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Jodie started out at Windermere as a physiotherapist in the Allied Health Graduate Program, a year ago. Now as Team Leader of Early Intervention Therapy Services, she credits the culture of learning and support for her career development.
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Find out about the development milestones to help you understand if your child needs early intervention.
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Joyce works with children and adults to help them develop a healthy and varied diet to improve their health and wellbeing.
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Learn how you can prepare for your NDIS plan reassessment meeting to ensure you receive a plan that meets your needs.
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Provisional Psychologist and Key Worker, Marian draws on her key worker training and education to support Windermere's Adult Psychology and Early Intervention Therapy services.
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Paediatric Physiotherapist, Maria draws on her specialised skills and key worker training and education for her role in Early Intervention Therapy services.
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Tracey, our Integrated Family Services Specialist Disability Practitioner draws on years of experience to enhance support for families in the South Melbourne region.
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The Mighty Munchers group program is designed for children with feeding difficulties and educates parents on strategies that help their children eat better.
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As an Occupational Therapist and Key Worker at Windermere, Michaela works with children in the disability space supporting all areas of their development.
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As a Senior Support Coordinator at Windermere Billy supports people to navigate the NDIS and build their capacity.
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As an NDIS Support Coordinator at Windermere Narrelle ensures the people she works with can link into the appropriate NDIS services.
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Deepti works to assist our NDIS families with invoice related queries.
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I help people with their National Disability Insurance Service (NDIS) plans.
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As an NDIS Consumer Response Officer with Windermere Sandra ensure the people she works with feel happy and supported.
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Plan management takes some of the stress away from families in that we manage the financial part of their NDIS plans.
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I provide nutritional advice, meal planning and education for a range of health conditions, food allergies and food intolerances.
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Your trauma experience may affect your parenting in multiple ways. This may mean you could experience more challenges in the relationship with your child.
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Know what to do when your child has a tantrum in public and find ways to reduce tantrums occurring.
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The three session program provides parents and caregivers with tools to manage challenging behaviours and to proactively encourage positive behaviours.
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We have developed a series of Plan Management online information sessions to maximise the benefit of your funding and get the most out of your plan. Throughout the series we will explain how Plan Management works, help you understand each category and break down your NDIS plan to help you get the most value.
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Specialist Support Coordinators work with you to coordinate complex support options under the NDIS.
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Specialist Support Coordinators work with you to coordinate complex support options under the NDIS.
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Key workers work with children under seven years old who have a developmental delay or disability. A key worker is part of Windermere's range of therapy and support services.
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We know that children learn best in their everyday environments, such as home, kinder and school.
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“I now know when I die Lee has the supports she needs in place and will be fine.”
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Celebrate the relocation of our Warragul office at our free community fun day.
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New school, new year level, new kinder or new childcare? Here are some practical things you can do to assist your young ones to settle in.
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"I really liked that Windermere uses a key worker approach. Being in a multi-disciplined team means you can draw on wider support and the expertise of the team if you need it,” she says.
Find out more“I absolutely recommend doing a student placement with Windermere. I’ve already put into practice so many skills that I learnt and a large part of gaining employment was due to my experience at Windermere,”
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“When Jacqui and Boyd started Plan Management services with us, we realised they were not able to take full advantage of our services and needed some assistance to understand more about what was detailed in Boyd’s NDIS plan."
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Kate and Joanne’s support worker Pam have supported her to go through the complex steps needed to regain her licence.
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“He has gone from a boy who would not attend school and had frequent outbursts to being much happier and calmer,”
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It can be frustrating when you have a child who is a fussy eater. This free information session provide some practical strategies to support positive mealtime experiences through play and gradual exposure.
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“Gunter’s supports are also about his quality of life, especially during the pandemic. We want things to be fulfilling and for him to enjoy community supports and time with his family."
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Students participate in our structured program which provides work placements in Community and Public Services, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Social Work and Speech Therapy.
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This was the first time the expo was held virtually.
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“It was such a relief to have my kids back and know that I can look after them again.”
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Phoebe is now working towards re-qualification for the 2021 dressage competition.
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“There are a lot of sensory and physical skills that children need to master before they are ready to use the toilet."
Find out moreEvery Christmas our Merry Mission aims to bring real joy, happiness and hope to the lives of local children and families, at what can be a difficult time for so many.
