Civic Residential Services

Community Participation

A Program for School Leavers with a Disability

An innovative, educational program for school leavers with a disability. Programs are conducted in the community and in the new and fully accessible centre providing opportunities for young people with a disability to enhance life skills and experience community life. Personalised programs are developed with each person and their family to ensure a collaborative approach to meeting individual need and goals.

What Our Program Offers:

Flexible Attendance - Monday to Friday, between 9am and 4pm.
Person Centered Planning - the individual and their family drive the planning process. Individual Programs are developed for each person focusing on their personal needs and interests.
Group Activities - provide opportunities for individual goals to be achieved within a group setting. High staff ratios ensure that individual time is allocated to everyone throughout the day.
Individual Programs - provide specific learning objectives for an individual's goals. Support staff encourage and promote learning at the person's own pace.
Community Access - daily activities are provided to promote community inclusion and new experiences.
Cultural Recognition - respecting cultural diversity, sharing cultural knowledge and experiences, and employing staff from a range of cultural backgrounds.

Learning Activities:

Life Skills
Fine and Gross Motor Skill Development
Augmentative Communication
Cognitive Skills Development - memory, sequencing, word and picture association
Sensory Activities - tactile, sound and sight based
Food preparation - centre based and community based activities
Money skills
Computer skills
Decision Making / Informed Lifestyle Choices
Personal Care - support and development
Personal Presentation
Community Integration
Performing Arts - drama and music
Health and Fitness - centre based and community based activities
Fine Arts - painting, clay, pottery, drawing, pastels
Relaxation Therapy
Work Experience

Administration and Services fees available on request

For more information please call
(02) 9524 3916