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AUTISM SA
PSYCHOLOGY SERVICES
www.autismsa.org.au
This brochure has been published with the support of the Government of South Australia.
WHAT: Individualised therapy
WHERE: Home visits, Kindy and Child Care visits, School Visits, Clinic based sessions at Netley, Northern suburb and Southern suburb venues. (Different costs may apply for different venues).
WHEn: Monday to Friday, times negotiable.
Autism SA is accredited and registered as a provider through the National Disability Insurance Agency.
Services can also be provided through a fee for service arrangement.
AUTISM SA PSYCHOLOGY SERVICES
• InformationandSupportServices
• OccupationalTherapy
• SpeechPathology
• FoundationSkillsGroup
• ServicesforSchoolAgedChildren
• TailoredSupportPackages
• Consultancy
PLEASE REFER TO OUR OTHER bROCHURES FOR SPECIFIC SERVICES AVAILAbLE:
Further information and publications are available from autismsa.org.au
1/262 Marion Road, Netley Darwin, NT | Salisbury East | Craigmore | Onkaparinga Hills
PO Box 304, MARLESTON DC SA 5033 P (08) 8379 6976 F (08) 8338 1216
E [email protected] www.autismsa.org.au
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PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES
APsychologistcanassistapersonand/ortheirfamilytobuildskillsandcopingstrategiesinthefollowingareas;
• COuNSELLiNG–dealingwithlife’sissues:e.g.bullying,grief,parentalseparation,workingonanxiety,depression,stress
• EDuCATiONAL AND DEvELOPMENTAL – e.g. learning difficulties,pre-schoolprogramming&planning,assessments,behaviourmanagement,socialskillstraining,emotionrecognitionandregulation,relaxationstrategies
• PSyCHOLOGiCAL SuPPORT TO THE FAMiLy – e.g. helping parents,siblingsandotherfamilymemberstocopewiththestressesofhavingachildwithASD
• THERAPEuTiC iNTERvENTiON – e.g. cognitive behaviour support.
• ASSESSMENT – Ourpsychologyservicesincludeassessmentofchildrenandadultswheretheremaybesuspectedlearningissues or intellectual disability.
APsychologistcanworkwithapersondirectlyand/orprovidefamilieswiththeinformationandstrategiesandsupportimplementation.Differentskillsarerequiredatdifferentstagesofaperson’slife.APsychologistwillprovideaninitialassessmenttoassesscurrentneeds(thismaybeformalorinformal)andwillthen design a program based on individual needs.
AUTISM SA HAS bEEn PROVIdInG SERVICES TO IndIVIdUALS ACROSS SOUTH AUSTRALIA SInCE 1964.
OuR FOuNDiNG MEMBERS wERE FAMiLiES DRivEN By THE DESiRE TO ENSuRE THAT THEy HAD ACCESS TO THE BEST iNFORMATiON, EDuCATiON, TREATMENT AND SuPPORT.
wE HAvE REMAiNED TRuE TO OuR BEGiNNiNGS.
iN ALL OF OuR SERviCES wE AiM TO ESTABLiSH GREAT RELATiONSHiPS, CONSiSTENCy iN STAFF, ExPERTiSE iN THE AREA OF DiSABiLiTy AND SPECiFiCALLy AuTiSM SPECTRuM DiSORDER AND EviDENCE BASED AND iNNOvATivE PRACTiCES.
AUSTRALIAn PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY psychology.org.au
ALLIEd HEALTH PROFESSIOnS AUSTRALIA autism.ahpa.com.au
RAISInG CHILdREn raisingchildren.net.au/articles/psychologist_d.html
THERAPY CHOICES therapychoices.org.au
FurtherinformationaboutwhataPsychologistcando canbefoundat: