The Challenges of Learning to Read
"I onlee got wun pees of cak." Have you seen the Bluey minisode “Letter”? Grandma finds Bandit’s childhood diary, full of adorable...
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Frequently asked questions
Please contact us for information about assessment and therapy costs
Families may be able to access funding or rebates through Medicare, private health funds, or NDIS.
• Medicare: Eligible clients may access a rebate for up to 5 sessions per calendar year under a Chronic Disease Management Plan. This plan is provided by your GP, so we recommend discussing your eligibility with them.
• Private Health Funds: Many health funds offer rebates for speech therapy. Please check directly with your health fund to confirm rates and eligibility based on your level of cover.
• NDIS: Clients with Self-Managed or Plan-Managed NDIS funding may use their plan to cover speech therapy services.
Our team is happy to assist with any questions you may have about funding options.
No referral is required. You can refer your child to Brilliant Star Speech Pathology yourself. If you want to claim through Medicare, you will need a Doctor's referral. Please call or email us to make an enquiry.
It is hard to estimate how long your child will require therapy. This will depends on the nature of your child's communication difficulty. We will track and discuss their progress each session and when your child is using speech and language at an age appropriate level, therapy will stop.
Speech therapy services are offered in our clinic in Bella Vista. We also provide mobile speech therapy sessions in your child’s school, day-care centres, preschools, and in the comfort of your home. Please call or email us to make an enquiry.
assessment involves talking to you, the parent or caregiver, to gather all of the background information about your child and taking your child through a series of activities or play based tasks that are specifically designed to observe their skills in your areas of concern.
There are many different ways to carry out assessment of a child’s speech, language and communication needs. Part of the assessment process will involve gathering information from parents, carers and teachers. For some children assessment will be carried out through observation and informal play based activities.
For other children we may use a formal assessment that provides a standard score that can be used to compare a child’s progress to the expected levels of development in the area assessed. We will always carry out assessment in a sensitive manner and do our best to ensure that the process is fun and engaging for the child.
Every child’s therapy will be different depending on their needs, but generally therapy can occur during lots of different activities that motivate and interest your child whilst helping them to achieve their individual goals. Therapy is more than just our sessions with your child. We will also support you to be able to use activities and strategies to help your child at home.
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