Supports at Lysterfield

A significant portion of the work that I undertake in my role, is around exploring, providing, and monitoring additional support for students. As you may know, we have a very large number of Educational Support staff who work in the classrooms alongside teachers to provide one-on-one or small-group assistance for students. You may not be aware of the behind-the-scenes work that occurs to ensure adjustments and programs are in place for students.

One such process is the Disability Inclusion Profile Meeting, which determines the levels of support for students. This week I have had the pleasure of participating in another funding meeting to explore the possible support needed and/or in place for a student at our school. The process though long, was a fabulous opportunity to explore the strengths of the student and what adjustments we have put in place to support the student to achieve, have successes, and access the curriculum. The facilitators who attended the meeting commented on the warmth and genuine care they felt when they visited our school and the impressive efforts of teachers and ES staff, to do all they could to support the vulnerable students in our school. This is a great reflection of the commitment of everyone at Lysterfield to supporting all students at our school.

I look forward to continuing to work with families to access additional support for our students.

Just to highlight a few key dates coming up for students

Individual Education Plan (IEP) goals will be finalised and share in the coming weeks.
Student Support Group Meeting (SSG) will be held in the last weeks of the term. This will be with the current teacher and 2024 teacher.
Intervention programs (Tutoring, Minlit & Maqlit) will be finished by 1st December
Kim (Counsellor) and Bronwyn (Educational Support) will continue Peaceful Kids until the final session.
Kim (Counsellor) is not able to accept any new referrals this year.

Other Services and Supports

Counseling Services

Youth Programs - Knox Engagement Crew (Age 12 +

Knox Youth Services upcoming online parent information session

Transition from Primary to Secondary – Tuesday 28th November

Parent Zone Eastern – Upcoming online parent info sessions (see attached flyer)

Parenting Anxious Children – Tue 21 November
Dad’s toolkit – Tue 28 November
Circle of security parenting - Tue 28 November
Emotion focused parenting – Tue 4 November

Short Term Support Service

Short term support is available to all Knox residents and currently there is no wait list for the program. More information on the program can be found here;

https://www.knox.vic.gov.au/our-services/safety-and-emergencies/short-term-support-service

Youth Counselling – Knox Youth Services

Youth Services provide free, short to medium-term counselling for young people 10 to 25 years. They also provide family support to those who live, work or study in Knox. For more information or to make a referral contact Julia Gray – Julia.gray@knox.vic.gov.au Telephone: 9298 8469

Knox Infolink – Connecting Kids

Support for kids aged 5-18 to participate in local sports and recreational activities. Information and a referral form for local young people can be found:

https://www.knoxinfolink.org.au/services-programs/connecting-kids

Nepean Psychology and Counselling Centre

We are writing to introduce our clinic, Nepean Psychology and Counselling Centre located in Cheltenham. We have 16 Psychologists with minimal waitlists offering children and adolescents therapy and assessments. We have taken the liberty of attaching some flyers for our assessments which include:

Assessments

ADHD
Autism
IQ Cognitive (WISC5)
Educational (WIAT)

Our website offers information and profiles of each Psychologist https://nepeanpsychology.com.au/meet-the-team/

Should you have any further questions, please don't hesitate to contact our friendly reception team on (03) 9585 2645 or via email admin@nepeanpsychology.com.au to learn more.

Kind regards,

Monique Rodger Director/Principal Psychologist

Nepean Psychology and Counselling CentreUnit 1, 328 Reserve Rd, Cheltenham VIC 3192P | 03 9585 2645 E | admin@nepeanpsychology.com.au W | www.nepeanpsychology.com.au

Moira Allied Health - Occupational Therapy in Schools

Parent Zone

Transition from Primary to Secondary School

Happy Families

Happy Families - Email our team at info@happyfamilies.com.au

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