Group Therapy Programs

Tuesdays 10-11am at Can:Do Hindmarsh

Babies and toddlers (ages 0-18 months) who are deaf or hard of hearing and their parents/​caregivers. 

Connect with other parents and caregivers of babies and young children who are deaf or hard of hearing. Tiny Tots is a specialist, early intervention group therapy program focused on speech and language development, social skills, peer connections and family support. Sessions are facilitated by Listening and Spoken Language Specialists with support from Allied Health professionals.

Tuesdays 11.30am-12.30pm at Can:Do Hindmarsh

Toddlers (ages 18 months-2.5 years) including children who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind, have low vision and/or developmental delays. 

Music Matters is structured around routine and repetition, which allows children to feel confident in their skills and predict each song pattern and style. This allows for development of vocabulary and acquisition of Learning to Listen Sounds as they are integrated into songs and rhymes. Month-long themes allow for practise and repetition, allowing the child to become familiar and confident to participate with the actions, instruments and props independently and for parents to consolidate their own learning of new songs which can then be incorporated into everyday routines and experiences.

Thursdays 11am-12.30pm at Can:Do Hindmarsh

Young children (ages 2.5-5 years) including children who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind, have low vision and/or developmental delays. 

Talking Buddies has a specific focus on speech and language goals. Children can engage in painting, construction, play-dough, cooking, reading, song and rhyme, imaginative play, puzzles, water play and other learning mediums.The second half of each session brings the children together in a small group for a shared story around the theme of the week. Each child is given a copy of the week’s book so that they can take the book home and share it with their caregivers, reading it repeatedly.

Fridays 11am-12pm at Can:Do Hindmarsh *Terms 1 and 2 only*

Children (age 4-5years) including children who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind, have low vision and/or developmental delays.

Sound Hounds supports children to build their phonological skills before starting school

Fridays 11am-2pm at Can:Do Hindmarsh *Terms 3 and 4 only*

Children (age 4-6 years) who are deaf or hard of hearing

Bright Start is a government funded transition to school program for children who are deaf or hard of hearing. Parents/caregivers do not stay with their child for Bright Start sessions. There is no cost for children to attend Bright Start.

*Term 4 only* (5 week programs)

(Ages 8-13 years) Thursdays 4-6pm at Can:Do Noarlunga

(Ages 8-11 years) Wednesdays 4-6pm at Can:Do Hindmarsh

(Ages 12-15 years) Wednesdays 4-6pm at Can:Do Hindmarsh 

Tech Connect is designed to engage young people to practice their social skills, share their interests, explore their leadership skills and develop cooperative communication skills through using the mediums of Digital Gaming and Virtual Reality.

Tech Connect is facilitated by two Allied Health professionals per group and the young people attend independently of caregivers with a risk assessment and group consent to be completed prior to confirming a participant’s attendance.