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Help Navigating Support Pathways

Guidance on where to start, what to ask and how services and funding fit together.

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What help navigating support pathways involves

For families and referrers who feel unsure which door to knock on first.

Supports are usually delivered as short blocks of sessions with clear goals, and often include coaching so parents and carers can practise strategies in everyday routines. Delivery may be in a clinic, at home, at kinder or school, in the community, or by telehealth.

When families commonly seek this support

  • Concerns raised at a maternal and child health check, kinder or school
  • Progress that seems different to other children of a similar age
  • Daily routines that are consistently difficult for the child or family
  • A referral from a GP, paediatrician or support coordinator

Questions worth asking a provider

  • What experience do you have with children of my child's age and needs?
  • How do you involve parents and carers between sessions?
  • What is your current wait time, and how is availability updated?
  • What payment or funding options do you accept?

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Providers relevant to help navigating support pathways

Independent Victorian providers offering services in this category. Availability and response data is shown where measured.

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Occupational Therapy

Speech Pathology • Developmental Assessments • Early Childhood Development Support • Parent & Family Support • Family Support Services • Supported Playgroups & Group Programs • Assistive Technology • Capacity Building & Everyday Skills • Help Navigating Support Pathways

At The OT Group, our paediatric allied health team delivers integrated Occupational Therapy (OT) and Speech Pathology services across Greater Melbourne, Bendigo, and regional Victoria. We provide goal-directed, evidence-based, and neuroaffirming supports across home, clinic, early learning centre, and school environments to build capacity and empower children to achieve independence and active participation. We focus on helping children develop the skills they need to grow into functional, independent adults. We support children to address challenges associated with sensory, motor, social and emotional development which can impact a child's ability to perform everyday tasks, engage in meaningful activities and perform at school. Our Occupational Therapists support children to develop the functional skills required for everyday activities, play, and learning: Fine & Gross Motor Skills: Strengthening hand function, dexterity, posture, coordination, handwriting, and physical play skills. Sensory Processing & Self-Regulation: Supporting sensory modulation and emotional regulation so children can comfortably engage and focus in various environments. Independence & Daily Living Skills: Developing self-care routines, personal independence, and practical life skills. Executive Functioning & School Readiness: Building organisation, planning, attention, task completion, and social participation skills Our Speech Pathologists evaluate and support all facets of communication, literacy, and mealtime safety: Early Intervention & Language Development: Assessing and treating expressive, receptive, and pragmatic language skills in early childhood and school-aged children. Speech Sound & Articulation: Improving speech clarity, articulation, phonological sound production, and fluency. Augmentative & Alternative Communication (AAC): Assessing, prescribing, and trialling low-tech and high-tech AAC devices using a total communication and neuroaffirming approach. Literacy & Phonics Support: Conducting phonological awareness and literacy assessments to deliver evidence-based reading, writing, and spelling instruction. Paediatric Feeding & Swallowing: Evaluating oral motor mechanics, drinking, and mealtime safety to provide interventions for eating and swallowing challenges.

Clinics in Bendigo
Telehealth available
Ages 0-2 years, 3-5 years, 6-8 years, 9-12 years, 13+ years
Response time not yet measured
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