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• NEWSLETTER
• FEBRUARY/MARCH 2015
Discovering pathways to potential
IRABINA IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANISATION PROVIDING EARLY INTERVENTION AND OTHER SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH AUTISM
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Services Update
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Lego Club Success
Irabina’s second intensive school holiday
Lego Club was a great success. One
parent reported that she has seen her
son negotiating better with his brother
and seeking out more interaction with
peers on a play date. Jax “would like to
do Lego Club again for eighty years”
and Michael “can’t think of a way to
make Lego Club better because it’s
already so much fun”.
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Training & Development Program Out Now for 2015
The wait is over... We have released
the 12 month program for Training &
Development for all things related to
autism.
Irabina Autism Services
ABN 62 006 245 996
Head Office: 193 Bayswater Road, Bayswater VIC 3153
Branch: 454 Princes Hwy, Officer VIC 3809
Ph: 03 9720 1118
Fax: 03 9720 6641
www.irabina.com
Irabina Education and Events
Officer, Louise Morse said, “We have
responded to feedback that asked for
a 12 month calendar of Training and
Education events at Irabina. This helps
professionals, community members
and families plan for workshops and
sessions“.
An outline of these programs and
services can be found on Page 6.
More information on each workshop or
sessions can be found at http://irabina.
com/?page_id=67
Bookings and expressions of interest can
be made online at www.irabina.com
Book Now at www.irabina.com
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Catch up with CEO Deb...
and support there is no limitation to the
types of opportunities and careers they
can undertake.
There are many well-known people with
Autism including Actors Dan Akroyd and
Darryl Hannah, Singers Susan Boyle and
James Durbin who was an American
Idol Finalist. All of these people have
achieved the highest possible accolades
within their chosen careers.
Welcome to our first newsletter of
2015. What an incredible year we have
planned for Families here at Irabina.
One of the exciting things coming will
be a day featuring the world renowned
and truly inspirational speaker Professor
Temple Grandin. Temple will present to
you on “Autism and My Sensory Based
World”.
Temple Grandin is an incredible
reminder of how much can be achieved
by people with Autism. With intervention
Dedicated families, Mums, Dads,
Brothers and Sisters all play their part
in supporting and encouraging people
with Autism to achieve what is possible
for them. I think that is something truly
worth remembering, just like meeting
one person with Autism is “meeting one
person with Autism”. The same needs to
be said for achievements.
We see children who are able to make
small changes in communication and
ability. Each of these are remarkable
achievements in themselves. No matter
if they are small or they are big, they are
still wonderful achievements.
We know that the benefits of Early
Intervention can have a profound
effect on a child with Autism. At Irabina
our figures show that with our early
intervention programs 80-90% of our
children will be able to attend Main
Stream Schools as opposed to 40%
without.
This can then lead to long term
opportunities that enable 60% of our
children to be more likely to hold a
long term job and contribute in a very
positive way to our community.
Even though the term is young, we are
already seeing amazing results with
children involved in our programs.
This year will make an amazing
difference in our children’s lives. I look
forward to sharing their journey with
you.
Oscars100 Generous Donation to Irabina
Oscars100 have a special connection
to Irabina Autism Services. They are a
fantastic group of enthusiastic athletes
who raise awareness and funds for
autism. Over the past 12 months
Oscars100 have held a number of
successful events that have certainly
raised more awareness of autism. It’s no
wonder they have jumped on board with
the Irabina Superhero Fun Run 2015. Not
only do they support Irabina events but
they have donated close to $15,000 to
Irabina Autism Services. This is a huge
effort that we sincerely appreciate.
www.
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.com.au
Croydon Men’s Shed make and donate new Cubby House to Irabina
The wonderful crew down at Croydon
Men’s Shed have kindly made and
donated a fantastic children’s cubby
house. They even painted it in Irabina
colours. It was a team effort for them and
we appreciate all the work that was put
into the build and delivery.
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News
A very warm welcome to all the new
families that have joined Irabina this year.
