Early Childhood Intervention Directory A guide to services for children with developmental delay and/or disability Southern Metropolitan Region Any questions? Regional Intake Coordinator Interpreting Services Information about specific early If you need an interpreter, first ask the childhood intervention services in organisation you want to speak with if the Southern Metropolitan Region. they can organise an interpreter for you. Discuss concerns about a child’s development, or obtain a referral. Translating and Interpreting Telephone: 1300 720 151 Service (TIS National) If you still need an interpreter, Parent Support Coordinator telephone 13 14 50. Support and information for parents and carers of children with special needs, Information in community including links with other parents. languages Ask the organisation you are interested Telephone: 8552 2222 in if they have printed information in the language you require. Association for Children with a Disability Information, support and advocacy. Telephone: 9500 1232 or 1800 654 013 Website: www.acd.org.au A guide to services for children with developmental delay and/or disability Southern Metropolitan Region Includes the local government areas of Bayside, Casey, Cardinia, Frankston, Glen Eira, Greater Dandenong, Kingston, Mornington Peninsula, Port Phillip and Stonnington. Prepared by: Justine Bell, Specialist Children’s Services, in collaboration with early childhood intervention agencies and services. Department of Human Services, Southern Metropolitan Region. June 2003 Information contained in this publication was believed to be accurate at the time of publication. © Copyright State of Victoria, Department of Human Services, 2003. This publication is copyright. No part may be reproduced by any process except in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright Act 1968. Authorised by the State Government of Victoria, 122 Thomas Street, Dandenong 3175. Printed by Print Bound, 8 Apollo Court, Blackburn, Victoria, 3130 Early Childhood Intervention Services: Southern Metropolitan Region 3 Foreword As part of the Government’s strong commitment to early years services, the Department of Human Services in the Southern Metropolitan Region funds and provides a range of early childhood intervention services. These services assist families with children from birth to school entry who have a disability or developmental delay. For the first time, this directory brings together information on every specialist therapy, education and support service available in the region. This is the information families will need to make decisions about the support their child or children may require. To keep this directory up-to-date, we will reprint it periodically. You are encouraged to give us your feedback, so that future editions can be expanded, updated and improved. We would like to acknowledge and thank the many services and families who have contributed to the development of this directory. Their input has been crucial in ensuring that the directory is an accessible and valuable resource for families. Laurie Harkin Regional Director Southern Metropolitan Region 4 Early Childhood Intervention Services: Southern Metropolitan Region Contents Introduction.........................................................................................................................................9 Referral to early childhood intervention services...........................................11 Who does what in early childhood intervention services.......................12 How to use this directory: A message for parents and carers..........14 Early childhood intervention services.......................................................15 General information and direct support for parents/carers................16 Association for Children with a Disability ......................................................................................17 Parent Support Program .........................................................................................................................16 Early childhood intervention services .........................................................................19 Specialist Children’s Services (Department of Human Services) ....................................19 Biala South East Inc. ................................................................................................................................20 Biala Peninsula Inc. ...................................................................................................................................21 Brotherhood of St Laurence Greater Dandenong Early Childhood Psychology Service............................................................................................................22 Casey Community Health Service ....................................................................................................23 Early Education Program for Hearing Impaired Children.......................................................24 Education Program for Infants & Children Inc............................................................................25 Elwyn Morey Centre..................................................................................................................................26 Noah’s Ark Family Resource & Toy Library—Endeavour Hills.............................................27 Noah’s Ark Family Resource & Toy Library—Windsor ............................................................28 SCOPE Victoria (South East Specialist Services) ......................................................................29 Yooralla Society of Victoria—Cardinia ............................................................................................30 Yooralla Society of Victoria—Narre Warren Central Preschool .........................................31 Yooralla Society of Victoria—Tarlina Early Childhood Centre.............................................32 Early childhood intervention services at community health centres.........................................................................................33 Caulfield Community Health Service ..............................................................................................34 Frankston Community Health Service............................................................................................35 Inner South Community Health Service ........................................................................................36 Early Childhood Intervention Services: Southern Metropolitan Region 5 Community health centres ........................................................................................37 Bentleigh Bayside Community Health Service...........................................................................38 Casey Community Health Service ....................................................................................................39 Central Bayside Community Health Services.............................................................................40 Greater Dandenong Community Health Service .......................................................................41 Peninsula Community Health Service.............................................................................................42 Statewide early childhood intervention services ....................43 Australian Hearing.....................................................................................................................................44 Autism Victoria ............................................................................................................................................45 Education Program for Infants and Children Inc.......................................................................46 Monnington Centre ...................................................................................................................................47 Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind..............................................................................................48 Taralye Early Childhood Intervention Program ...........................................................................49 Villa Maria Society.....................................................................................................................................50 Hospital-based assessment and therapy services.................51 Early childhood intervention services .............................................................................................52 Developmental Disabilities Clinic......................................................................................................53 Department of Child Development and Rehabilitation..........................................................54 Mental health services for children (CAMHS)................................55 Alfred Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service ...................................................................56 Southern Health Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service.............................................57 Services to support children in child care, preschool and kindergarten....................................................................59 Children’s Services Resource and Development Officers ...................................................60 Preschool Field Officers .........................................................................................................................64 Koori Early Childhood Field Officers ................................................................................................67