{"id":2162,"date":"2022-11-02T04:15:49","date_gmt":"2022-11-02T04:15:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globaldevelopmentaldelay.com.au\/?page_id=2162"},"modified":"2022-11-25T04:23:52","modified_gmt":"2022-11-25T04:23:52","slug":"professional-services-help","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/globaldevelopmentaldelay.com.au\/services-support\/professional-services-help\/","title":{"rendered":"How can professional services help you and your child"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1435816078010{margin-bottom: 15px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20px&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Key Message&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:40px|text_align:left|line_height:50px&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1666836206909{margin-top: -8px !important;margin-bottom: 29px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1667363976869{margin-bottom: 32px !important;}&#8221;]<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Professionals services are an important source of support for families of children with global developmental delay. It is important to know what they can offer and how to get the most from working with them. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Professionals services are an important source of support for families of children with global developmental delay. For children below school age, these services are known as early childhood intervention services. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(See Topic x: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/globaldevelopmentaldelay.com.au\/understanding-eci\/what-are-early-childhood-intervention-services\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What are early childhood intervention services?<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">). <\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2169&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 22px; color: #ef8b28; text-align: left; font-family: Montserrat; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal;\">What types of professionals might you need?<\/h3>\n<p>The best specialist support services consist of multidisciplinary teams of professionals who provide tailored support to families according to their ongoing needs. The teams may include early childhood educators, speech pathologists, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, psychologists, social workers and paediatricians.<\/p>\n<p>Where a child and family require the services of more than one professional, one of them will act as a <em><strong>key worker<\/strong><\/em> to coordinate the support that the team provides to the family. This ensures that the advice being given to the family is consistent and lightens the family\u2019s burden in communicating with professionals. For this reason, it is better for families to receive support from services that have multidisciplinary teams and key worker services rather than from single professionals operating separately.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 22px; color: #ef8b28; text-align: left; font-family: Montserrat; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal;\">What services can professionals provide?<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Early childhood intervention and other specialist services may provide a range of support services to families. These include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b><i>Support to parents and caregivers to help them learn how to provide their child with the experiences and opportunities they need to flourish<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This is the most important form of help that professionals can offer.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b><i>Direct therapy services to children.<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> This is rarely the most appropriate option for young children, but may play a role as children grow older.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b><i>Services for children with multiple health and care needs<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Some children have constant care needs for health reasons or because of behavioural problems.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b><i>Respite care services for families<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Caring for young children who need constant attention can be wearing for parents, and having access to respite services can be a lifesaver.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b><i>Equipment needs.<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> There are many different forms of specialist equipment available for children with developmental disabilities. Some children will need devices to help them communicate or mobility equipment to help them. Your early childhood intervention and other professionals can advise you on what will be most appropriate for you child.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1666836551381{margin-top: 60px !important;padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 40px !important;background-color: #2e3192 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1666836438838{padding-top: 10px !important;}&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Every child and every family is different. Your feelings as you take the journey from noticing your child may have a delay, to diagnosis, and beyond may also be different from that of other parents. There is no right or wrong way to feel.&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:28px|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1666838931132{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 22px; color: #ef8b28; text-align: left; font-family: Montserrat; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 30px;\">How can professionals help you?<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Professionals can help you in a number of important ways. <\/span><b><i>The most important function of professional services is to help you and your family learn how to provide your child with the experiences and opportunities they need to flourish<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The home is the most important learning environment, especially for young children. The core job of professionals is to help you learn what positive experiences and opportunities you can provide for your child in the course of everyday activities in the home.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other ways in which professionals can help you include:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">helping you understand your child\u2019s needs<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">helping you develop goals, both short-term and long-term, for your child, other family members (including yourself), and the family as a whole<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">helping you track the progress that your child and family are making<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">helping you and your and their family develop the skills they need to be able to help your child<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">working with you to identify strategies for meeting your goals, and supporting you while they try them<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">helping you identify ways in which you can help your child develop the functional skills they need\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">support your child\u2019s inclusion in early childhood programs and community activities<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">informing you about resources and supports or services you might need, and helping you connect with these<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 22px; color: #ef8b28; text-align: left; font-family: Montserrat; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 30px;\">Common myths about professional services<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b><i>The specialists will do the work<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Many parents assume that the role of therapists and other professionals is to work directly with their child. But this is not the most effective way of helping young children, or you and your family. For one thing, what a therapist can achieve by working with a young child in a clinic settings will not necessarily transfer to the other settings such as the home.<\/span><\/span>Moreover, the amount of time that a professional can spend with a child represents on a small fraction of the child\u2019s waking hours over the course of a week. Your child spends much more time with you and other caregivers than with any therapist, so it is what happens during the \u2018non-therapy\u2019 time that really matters for your child\u2019s development. (See Topic x: <i>What does your child need?<\/i>).<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b><i>The specialists know more about the child than the parents do<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is another myth you need to challenge. What specialists know about is how children <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in general<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> develop, what promotes or hinders their development, how different disabilities can affect development, and how they can be ameliorated.<\/span><\/span>But they do not know <i>your<\/i> particular child \u2013 <i>you<\/i> are the expert on your child, what they can do, what they like or dislike, how they fit into the family. The best results for your child and family come when the your expert knowledge of your child is combined with the specialist team\u2019s expert knowledge of development and disability \u2013 the end results will be greater than anything either of you could do on your own.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b><i>Children with disability need therapy to overcome their developmental challenges<\/i><\/b><b>.