We hope you are becoming familiar with
Irabina and the services we offer. We
met many of you at the family information
session held recently but if you missed
them or need any further information
please feel free to contact us - we are
happy to help.
Positive Ambulance experience for Irabina
Friday 5th December, 2014 we had a visit We practiced dialling ‘000’ and used
from Ambulance Victoria.
some of the equipment. We also went
into the ambulance, looked at all the
The children discussed ‘why’ we
equipment and practiced where we
would call for an ambulance, ‘how’
would sit when injured and on our
the paramedics can help us, ‘what’
way to the hospital. The children
equipment they use to help us and ‘who’ really enjoyed turning on the sirens
can call them.
and watching the lights flashing.
Speed Limit Reminder
You may have noticed the turtles in the
driveway holding the red flags. These
act as a reminder that children are in
the area and to please slow down in the
driveway and car park. The speed limit
is 10km per hour. It is imperative that
we all stick to the speed limit to ensure
the children accessing Irabina Autism
Services are safe while onsite.
Parent Committee Invite
Irabina is looking for people to join us to
help raise the profile of our organisation.
A Parent Committee has been
established to assist with fundraising and
provide new opportunities to support
events facilitated by Irabina.
members to get involved in shaping
the future of Irabina. If you think
you have ideas, time and effort to
contribute, we’d love to hear from
you. Please consider bringing your
talents to the Parent Committee.
Effective Parent Committees are vital
to the life and financial well-being of
an organisation and are enlisted to
help raise awareness and funds. The
functions of a Parent Committee are
varied but centre around, information,
building relationships and raising money
to meet the special or on-going needs.
The Committee Members are the “faces”
of the organisation in the community.
Irabina Autism Services is calling for
expressions of interest for Parent
Committee members.
If you are interested please phone
or email Irabina with the following
details:
• Your name, contact phone number
and email address.
Committee Memberships is open to
anyone with an interest in planning
fundraising events, raffles and assisting
through volunteering and more.
This is a great opportunity for potential
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To nominate yourself, please
supply details by no later than
Friday 13 March. From here new
Parent Committee members will be
contacted. If you have any questions
please do not hesitate to contact
Nicole on [email protected] or
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School Holiday Lego Club
Continued from Front Page.
These holidays we ran two groups.
Eight children aged 5 and 6 years
attended in the morning and 6 children
between 6 and 9 attended in the
afternoon. Children worked together in
assigned roles to build Lego sets while
therapists focussed on supporting their
communication and social interaction
with each other. For many children it
is challenging to work with others on
a specific goal rather than building by
themselves and following their own
ideas.
interest areas to help develop children’s
social skills. As Term 1, is shorter and
many changes are happening for our
staff and many families, our focus will be
on meeting with individual families and
children to work out the type of program
and goals that would be best suited to
them.
We want to offer the best possible
group based services from Term 2
onwards.
For information about Lego Club or
other Social Skills programs, please
contact Lydelle Joseph on (03) 9720 1118
or via email: [email protected]
This challenge gives many opportunities
to teach children about social concepts
like having a group plan, listening with
their whole body, keeping their body in
the group, and using their eyes to show
their thoughts. When taking on the role
of “engineer” and giving instructions
to other group members, children can
work on using specific vocabulary, giving
directions in a logical sequence and
other descriptive skills. Taking turns,
waiting, negotiating, and compromising
are other skill areas in which participants
are challenged.
We will be offering Lego club groups
each school holidays. From Term 2, we
hope to establish weekly special interest
clubs based on Lego or other special
New Irabina Intensive Program
The new Irabina Intensive Intervention
Program, has started with 14 children
aged 2 – 4 years.
Recent high quality research shows
that intensive small group programs
work!
This program is based on world’s
best practice for Early Intervention for
children with autism – get them while
they are young, provide intensive
intervention, and provide parents with
the support they need to maximise their
child’s potential. (Granpeesheh et al,
2009; Odom et al, 2014; Petters-Sheffer
et al, 2012; Korzillus & Matson, 2012;
Rogers, 2013, and Vivanti et al, 2014).
