Telekids is an online telehealth service designed to support those seeking family-centered care for their children. Our program provides essential speech pathology and occupational therapy services, ensuring that children receive the help they need, regardless of their location.
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Our Telekids program can support your child no matter where they’re at. Our team has experience supporting children with a wide range of abilities and disabilities. This could include:
Our speech pathologists focus on the assessment, diagnosis, treatment and intervention of speech, language, communication, voice and fluency disorders. We also work with you and your child to address challenges relating to speech sounds, reading, writing, eating, play, self-advocacy, and social participation and inclusion.
We work with your child to develop essential skills to participate in meaningful everyday activities like play, going to school and self-care (feeding, dressing and toileting). These skills include fine and gross motor skills, increasing attention span and concentration skills, play and social skills, and the ability to regulate and process sensory, behaviour and emotions.
Accessing care isn’t always easy. You can wait 6 months to 2 years to get your child into a therapist, according to a 2022 report by National Disability Services. Families in regional and remote areas wait the longest.
We want children everywhere to benefit from accessible, high-quality therapy. Our Telekids program helps overcome these obstacles, offering timely professional support for your child.
Inner West Paediatrics is a dedicated team of allied health professionals passionate about helping children thrive. Our experienced therapists work with children aged 0-18, addressing a range of needs, including social communication, motor skill development, emotional regulation, and language and literacy.
We take a holistic approach to assessment and intervention, working closely with families and other stakeholders to set goals and implement tailored strategies in a friendly and supportive atmosphere.
We are proud to be a neurodiversity affirming practice, celebrating and supporting the unique strengths and needs of every child.
We’re all about removing barriers to care. If the technology presents a challenge for you, please let us know so we can explore other options that might work better for you.
Yes. Inner West Paediatrics is a registered NDIS provider so you can access our services using your NDIS Plan.
Occupational Therapy Assessment
$581.97
Speech Pathology Assessment
$581.97
Telehealth Sessions
$226.32
Indirect supports are important and in line with evidence based practice in both Occupational Therapy and Speech Pathology. Where possible, the below tasks can be scheduled to be completed within your direct service provision time, but when completed outside of this, indirect supports are charged at the hourly rate of $193.99 for all clients, in increments of 15 minutes.
Communication including phone calls and emails
Communication with participants or their parents/carers, educators and other professionals
Collaboration and meetings
Meetings and collaboration with important people in your child or young person’s life including family members and other professional(s) involved in working with the participant (parents, medical, education, NDIS, other allied health professionals and other IWP staff).
Report writing
Completion of reports by request and with a specific purpose- including NDIS reports, assessment reports, transition to school reports.
Individual family support plan
Completing and finalising Individual Family Support Plan documentation as needed outside of direct service provision times.
Written feedback
Recommendations following observations, progress reports, home programs and Individual Family Support Plan updates.
Resource development
Development of resources for the participant. E.g. social stories, visual support.
Equipment - prescription, research, assessment, trial, devices
Research and preparation of additional assessments, devices, documentation and reports and time for any trials and delivery.
Paperwork, forms, letters and emails
Completion of paperwork and written communication with other agencies or medical professionals. E.g. assessment forms, diagnostic paperwork by request of other medical professionals, Centrelink forms, school documentation and site visits required for access to schools for visits.
Telehealth provides an effective alternative to in-person therapy, offering similar outcomes and greater accessibility. Our goal is to ensure all families have access to the services they need, regardless of their location. The flexibility of telehealth broadens availability to services that would often take months or even years to receive. Telekids is here to bridge that gap and provide timely, high-quality care for your child.
To learn more about our Telekids service or to find out if your child is eligible, please contact us.
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