We provide centre based groups supports from a number of sites servicing the following regions:
- Sunbury & Surrounds
- Greater Bendigo & Surrounds
- Brimbank and North Western Melbourne
- Macedon Ranges
The supports & activities we offer in our Groups are not ‘set in stone’ and will change as people’s choices, preferences and needs change. The Activities listed and described on this website are just a sample and ‘snap-shot’ of some of the Activities currently being offered but these will change and come-and-go depending on what people want and need.
We understand that Groups can play an important part in providing safe and effective supports while promoting and developing social skills and friendships with peers who are of similar age and have similar interests and needs. In this sense Groups can provide an important ‘proving ground’ for developing these skills and a ‘stepping stone’ to more individualised opportunities down the track.
There are a number of considerations that we apply when we are providing group activities:
- To the greatest extent possible we want our participants to be able to understand, influence and shape their supports irrespective of the type of support they receive. We actively promote self-advocacy at all of our Group sites to give you the greatest extent of choice and control possible while at the same time encouraging negotiation and compromise as a fundamental quality of sharing supports with others.
- ‘Community Access’ programs and activities are not just about being in the community but also being a part of the community. We understand the difference between being a community tourist and a community participant and will take every opportunity to build real connections with other community groups, organisations and individuals.
- Only with your permission will we work with other parties such as support coordinators, therapists, behavioural specialists and residential staff to learn as much as possible about you and how best and most safely to support you.
- We will strive wherever possible to offer Group supports and activities outside of regular business hours because opportunities and interests do not only happen between 9:00am and 3:00pm.
Wherever possible we will design our practice to respond to your culture, diversity, values and beliefs.
You can explore how your goals are supported by group supports here:
- Health & Wellness
- Holidays & Group Travel
- Social & Communication
- Skills for Life
- Leisure & Recreation
- Technology
- Self Advocacy
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