NEBS Therapy

28/10/2025

Great for grandparents!!!

Grandparents are often the scaffolding holding so much together - the respite when we can't, if we have them around - so I'm holding a quiet call in for their unique role in a child's ecosystem.

This workshop gives grandparents the real-world understanding they have been asking for.

We'll be exploring the world of Autism together, what it means, and offer some practical tips to help support when the grandkids are in their care.

The workshop also has a good 30 minutes dedicated to Q&A to help workshop participants concerns. We have set aside generous time for questions too, because they come with curiosity and courage, and we intend to honour that.

Because I am a psychologist and therefore a mind reader*........ yes this event will be recorded but we highly recommend attending live to dive deep in with us.

If you're after some gentle support for the circle around the child, check out this workshop happening next week.

Read more here: https://www.onwardsandupwardspsychology.com.au/liveworkshops

04/10/2025

Our fishing obsessed Alby, got fish for his room this year and we’re all finding ourselves in his room just chilling and watching them…

There might be a little bit of extra fish watching during these school holidays to add some chill amongst our unusual days…

What are your easy chill things to do?

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03/10/2025

School holidays = catching up with our teens because they don’t always love high school appointments (and that’s okay!)

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03/10/2025

🚨 Thriving Kids

Minister Butler has announced Thriving Kids; a national system of supports for children aged 8 and under with Autism and developmental delay who have low to moderate support needs.

👉🏽 The catch? It still needs to be designed and developed… Families and providers are asking: what will this actually cost? 💰

Key Concerns for Families & Providers:

🧐 Medicare usually = gap payment (out-of-pocket costs for families).
🧐 Medicare usually = no travel (which disadvantages rural & regional, and working families).
🧐 Medicare usually = capped sessions shared across allied health (likely 20 hours in total per year).
🧐 Medicare usually = no capacity building (focuses on medical/clinical treatment, not skill development across environments).
🧐 Early Childhood, Education & Health sectors expected to take greater responsibility (less direct therapy from allied health like us).

🗣️ What’s next?

An expert group has been appointed to provide advice in the coming months on how to best support children and families across Australia.

At this stage:

🤔 We don’t know what the final design will look like.
🤔 We don’t know how funding will flow.
🤔 We don’t know whether it will meet the needs of neurodivergent children in real-world settings.

A Labor MP puts his party on notice after a hearing into the proposed 'Thriving Kids' autism service delivers little detail, warning that the lack of information is causing families "significant anxiety".

02/10/2025

Every Australian Counts survey about Thriving Kids is out.

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30/09/2025

🔈 Attention Social Workers!!

Aboriginal Rural Allied Health scholarship taking applications now!

Are you an Aboriginal allied health student who lives in rural NSW?

This is your chance to apply for a one off $10,000 scholarship to assist with training costs such as fees, technology, or placement costs.

Priority for this scholarship will be given to Aboriginal students completing a psychology, podiatry, audiology or a speech pathology qualification, but other allied health professions can apply.

Be supported by the largest health care system in Australia. Applications close on 3 October 2025.

Apply now https://www.heti.nsw.gov.au/Placements-Scholarships-Grants/scholarships-and-grants/aboriginal-rah-uni-student-scholarship

Explore more rural and regional scholarships:
health.nsw.gov.au/ruralscholarships

30/09/2025

From 10 December, new laws mean kids under 16 won’t be able to create or keep accounts on age-restricted social media platforms.

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Here are some ways to start the conversation with our children:
• Talk openly about the new rules and why they matter
• Understand how your child uses social media
• Reassure them it’s about safety, not punishment

💬 Commissioner has practical tips to help guide these chats in a calm and constructive way.

Read here: esafety.gov.au/about-us/industry-regulation/social-media-age-restrictions