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Support Coordination has assisted Dorothy to access a range of supports designed to maintain and increase her independence as well as protect her during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The referral partnership between Your Body Hub and Windermere shows how successful strategic partnerships can be.
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Reading with young children is often described as one of the most important things you can do as a parent or carer. This is because early reading (or reading to children when they are young) assists literacy development and also enriches life experience, both in childhood and adulthood.
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The feedback from David’s school and family is that he is much calmer, happier and “like a different boy.” Additionally David’s concentration has improved and his now able to maintain attention for up to 15 minutes, well over the initial goal of five minutes.
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Life was tough for Scott, who had even spent time in an inpatient neuropsychiatry ward, but his parents, family, friends and teachers just didn’t know what to do, or how to handle his explosive behaviour.
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Brendan is gradually building confidence and enjoying new independence by even having limited times on outings by himself.
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"It was such hard work just trying to coordinate Cameron’s NDIS plan. To work out the financial side of things as well would just have been impossible for us.”
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It is important to look after your mental health in tough times. Here are five simple things that you can start doing now.
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I love working closely with families and creating really meaningful professional relationships. I enjoy helping children achieve little and big goals.
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“The speech therapy has made a huge difference. Ben is now on par of where he should be developmentally."
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Fun with Friends is structured according to the needs and interests of the children in the group. It includes intentional teaching activities that enable the children to practice social interactions within a play-based setting.
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“It’s been a true team effort between Louise, parent involvement and a range of services.”
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Over the past few months the government has announced the establishment of two separate and distinctive Royal Commissions to improve quality of life for all Victorians, including those living with disability and their families - Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System and the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability.
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“We (Holmesglen) are delighted to have had Windermere as one of our charity partners for the 2018 event. I am a great admirer and impressed with the work they do in the community and am looking forward to further building our relationship with them”.
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“We want our consumers and their carers to feel comfortable that they can sit down with us and we can work things out in a way that is best for them,”
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“We work with people to get them to a stage where ultimately they have the knowledge to access services by themselves, so in time they no longer need us,” says Windermere Support Coordinator Kate Louden.
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“You people are angels, I have nothing but absolute gratitude and great admiration for Windermere,” says Sylvia.
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We know there are lots of people who have questions about the NDIS planning process. Here are some of the things you should know before you go to your initial NDIS planning meeting.
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“There are people who would talk to her every day on the school run, and she would never give them a response. All of sudden she is suddenly able to reply to them,” says Kristy.
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Olivia, who is sole carer for Harrison 17 and David 13, was apprehensive about developing their NDIS plans and being able to put them into action.
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"We support families to support their children," says Deb.
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“Michelle believes that she finally has a purpose in life. She can voice her opinion and feels that her opinion is heard and valued. She can also select the programs and activities that she likes,” says Tanya.
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It was a crisp start to the day, but that didn’t deter the 70 odd golfers who teed off at Victoria Golf Club on 3rd May in the annual Windermere Classic.
Find out moreWhat is the NDIS? NDIS is a generational reform that focuses on a person centred system of support. The scheme will aim to provide a person with a permanent or significant disability access to reasonable and necessary supports to achieve their goals and participate in social and economic life.
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To help determine the best way to meet the needs of people with ASD, Windermere has developed a ASD kit to help case workers and carers.
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“I thought if I ever left Dexter with anyone other than myself, his father or his grandmother, I feared he wouldn’t survive”.
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At 46 Vivian still lives at home with his parents Peter and Daphnie. That’s because Vivan has cerebral palsy. He is unable to perform everyday tasks, not even being able to stand and sit without their help. Peter and Daphnie have always cared for Vivian and wouldn’t dream of having it any other way however the years of 24/7 care have taken their toll.
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For consumers who currently participate in State or Federal programs, it’s important to understand that those programs will continue until you start your NDIS plan. Until that time it's important to understand how Windermere will respond and how that affects you.
Find out moreWhat is the NDIS? NDIS is a generational reform that focuses on a person centred system of support. The scheme will aim to provide a person with a permanent or significant disability access to reasonable and necessary supports to achieve their goals and participate in social and economic life.
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Eve was a premature baby and had a lot of health issues including trouble feeding resulting in delayed growth. This meant having a peg fitted into Eve's tummy to ensure she received the correct amount of nutrients and kilojoules everyday which was closely monitored by a dietician. When we first met Eve and her family, they where using a long day care service however, their GP referred them to Windermere.
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Email: info@windermere.org.au
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