- The program is staffed by special
education teachers, education
assistants, and allied health staff
(Speech, OT, and Psychology) and
overseen by ESDM certified staff. All
staff are experts in the field of autism
and early intervention.
- Parent education and support is
incorporated into the program.
- Up to 10 children and 4 staff per
group.
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Fundraising & Supporters
Irabina Charity Golf Day 2015
Creating opportunities for community
members and organisations to get
involved with Irabina is fundemental to
the organisation. Read below about what
we’ve been up to and our plans for 2015.
Corporate Volunteers
Irabina works with a number of
businesses through the Irabina
Corporate Volunteers Program. This
involves staff from other organisation
donating their time to help with various
tasks around Irabina whether this is
outside gardening or inside getting
ready for fundraising activities. Irabina
works closely with Eastern Volunteers
to help connect with businesses and
other community based volunteers.
If your business is interested in
supporting Irabina through this program
or through a donation please contact
Marketing Manager, Rebecca Gallaher at
[email protected]
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opportunity to play at this private course
businesses involved in Irabina. We
while raising funds for Irabina programs.
love seeing familiar faces at the event
but also welcoming new supporters.
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IRABINA GoLF DAY
MoNDAY MARCH 16 2015
Patterson River Golf Club
Golf Ticket $120
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES...
New Softplay donated throughout Irabina Playgrounds
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All sponsorship packages include
4 x tickets to the event as well as
promotional opportunities.
a sponsorship package or ticket
(03) 9720 1118 www.irabina.com
appreciate this support.
Irabina Autism Services • ABN 62 006 245 996
Head Office: 193 Bayswater Road, Bayswater VIC 3153 • Branch: 454 Princes Hwy, Officer VIC 3809
Ph: 03 9720 1118 • Fax: 9720 6641
Irabina is continuing to raffle great prizes.
The next Raffle is drawn on March 31st
2015. Tickets are $2 or 3 for $5. Puchase
online or at Bayswater Reception.
www.irabina.com
Beautiful lockets
Late last years fundraising initiative –
Floating Jewellery/Lockets, brought in
over $900. If you have any fundraising
ideas for Irabina please feel free to let us
know. We are always keen to hear your
suggestions.
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Training and Events
Irabina Autism Services provides
a fantastic range of training and
development options for professionals
in the fields of Speech Pathology,
Psychology, Occupatonal Therapy, Early
Intervention and autism. The training
program also caters for families and
community members. Last year Irabina
introduced and online booking system
that has been working well in providing
you with more details and an easier
registration process. Keep checking the
website for the latest training updates
and opportunities.
Upcoming Training cont.
Our complete Education Program for
2015 is now available online at www.
irabina.com or please ask for a hard
copy of the program from Irabina
Bayswater Reception.
Irabina will offer over 20 training and
development workshops for families,
professionals and community members
over the next 12 months.
Sessions include:
·
A series of two ipad workshops,
·
A series of three school transition workshops.
·
Sensory Processing
·
Visual Communication
·
How to write a Social Story
·
Medication
·
Anxiety
·
Recognising and Responding
·
Toilet training / Continence
·
Theory of the Mind
·
Diet and nutrition
We are always looking for suggestions
on topics that parents would like
more in depth information on. If you
have any suggestions regarding
Educational topics or speakers
that you would like to see please
email Louise on louisem@irabina.
Training information can be found at
www.irabina.com
email: [email protected] or call
Reception on (03) 9720 1118.
Early Start Denver Model (ESDM)
Irabina is hosting the ESDM Professional
workshop. There are two parts:
the Introductory and the Advanced
Professional workshop. The Early Start
Denver Model Introductory workshop is
on April 11, 2015.
The Professional workshop - Early Start
Denver Model Advanced is on April 16,
17 and 18, 2015. In this advanced three
day ESDM workshop graduates from
the Introductory will learn how to carry
out ongoing therapy.
ESDM is an evidence based intervention
program specifically designed for
children with autism aged between the
12 – 48 months that fuses behavioural
and developmental principals into an
integrated approach.
For more information check the website
http://irabina.com or call Louise Morse
on (03) 9720 1118.