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Children with disabilities do not need \u2018therapy\u2019 \u2013 what they and you need is the support of a therapist to help you understand the nature of your child\u2019s learning challenges, and what you and other caregivers can do to\u00a0 help your child meet these challenges. It\u2019s about you deciding what your goals are and then drawing on the expertise of the therapist to help you work towards these goals<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 22px; color: #ef8b28; text-align: left; font-family: Montserrat; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 30px;\">How you can get the most from working with professionals<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are best practice guidelines that professionals are meant to use when working with families. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(See Topic x: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is best practice in services for children with developmental disabilities and their families?<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">). <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, it is also helps if the parents are clear about what they want and need.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are some tips on how to get the most from the professionals who work with you:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ask for a family support plan that not only addresses your child\u2019s needs, but also the needs of other family members (including your own) and the needs of the whole family.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Make it clear to your workers what outcomes you want and what you need to know to achieve them \u2013 that will ensure that they focus on what is important to you, and will also give them the satisfaction of knowing they are being truly helpful.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Get your workers to help you identify ways of promoting your child\u2019s functional skills that can be incorporated into regular family routines\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don\u2019t allow workers to do things for you, like working directly with your child \u2013 get them to show you how to do it yourself<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ask your workers to explain why they recommend particular strategies \u2013 the more you understand about how such strategies work, the easier it will be to implement them\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don\u2019t tolerate anyone with negative or judgmental attitudes towards you or your child<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don\u2019t allow too many demands to be made on you \u2013 you need to be the boss of your time.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1666836551381{margin-top: 60px !important;padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 40px !important;background-color: #2e3192 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1666836438838{padding-top: 10px !important;}&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;If you feel distressed thinking and reading about this topic,<br \/>\n<strong>talk to your GP or health professional. You can also call Lifeline on 131 114.<\/strong>&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:28px|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1667359386048{padding-bottom: 40px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 22px; color: #ef8b28; text-align: left; font-family: Montserrat; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal;\">Implications for NDIS participants and their families<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In choosing service providers to support you, your family and your child, look for providers with the qualities just listed. In particular, make sure they are clearly focused on building your skills in supporting your child, and helping those in the other settings your child attends do the same.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the provider you choose turns out not to be as supportive or collaborative as you hoped, or is not committed to helping your family learn how to support you and your child, find another one \u2013 that is what the NDIS encourages.\u00a0<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1666843292557{padding-top: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_btn title=&#8221;Download Page Information&#8221; style=&#8221;custom&#8221; custom_background=&#8221;#f28f25&#8243; custom_text=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; size=&#8221;lg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fglobaldevelopmentaldelay.com.au%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F10%2FHow-can-professional-services-help-you.pdf|target:_blank&#8221; el_class=&#8221;resourcebutton&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_accordion active_section=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Resources for Parents&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1669350031986-59f51ebc-0b34&#8243;][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stacey Touma (2019). <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our journey to a family-centred early intervention experience.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Welcome Reception presentation at ISEI Conference 2019, Sydney, 25 June, 2019.<br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/plumtree.org.au\/our-journey-to-a-family-centred-early-intervention-experience\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/plumtree.org.au\/our-journey-to-a-family-centred-early-intervention-experience\/<\/a><i><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The beginning of a family-centred early intervention experience &#8211; learning there can be a different and better way<\/span><\/i><b>. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Family Voices Podcast, Early Childhood Intervention Australia (Vic\/Tas), April 29, 2022<br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/familyvoices.podbean.com\/e\/family-centred-practice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/familyvoices.podbean.com\/e\/family-centred-practice\/<\/a><i><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Best Practice Information Sheets for Families<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Early Childhood Intervention Association (Vic\/Tas)<br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eciavic.org.au\/resources\/best-practice-information-sheets-for-families\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.eciavic.org.au\/resources\/best-practice-information-sheets-for-families<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Early Childhood Intervention Australia (WA\/NT Alliance) (2017). <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Choosing Quality Early Childhood Intervention Services and Supports for Your Child: What you need to know.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Sydney, NSW: Early Childhood Intervention Australia.<br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ecia.org.au\/documents\/item\/280\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.ecia.org.au\/documents\/item\/280<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Professional Resources&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1669350194527-61953f68-5c04&#8243;][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ensher, G. and Clark, D.A. (2011).<\/span> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Relationship-Centered Practices in Early Childhood: Working with Families, Infants, and Young Children at Risk.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Baltimore, Maryland: Paul H. Brookes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keilty, B. (2016). <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Early Intervention Guidebook for Families and Professionals: Partnering for Success (2<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">nd<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Ed.).<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> New York: Teachers College Press.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Raver, S.A. and Childress, D.C. (2015).<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Family-Centered Early Intervention: Supporting Infants and Toddlers in Natural Environments.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Baltimore, Maryland: Paul H. Brookes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rush, D.D. and Shelden, M.L. (2020). <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Early Childhood Coaching Handbook (2<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">nd<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Ed).<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Baltimore, Maryland: Paul H. Brookes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shelden, M.L. and Rush, D.D. (2022). <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Early Intervention Teaming Handbook: The Primary Service Provider Approach (2<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">nd<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Ed.).<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Baltimore, Maryland: Paul H. Brookes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rosenbaum, P. and Gorter, J.W. (2012). The &#8216;F-words&#8217; in childhood disability: I swear this is how we should think! <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Child: Care, Health and Development, 38<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (4): 457-463. doi: 10.1111\/j.1365-2214.2011.01338.x.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_accordion][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1435816078010{margin-bottom: 15px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20px&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Key Message&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:40px|text_align:left|line_height:50px&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1666836206909{margin-top: -8px !important;margin-bottom: 29px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1667363976869{margin-bottom: 32px !important;}&#8221;]Professionals services are an important source of support for families of children with global developmental delay. 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