Group therapy programs are a great way to boost your child’s therapy participation in the school holiday’s.

Group programs can also be a fun way for children to meet others and create connections while learning and developing skills.

Our programs can be a one-off session or run over multiple days or weeks. Group programs build on specific skills, such as social, or fine motor skills and engage children through mediums that they enjoy such as craft, board games or Lego.

They are normally broken down into age groups so that the therapy models can be delivered in an age-appropriate format and the children can socialise in relatable peer groups.

All groups are facilitated by either occupational therapists, speech pathologists, psychologists, provisional psychologists, or therapy assistants or a combination of these. You can find out more about group therapy programs here.

Can you use NDIS funding?

In some cases, NDIS funding can be used to fund group program participation so ensure you discuss this option with the clinic teams when booking.

School holiday program timetable

QLD

Coomera/Ashmore

• Camp Jimbelung, 20-22 September, 9am-3pm for children aged 5-12 years – enquire here

Toowong 

• Bookworms (Literacy & Language): 25-28 Sept, 10-12pm each day, for kids 7-12 years
• Sensory Explorers (Sensory, mealtimes and communication: Mon 18, Wed 20, Fri 22 September, 9-10am, For children 3-5 years

Springfield

• Spooky Social skills group (Social skills): Wed 20 Sept 9-10:30am, 7-10 years
• Spooky Social skills group (Social skills): Mon 25 Sept 9-10:30am, 7-10 years

VIC

Camberwell

• Social Seekers (social skills & language development): 19-21 September 9:30-11:30, for kids aged 10-12 years
• Social AAC (Language development using AAC devices): 26-28 September 9:30-11:30am, for kids aged 6-8 years
• Secret Agent Society (social skills, emotional regulation): Term 4 weekly group
• Ready, Set, Prep (School readiness): Term 4 weekly group
• Social AAC (Language development using AAC devices): Term 4 weekly group
• Social Seekers (Socials and language development): Term 4 group program

Oakleigh

• Social Science Squad (Social skills & Language Development): 18-20 September 9:30-11:30am: for kids 4-6 years
• Social Science Squad (Social skills & Language Development): 26-28 September 9:30-11:30am: for kids 7-9 years
• Ready, Set, Prep (School readiness): Term 4 weekly group
• High School Hangout: Term 4 weekly group
• Story tellers (language development: Term 4 weekly group
• Secret Agent Society (social skills, emotional regulation): Term 4 weekly group
• Messy Eating (Social skills, sensory regulation): Term 4 weekly group

Mornington

• Ready, Steady, Prep (School Readiness): 18-20 September, 5-6 years

Vermont

• Curious Kids Playgroup (social skills): 26 September, 10:15-11:30am, 3-4 year olds
• Lego Builders (social skills): 18 September, 10:30-12pm, 5 years+
• AFL footy group (social skills): Mon 25 Sept 2-3:30 and Wed 27 September 9-10:30pm
• Minecraft Breakout group (social skills): 21 Sept 2-3:30pm, Grade 1+
• Superheros (social skills): 18 Sept, 2-3:30pm and 25 Sept 9-10:30pm

Brighton

• Westmeade Feeling Program group (Social skills and emotional regulation): Module running 4 Oct – 1 Nov, For children 6-10 years
• Westmeade Feeling Program group (Social skills and emotional regulation): Module running 15 Nov -13 Dec, For children 6-10 years

NSW

Penrith

• Lego Camp (social skills): Monday 25 Sept – Friday 29 Sept 10am-12:30pm, for kids in grades 3-6

Epping

• Messy Play (Sensory, Language, Social skills) 26 September, 9:30-11am for Children 3-4 years
• Social Play (Social and Play skills), 27 Sept, 2:15-4pm and 28 Sept, 9:15-11am, for children 5-7 years
• Social Play (Social and Play skills), TBC, for children 4-5 years

WA

Wanneroo

• Holiday Kids Club (Social Skills): Wed 27 Sept and Thurs 28 Sept for 2 hours. Times TBC. 5-7 years
• Holiday Kids Club (Social Skills): Wed 27 Sept and Thurs 28 Sept for 2 hours. Times TBC. 8-10 years
• The Amigos (Social Skills): Wed 27 Sept and Thurs 28 Sept for 2 hours. Times TBC. 11 years+

Wembley

• Little Oaks Program (Early Intervention) Term 4 commences 2 October 9am-11:45 Monday-Friday for children 12 months to 5 years.

Ellenbrook

• Food Science (Social skills) 26-28 September 9:30-11:30am, for kids 6-8 years
• Food Science (Social skills) 3-5 October 9:30-11:30am, for kids 9-12 years

How to book

Our group therapy programs are specific to each clinic and their available therapists so contact the clinic directly for bookings or expressions of interest for future group programs.

Don’t see your location listed? Contact your local clinic to find out what’s running near you.