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The Cooee Journey.. what does getting started with therapy look like?

We provide a structured path to understanding your child’s development and achieving goals.

Our Client Journey Planning session is the first step in getting started with Cooee Speech Pathology.

We understand that:

  • All children are unique & require their own assessment and therapy journey
  • Some children have lots of background information to share with us, as well as key people or environments in their lives that are an important part of the therapy journey.  We dedicate time to understand this information to make sure we have the whole picture.
  • Families value having time to speak with their therapists about their concerns without their children present

Your first appointment will create a confidential space for you to discuss your concerns about your child’s development, and receive an individualised plan for assessment and therapy, based on the information you provide.

Contact us today to book your Client Journey Planning Session!  These sessions can be run either in person, or via telehealth.

You can also call us to book this session & understand more about why we choose to do things this way.

Expectations

It’s important you know that this first appointment is not a direct assessment of your child.  This session is an important first step in receiving the recommendations and resources you need to establish the starting point for therapy services.

After this session, you are provided with the recommendations for phase two: the assessment phase, where families move through diagnostic assessment and have a feedback session.  There can be a waiting list at times for this assessment phase, and the next therapy phase, depending on what is required. Contact us to ask for updated timing, and see below for more information on the wait list

We support kids to reach their goals by moving through 3 phases

The image below shows what is involved in each phase.  This structure helps Cooee ensure that we:

  • Make clear recommendations based on comprehensive information
  • Conduct evidence based assessment processes and help families understand their child’s diagnoses or area of difficulty, the impacts, and the long term plan
  • Provide therapy in structured cycles so there is a chance to evaluate what’s working, what can change and celebrate achievements as we move through therapy.

Wait List

We support families to move through the waitlist based on the stages above.  Clients are offered the next available time for their Client Journey Planning Session, Assessment Phase, or preferred Therapy Cycle time, once they have completed each stage.

Cycles of Therapy

We offer cycles of therapy in line with the QLD School Terms.  Each cycle of therapy is structured by the child’s written management plan, with goals decided by the family, durign either their feedback session after assessment, or in the last therapy cycle’s Goal Review session.  Therapy runs in a block model, finishing with a Goal Review, typically conducted in or prior to the School Holidays.  In the Goal Review, therapy goals are checked, progress discussed, and the plan for next cycle created with the family.

 

Our approach to care

  • We value and celebrate diversity!  We are experienced in supporting multilingual families, and embrace the importance that each individual’s culture has on their communication and participation.  We can support you to access interpreters if desired.
  • We also take a neuro-affirming approach to clinical practice, meaning we support and recognise that all people think and perceive in different ways.  We don’t aim to ‘fix’ or ‘cure’, but support each child’s individual development towards their own unique & meaningful goals.
  • We value the journey. With over a decade of practice, we understand that sometimes the therapy process can be long term.  We work with you to understand how the therapy process might unfold, across your child’s development.
  • We collaborate with stakeholders, and value the importance of the right type of service delivery model to support achieving goals.  For some families this means coordinating care across multiple providers and therapies, either within Cooee, or within the wider community.
  • Read more about our values

 

We look forward to welcoming you to Cooee!