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Therapy from outside Education Queensland

It is worth finding out about therapy services that might be available to your child from other agencies. Some of these services are school-based, while others are home-based. These services may be very similar to that of the therapists from EQ or they may have a slightly different focus.

Accessing a service from another agency does not necessarily mean your child cannot also access an EQ therapy service. If therapy from another service provider has a different focus from the therapy at EQ, accessing both services may be beneficial. If your child is receiving therapy services from more than one place, it is important that the different therapists communicate with each other to make sure there are no gaps or double-ups between the two services.

It's important that you let the school know if your child is getting support from another therapy service, or has in the past, so that the services can be coordinated with each other.

Organisations such as Autism Queensland, Cerebral Palsy League and Vision Australia are partly funded by DET through Non School Organisations (NSOs). NSO funds are directed towards programs to support children in their educational setting.

For more information about therapy services available from agencies and Non School Organisations:

contact Department of Communities - Disability and Community Care Services
talk to parent groups or disability organisations
visit the non school organisation program

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