IRABINA PRESENTS DR GOULD WORLD AUTISM AUTHORITY DR JUDITH
GOULD CHRONICLES HER LIFE
RESEARCH
Tuesday & Wednesday 12-13 May 2015
Angliss Conference Centre
555 Latrobe Street, Melbourne.
Cost: $795 Two day conference ticket.
Early Bird Special: $725 book before April 1, 2015
More information at www.irabina.com *Suitable for professionals
This two day workshop focusses on autism and is not to be missed. Irabina offers
you the opportunity to hear from leading autism expert Professor Judith Gould.
Her research work with Lorna Wing led to the now accepted concept of a Spectrum
of Autism Conditions. Book online at http://irabina.com/?event=world-autismauthority-dr-judith-gould-chronicles-her-life-research
IRABINA PRESENTS PROFESSOR TEMPLE GRANDIN AUTISM & MY SENSORY
BASED WORLD, TOGETHER WITH TIM SHARP - LASER BEAK MAN
Saturday
Time
Where:
21 November 2015
9am - 5pm
Melbourne Park Function
Centre. Park & River Rooms
Parents and Carers $120
Professionals $165
Cost:
Irabina Autism Services is so proud to announce that we will host a workshop in
Melbourne from the world renowned Professor Temple Grandin. Dr Temple Grandin
is very impressive and a true inspiration for people with autism and their families.
She is a best selling author, global speaker on humane livestock handling, and has
been the subject of an award winning HBO film.
Don’t miss your opportunity to hear Professor Temple Grandin share some of her
incredible stories and journey. Tim Sharp the creator of Laser Beak Man will join
Temple at this event to share his talents and autism story with us.
Register interest at http://irabina.com/?event=exceptional-opportunity-dr-templegrandin-australian-workshop
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Irabina Programs
Overview 2015
Irabina is offering a great range
of programs in 2015. Some of the
programs require families to express
their interest in order to determine
whether their is enough people to run
the group. More information can be
found on the website or at Reception.
We have highlighted a few of the
programs on this page.
Specialist Motor Skill
After School Programs
Auskick
Irabina and Auskick partner to bring
your child a football program that he/
she can be actively involved in. This
fantastic program was formally evaluated
by Deakin University in 2014 and will be
evaluated again in 2015. Children who
participated significantly improved in
kicking skils, and families described the
program as ‘wonderful’, ‘amazing’ and
even ‘life changing’ for their children.
The training sessions are held Saturday
mornings during the football season.
Site: Starts at Irabina in Bayswater
and move off-site at a local Bayswater Oval from week 3.
Age: 3+ age
Cost: $120 ($70 Auskick, $50 Irabina)
Dates: Saturday April 18 - June 20
Specialist Social Skills After School Programs for
Primary School Aged Children
Social Skills After School (Social
Thinking Model)
Girls Club
This program is based on the highly
respected and evidence based Social
Thinking Model by Michelle GarciaWinner. This group is designed to
support children with strong language
and learning skills develop the skills
they need to become flexible social
thinkers and social problem solvers.
These skills can be transferred to home
and school settings with the support of
parents and educators.
This group is designed to support girls
with strong language and learning
skills develop the skills they need to
become flexible social thinkers and
social problem solvers. These skills
can be transferred to home and school
settings with the support of parents
and educators. In our experience, girls
love the opportunity to hang out in a
small group settings with other young
girls who share similar experiences and
concerns with social skills.
Site: Age: Cost:
Site: Age: Cost:
Bayswater & Officer
Prep to Grade 3
Grade 3 to Grade 6
$650 HCWA (FaHCSIA eligible)
Bayswater & Officer
Prep to Grade 3
Grade 3 to Grade 6
$650 HCWA (FaHCSIA eligible)
Secret Agent Society
Lego Club
The Secret Agent Society (SAS) social
skills program is an evidence based
social skills program for children aged
8-12 with high functioning autism or
general social and emotional difficulties.
