Early Intervention Service: Vision Impairment (0 - 5)

Early Intervention Service: Vision Impaired offers a service to babies and young children who are blind or vision impaired and may have additional disabilities. The service aims to support families in providing their child with opportunities to realise their developmental potential.

Family Support Service Blind/Vision Impaired (5 - 25)

Family Support Services co-ordinates a range of programs for children and young people who are blind/vision impaired or Deafblind, those who may have additional disabilities and their families.

Programs are based on meeting individual needs, promoting social interaction, skill development and community inclusion, and supporting the family during periods of transition.

Family Support Service - Deaf / Hearing Impaired 0 - 6 years

Family Support Service - Deaf / Hearing Impaired 6 - 12 years

Family Support Service - Deaf / Hearing Impaired 12 - 25 years

CanDo4Kids offers a comprehensive service to Deaf and hearing impaired infants and children, adolescents and adults, those who may have additional disabilities and their families. Our program philosophy is based on meeting the individual needs of children and families, being inclusive of their communication styles (e.g. sign languages or oral methods) and unique family culture. Services are flexible to assist individuals who are unable to access similar support from other agencies and/or programs.

Family Counseling

The Family Support and Counselling Service provides one-to-one, small group support and counselling services to families and individuals who are Deaf / hearing impaired and/or Blind vision impaired. It is a statewide service offered either in the home or at our Hove or Modbury facilities. CanDo4Kids believes that families and individuals may benefit from the opportunity to engage in support and counselling services that will encourage them to clarify and understand issues related to living with a sensory loss.

Auditory Verbal Therapy Service

Auditory-Verbal therapy is a family centered approach enabling children with hearing impairment to learn to talk through listening. The vast majority of children born with hearing loss have some residual hearing which can be improved through the use hearing aids and cochlear implants. These hearing devices can maximise a child's potential to access sound across the speech spectrum so that listening, speaking and language skills can be developed to the fullest extent possible. Through the Auditory-Verbal approach the child develops a listening attitude so that hearing and listening becomes an integral part of communication, play and education

Youth Work Program

The Youth Worker works with young people aged 16 to 25 years who are blind/vision impaired or deaf/hearing impaired. The youth worker encourages family involvement to support the achievement of goals and to ensure these skills are maintained in all appropriate environments, including the home and wider community.

Mentor Program

The primary goal of the mentor program is to provide young people with a sensory loss the skills and abilities to become independent and achieve individual goals, through having a role model to teach these skills, via a structured program over a short period of time. Some of the programs can be delivered on a one to one or group basis. This will depend on the needs of the individual. Each program is individually negotiated and monitored to ensure that the individual's goals are achieved.

Phone- 08 8298 0901 Fax - 08 8298 0948 TTY - 8298 0960

Address	28 King George Avenue Hove SA 5048
Tel	08 8298 0900
Website	www.cando4kids.com.au