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Information Session
THE KEY WORKER
A FAMILY’S JOURNEY THROUGH THE
KALPARRIN ECIS PROGRAM
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
What do Early Childhood Intervention
Services 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
MEET THE TEAM
Board of Management
General Manager
Program Manager
Reception/Administration
Key Worker Team
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Speech Pathologists
Occupational Therapists
Specialist Teachers
Physiotherapist
Psychologist
• *Support Staff
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Hydrotherapy Teachers
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Program Assistants
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Social Work
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Dietician
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Psychologist
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.
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
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
Direct Service
Face to Face & Phone contact and intervention.
Child Care/Kinder Visits
Skills groups
Consultations
Assessments
Parent Education
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
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.
Additional Services
Additional Services Include:
Psychological Services
My Time
HCWA
Better Start
Social Work
Dietician
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.
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