This program runs for 90 minutes
over a ten week time period. Parental
involvment is required, and there are
homework activities. The program may
be runnng at a local school, or at the
Offcier or Bayswater sites.
This fantastic and popular program is
based on the Lego® Therapy Model. The
idea behind Lego Therapy is to motivate
children to work together in pairs and
small groups on specific projects to
develop joint problem solving, listening,
and general social communication skills.
Site: Bayswater & Officer
Age: Prep to Grade 3
Cost: $550 HCWA (FaHCSIA eligible)
Basketball & Netball
Music and Dance
This program is suited to both boys and
girls aged 4 years and over. It focuses
on the development of motor skills,
emerging basketball skills, joint attention
and social interaction.
The aim of the program is to improve
gross motor skills, and social skills using
movement to music and Latin dance as
the therapy intervention.
Site: Off-site Bayswater Primary School
Age: Kinder - Grade 2
Grade 3 - Grade 6
Cost: $250
HCWA (FaHCSIA eligible)
Call Irabina to find out
information or register an
expression of interest on any of
these programs.
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Site: Off-site Nunawading
Age: Age 6 - 9 years.
Cost: $650
HCWA (FaHCSIA eligible)
Fine Motor Skills Booster
An opportunity to boost fine motor skills.
Site: Bayswater and Officer
Age: 4-6 years
Cost: $650
HCWA (FaHCSIA eligible)
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Get Involved
Irabina Superhero Fun Run and Fundraiser 2015
If you would like to enhance the lives
of children and families challenged by
autism, please contact Irabina Marketing
Manager, Rebecca Gallaher on Ph: (03)
9720 1118 or at [email protected]
Diary Dates
Training
Date
Early Start Denver Model
Introduction Workshop
April 2015
Early Start Denver Model
Advanced Workshop
April 2015
Professor Christoher Gilberg
April 20/21
Professor Judith Gould
May 12/13 2015
Professor Temple Grandin
November 21
2015
New Irabina
Training and Development
Schedule is out now for 2015.
Book all workshops online at
www.irabina.com
Fundraising Events
Date
Raffle Drawn
March 31
Irabina Charity Golf Day
March 16, 2015
Superhero Fun Run
March 29, 2015
CEO/Boss Superhero Challenge
April 2, 2015
School Terms 2014/2015
Date
Term 1 2015
January 28 March 27
Term 2 2015
April 13 June 26
Term 3 2015
July 13 September 18
Term 4 2015
October 5 December 18
Holidays for Irabina
Date
Labour Day
March 9
Easter
April 3-6
ANZAC
April 25
Queen’s Birthday
June 8
There is just over one month to the first
ever Irabina Superhero Fun Run!
We have had a great response from
the community and those connected to
autism.
promoting the Irabina Superhero
Fun Run and Fundraiser for autism,
throughout March and April 2015.
The Fun Run is on Sunday March 29th
around the Tan Track at the Royal
Botanic Gardens. You can register
online at www.irabinasuperhero.com
or on the day of the event.
Our brilliant sponsors include Budget
Car Rentals, Foot Solutions, Springfree
Trampolines and Apptech. The crew at
Oscars100 have also been incredible
Don’t worry if you can’t attend the
with their support and contribution to the Fun Run; you can still dress as a
event.
superhero and fundraise for the
cause. Be a Super School or take the
There have also been a great group
coporate option with the CEO/Boss
of supporters who have donated
Super Challenge!
products and services to us including
Maroondah Printing who printed all
More information on how to get
the flyers and posters. Costumes.com.
involved as a supporter, sponsor,
au who will donate 10% of all costumes individual superhero, super school
when customers enter the code word
or business is availabe on the
‘superhero’ upon checkout. Greg Rako Irabina Superhero website at www.
from the Good Guys Bayswater who
irabinasuperhero.com
has donated a number of products to
support the cause.
We are also very excited to work with
Bendigo Bank throughout Victoria who
have dedicated March 6th as their
‘casual for a cause’ day. 176 Bendigo
Banks in Victoria have committed
to selling Irabina merchandise and
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Branch: 454 Princes Hwy, Officer, Vic 3809
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