Meet with a Psychologist
Receiving a diagnosis of Autism and starting an early intervention program can be very overwhelming for families. Our Play Psychologists can meet with your family to discuss Therapy with your child, and to answer any general questions you may have about starting therapy and PLAY Psychology Services. (Optional & Free 30 min session)
Complete Enrolment forms
Tell us about your child on the Client Information Form
Get to know our services policies on the PLAY Psychology Services Agreement pages
Assessment
Upon receiving your completed forms, we will contact you to arrange a day/time to come to your home and complete a play based developmental assessment with your child.
The assessment (1.5-2 hours) includes activities such as: puzzles, working with blocks, looking at pictures in a book, ball play, puppet play, bubbles, matching and sorting games, colouring, drawing and play dough activities.
The play based assessment allows our Psychologist to see how your child is functioning in each area of their development including: language skills, play skills, fine & gross motor skills, self help skills, attention skills, etc.
From this assessment, your Psychologist can develop an individualised set of goals, learning programs & activities for your child.
Create your child’s learning program
When the assessment is complete, your Play Psychologist/ Play Program Supervisor develops an Assessment Report summarising your child’s developmental abilities and an individualised set of PLAY PSYCHOLOGY learning and intervention programs for your child. These are presented in a crisp, easy to use PLAY PSYCHOLOGY folder. These learning and intervention programs can be hired from PLAY PSYCHOLOGY to be used in your home.
Learning Resources
Play Psychology will create for you an individual shopping list of toys + materials to be utilized in the therapy such as: puzzles, blocks, flash cards, colouring books, toys, play dough and other high quality resources that you will require for therapy to take place in your home.
Play Psychology has a large bank of high quality printable resources, flash cards, worksheets and visuals available for our families.
Consultations
A Play Psychologist/Program Supervisor will visit your home every fortnight for a 2-hour session with you and your child.
During these visits, your Play Psychologist will implement various behavioral supports and interventions, offer parent education, provide tailored recommendations, and suggest helpful resources, visuals, and strategies to support your child’s development.
These consultations offer an opportunity to assess your child’s progress with their learning activities and programs. As your child acquires certain skills and is ready for new learning programs, your Play Psychologist/Program Supervisor will update their lesson plans accordingly. They will also provide access to a variety of additional PLAY PSYCHOLOGY learning programs and resources, which can be hired for use at home to further support your child’s growth and therapy.