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NDIS registered provider

skills-BASED behaviour therapy for children & teens

Building real-life skills for everyday challenges

Is your child struggling with day-to-day challenges like managing emotions, school attendance, social situations, or everyday routines?

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Our skills-based behaviour therapy programs provide practical, short-term support to help your child build the skills they need for everyday life. Available in Adelaide, Melbourne, and Ballarat.

To ensure our programs are suitable for your child, or find out about availability, please contact us directly. 

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about behaviour therapy 

Designed for families who want to work collaboratively on practical, real-world strategies from the start. 

Our behaviour therapy programs focus on supporting children to develop skills that make daily life easier, more manageable, and more positive - for them and their families.

This time-limited service focuses on practical, achievable changes that fit into your everyday family life. It provides you and your child with: 

THIS PROGRAM IS NOT:

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  • Psychology or Counselling 

  • Occupational Therapy

  • Positive Behaviour Support or Behaviour Support Plans

THIS PROGRAM IS:

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  • Evidence-informed and goal-based

  • Practical and skills-focused

  • Flexible

  • Designed to address everyday life challenges that can impact participation and quality of life

Our Personalised Skills-Based Behaviour Therapy Programs

supporting your child TO BUILD SKILLS FOR EVERYDAY CHALLENGES, INCLUDING:

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social engagement and participation

Providing support with:

School attendance and participation, starting and finishing tasks, building skills to manage anxiety

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emotional
regulation

Providing support with:

Emotional regulation (recognising and managing emotions).

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conflict repair and problem solving

Providing support with:

Developing conflict resolution and problem-solving skills

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SOCIAL CONNECTION, PLAY, PEER INTERACTION

Providing support with:

Developing social play and peer interaction skills

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communication requests and self-advocacy

Providing support with:

Communicating needs effectively.

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Routines, eating, and sensory behaviour

Providing support with:

Managing sensory sensitivities, expanding food variety and flexibility, and building independence

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Routines (available to older teenagers only)

Providing support with:

Building skills for transport use and accessing the community

is this program suitable for your child?

Our friendly, knowledgeable team is here to answer your questions and ensure that this service is the right fit for your child. To speak with us, simply fill in the online referral form and select 'Behaviour Therapy using IDL funds' or contact us directly at 1300 575 329 / 8292 5300 or at info@activ8group.com.au.

What to expect

how this service works

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1

request our

support

Contact us or fill in our online NDIS referral form and select 'Behaviour Therapy using IDL funds' as your service. We'll be in touch to discuss challenges and suitability.

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review program outline

Based on our conversation, we'll create a basic program outline (no charge). If you accept the outline and start the service, we'll collect more information and organise next steps.

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GET

STARTED

With additional information* your practitioner will finalise your program (with agreed upon goals and measures), and begin working with your child to build skills to help manage challenges.

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MAINTAIN

MOMENTUM

As part of this time-limited program, parents and carers will be regularly updated, with coaching to help you understand the strategies used and know how best to support your child outside of weekly program hours.

*We'll request and collect additional information to help build your child's program. Note that no formal standardised assessment is required to begin; however, we gather information through discussion, observation and questionnaires to ensure the program is tailored to your child’s needs.

Adelaide, Melbourne, and Ballarat

program service areas

We deliver our skills-based behaviour therapy programs at home, school (if permitted), in community and, if participants are based in Adelaide, in our Parkside and Salisbury practices.

ADELAIDE 

MELBOURNE AND BALLARAT

  • Adelaide North 

  • eg: Salisbury, Elizabeth, Modbury, Gawler. ​

  • Adelaide South 

  • eg: Marion, Noarlunga, Morphett Vale. ​

  • Adelaide West 

  • eg: Glenelg, Henley Beach, Port Adelaide. ​

  • Adelaide East 

  • eg: Magill, Payneham. ​

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Sessions also available at our Parkside and Salisbury practices. 

  • Melbourne West - eg: Caroline Springs, Sunshine, St Albans, Melton.

  • Melbourne North West - eg: Keilor, Broadmeadows, Sunbury.

  • Melbourne North - eg: Craigieburn, Lalor, Thomastown, Reservoir. 

  • Melbourne North East - eg: Bundoora, Heidelberg. 

  • Ballarat & Surrounds (within 30 minutes of Ballarat) - eg: Ballarat, Bacchus, Marsh, Daylesford. 

Program Suitability

MIGHT skills-based behaviour therapy BE right for your child?

These programs may also be beneficial if your child meets the above criteria and is on a long waitlist for other therapies. ​

is skills-based behaviour theRapy program suitable for your child?

Skills-based behaviour therapy may be suitable for your child if their behaviours and the everyday challenges that they face are:​​

  • Largely related to skill gaps (e.g., communication, emotional regulation, or coping skills).

  • Addressable with short-term, focused support.

  • Not typically placing them or others at significant risk of harm.​​

These programs may be accessible to your child if they have Improved Daily Living (IDL) funding. 

when might positive behaviour support be APPROPRIATE?

Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) may be appropriate if:

  • Your child is experiencing more complex or concerning behaviours - for example, behaviours that are causing ongoing distress or may place them or others at risk of harm.

  • They may benefit from more intensive, longer-term support, including formal behaviour support plans. In some situations, such plans may include consideration of NDIS-regulated restrictive practices, with a focus on reducing and eliminating their use over time.

Positive Behaviour Support is only accessible with Improved Relationships funding. 

NOT SURE IF THESE PROGRAMS ARE RIGHT FOR YOUR CHILD?

We're here to help. Fill in the online referral form and select 'Behaviour Therapy using IDL funds' and we'll be in touch, or contact us directly at 1300 575 329 / 8292 5300 or at info@activ8group.com.au.

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