Our Approach to Early Intervention
Play Partner therapists work with the understanding that they are 'partners' in a child's play.
Goal based therapeutic intervention is opportunistic, and led by the child's interests on the day. Children with additional needs often require long-term contact with health professionals.
We attempt to provide a fun, safe, and encouraging environment that children will want to visit again.
Play Partners implements a key worker model of early intervention supported by transdisciplinary practice.
Our Transdisciplinary Approach to Care
We support a transdisciplinary approach to allied health intervention. This requires our team members to share roles, and cross discipline boundaries.
This approach allows us to pool and integrate the expertise of team members so that more efficient, comprehensive assessment and intervention services may be provided.
​
Our allied health team teach, learn, and work together to accomplish a common set of intervention goals for a child and family.
The role differentiation between disciplines is defined by the needs of the situation rather than by discipline-specific characteristics.
​
Assessment, intervention, and evaluation are carried out jointly by designated members of the team. This teamwork usually results in a decrease in the number of professionals who interact with the child on a regular basis.
Trauma Responsive Framework
We believe that children find safety through stable and predictable relationships.
Our approach emphasises the importance of consistent and secure connections for effective therapeutic work.
To support this, our staff undergo training in attachment theory and trauma-informed practices during their first year with us.
The Key Worker Model
We use a family-centered Key Worker Model to streamline Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) supports for your child.
A designated key worker will be your primary contact, coordinating services and collaborating with your child's specialist team.
​
This approach simplifies your experience by consolidating support through one service provider, ensuring a cohesive strategy to help your child achieve their goals efficiently.