Services to all age groups

• Regular individual AVT sessions
  with an Auditory-Verbal Therapist at our Centre where strategies for developing spoken language are shared and practised for use in the home. Home visits may also be provided to assist families.
• Audiology services
  for children with cochlear implants. Specialist advice is available on classroom acoustics, and hearing tests and other services are available.
• Family support and guidance
  includes family counselling, parent classes, information nights, regular parent newsletter, and a parent support network
• Family-centred practice
  includes regular meetings with your family to review progress and set goals.
• Transition planning and support
  transition planning and support are offered to children and their families at all transition stages including pre-school entry, transition to primary school, primary to secondary school, and graduation from secondary school to tertiary education or employment. Support includes provision of information and advice, counselling, familiarisation visits to new facilities, introduction to therapists and relevant teachers, and peer group support.

Early Intervention services

In addition to individual AVT sessions, audiology and family support services, the Cora Barclay Centre offers a number of group programs and activities for children up to 6 years of age and their parents/ caregivers (e.g. grandparents and guardians) designed to assist with their socialization and language development. These are constantly under review to ensure they meet the changing needs of parents and children. Examples include:

• Parent Infant Program (PIP)
  parent information and discussion groups for all families with pre-schoolers.
• Parent-Child Language Playgroups
  regular small groups at the Centre for infants, toddlers, and preschool children, both hearing and hearing impaired, and their parents. These groups provide an important opportunity for language development and socialisation.
• The Hanen Program
  a family focused program for parents of a young child who has a language delay.

Student & School Support Services are provided to primary and secondary school students by our Teachers of the Deaf and Auditory-Verbal specialists and usually take place at the school your child attends.

WHISPA is Cora Barclay Centre’s youth mentoring network. It was established by students who are deaf or hard of hearing to offer support to children during the transition years from primary school to high school.