Developmental Supports

Developmental Supports Our services are diverse, personal, interchangeable and adapting to the needs of the individual.

The services we provide are individual support work, social skills group supports and mentoring, Developmental Educators, therapy assistants.

8,000 steps today. We walked a mammoth amount today down to the Adelaide Gaol to explore some of South Australia's histo...
03/09/2026

8,000 steps today. We walked a mammoth amount today down to the Adelaide Gaol to explore some of South Australia's history.

Check out our community snaps as we explored.

This is why we created Developmental Supports. Our Therapist and Assistances create person centred therapy plans that bu...
16/08/2026

This is why we created Developmental Supports.

Our Therapist and Assistances create person centred therapy plans that build on the individuals skills, strengths and goals. Building confidence, independence and monitoring risk mitigation, we work with our clients to develop strategies towards their goals.

Check out our client reaching their goal of independence. Catching a train independently.

Awesome day at Bethany Reserve building a fire, eating smores, soccer game and a walk in nature! Couldn't have asked for...
13/08/2026

Awesome day at Bethany Reserve building a fire, eating smores, soccer game and a walk in nature!
Couldn't have asked for a better day or group of people to do it with 😀

Nothing better then starting your day connecting with your peers before touring Apex Bakery in Tanunda. 🥖It was great to...
06/08/2026

Nothing better then starting your day connecting with your peers before touring Apex Bakery in Tanunda. 🥖
It was great to hear so many fantastic questions the group had.
We then enjoyed some of their delicious bread with home-made vegetables soup 🍲 Our day ended visiting Tutti to support one of our participants who has their artwork on display for SALA.

Budget Day!! Today was all about practising our money skills, learning about budgets and at times making difficult choic...
23/07/2026

Budget Day!!
Today was all about practising our money skills, learning about budgets and at times making difficult choices about which 'want' was greater and which 'want' we could go without.
Next budget day skills group have requested the option to earn money as well as spend it.

Another amazing day exploring our local community. First stop Freeling for a coffee. Then off to Kapunda to explore the ...
16/07/2026

Another amazing day exploring our local community.
First stop Freeling for a coffee.
Then off to Kapunda to explore the Mines, and Silo Art.
To finish the day an afternoon at The Pines building stick houses, bird watching and tunnel exploring!
5km and 9000 steps later we are officially exhausted! 😂

Another great therapy session, during our visit to the library we discovered a shop set up. This quickly lead to role pl...
15/07/2026

Another great therapy session, during our visit to the library we discovered a shop set up.

This quickly lead to role playing being a customer, sales assistant and police when a customer tried to escape their enormous shopping bill.

This spontaneous play created an opportunity to practice sharing, turn taking, following a group plan, numeracy skills and communication.

14/07/2026

What Do Developmental Educators Actually Do?

Developmental Educators work in partnership with people living with disability to co-design supports that build:

✔ Goals that are meaningful and achievable
✔ Skills for everyday life
✔ Capacity for independence and decision-making
✔ Social connections and community belonging
✔ Opportunities for growth and participation
✔ Inclusion across all environments
✔ Understanding of self and others
✔ Confidence to navigate life
✔ Independence in ways that matter to the individual

This isn’t a one-size-fits-all model — it’s collaborative, individualised, and grounded in respect.

At its core, Developmental Education is about empowering people to live the life they choose.

Today's therapy session involved creating an adaptation for a key locker. The dexterity skills, hand-eye coordination, ...
14/07/2026

Today's therapy session involved creating an adaptation for a key locker.

The dexterity skills, hand-eye coordination, and fine motor skills required to operate a key and lock can be tricky. Especially because every key and lock is different and requires the right combination of turns, pressure, secret taps, giggles, or wiggles to get it working.

So today, we said, who needs keys when you have the power of a fingerprint?

Working with the client's team, we set up a fingerprint padlock, and presto, it works for the client. No more losing keys, getting frustrated with locks, or feeling anxious about it not working.

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