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The Cooee Journey.. what does getting started with therapy look like?

We provide a structured path to understanding your child’s development and achieving goals.

We understand that all children are unique and require an individualised assessment and therapy journey. Your first appointment will create a confidential space for you to discuss your child’s development without your child/ren present and we can do this how best suits you and your requirements – either face to face or via telehealth.

The Client Journey Planning Session

  • This is between the primary caregivers/parents, without the child present
  • We listen to your questions and concerns
  • We ask questions about your child’s background, skills and your goals
  • We review any reports or information from other professionals and people in your child’s life
  • This session is not an assessment of your child.
  • We give you an plan for assessment, diagnosis and feedback

The Assessment & Goal Setting Phase

  • We use our Assessment Protocols to recommend the steps needed to understand your child’s skills
  • This phase may include:
    • Standardised tests or assessments
    • Informal observations, in clinic, or at kindy/school
    • Questionnaires with parents or other key people in your child’s life
    • A report outlining all that was completed, the results & recommendations
    • A feedback session where results & recommendations are discussed

Cycles of Therapy

  • We run cycles of therapy in line with school terms (including school holidays)
  • We provide you with a written management plan with clear goals for that therapy cycle
  • We review progress with parents/caregivers every school holidays (4x/year)
  • In the Goal Reviews we discuss progress, areas of difficulty & any changes to your child’s recommended management plan

 

How long does it take to move through the stages?

You can see our predicted availability on our Book Online page.  The traffic lights indicate current availability within our therapy team.    On average it can take 1-2 months to move through the steps of this process into ongoing therapy, depending on the family & therapist availability.


To get started

Contact us today to book your Client Journey Planning Session!  These sessions can be run either in person, or via telehealth.

You can also call us to book this session & understand more about why we choose to do things this way.

 

 

More information

The image below shows what is involved in each phase.  This structure helps Cooee ensure that we:

  • Make clear recommendations based on comprehensive information
  • Conduct evidence based assessment processes and help families understand their child’s diagnoses or area of difficulty, the impacts, and the long term plan
  • Provide therapy in structured cycles so there is a chance to evaluate what’s working, what can change and celebrate achievements as we move through therapy.

Wait list

We support families to move through the waitlist based on the stages above.  Clients are offered the next available time for their Client Journey Planning Session, Assessment Phase, or preferred Therapy Cycle time, once they have completed each stage.

Cycles of therapy

We offer cycles of therapy in line with the QLD School Terms.  Each cycle of therapy is structured by the child’s written management plan, with goals decided by the family, during either their feedback session after assessment, or in the last therapy cycle’s Goal Review session.  Therapy runs in a block model, finishing with a Goal Review, typically conducted in or prior to the School Holidays.  In the Goal Review, therapy goals are checked, progress discussed, and the plan for next cycle created with the family.

Our approach to care

  • We value and celebrate diversity!  We are experienced in supporting multilingual families, and embrace the importance that each individual’s culture has on their communication and participation.  We can support you to access interpreters if desired.
  • We also take a neuro-affirming approach to clinical practice, meaning we support and recognise that all people think and perceive in different ways.  We don’t aim to ‘fix’ or ‘cure’, but support each child’s individual development towards their own unique & meaningful goals.
  • We value the journey. With over a decade of practice, we understand that sometimes the therapy process can be long term.  We work with you to understand how the therapy process might unfold, across your child’s development.
  • We collaborate with stakeholders, and value the importance of the right type of service delivery model to support achieving goals.  For some families this means coordinating care across multiple providers and therapies, either within Cooee, or within the wider community.
  • Read more about our values

 

We look forward to welcoming you to Cooee!