From little acorns, mighty oaks grow
Dr Pippa Murray believes that becoming a mighty oak is not about age, it is not about having disabilities. It’s about teaching our children and teaching ourselves how to navigate …
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5 Great School Holiday Activities and Events in Sydney
1. Children’s Access Workshop by Art Gallery NSW Ages: 4+ Date: 11am on the 16th January 2019 Cost: Free (Bookings Required) Art-making activity for children with specific needs to connect …
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Top 5 Book and Movie Picks for this Christmas
The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg Ages: 4+ Summary: The story of a young boy on a journey to North Pole only to lose the gift Santa gave him. …
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5 Ways to a Calm Festive Season with Children
The festive season can be overwhelming for children. Here are 5 simple strategies for keeping them, and you, calm and happy. 1 Read Books/Watch Movies about Festivities Sharing visuals and …
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Now and Next: an external evaluation
When we were developing the Now and Next program at Plumtree in 2015, we knew we were onto something special. It began with a vision to help parents of young …
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Pictability training for Early Childhood professionals
Thanks to the ECIA NSW/ACT Innovation in Family-Centred Practice (IFCP) Grant, Plumtree Peer workers are currently training Early Childhood professionals in Pictability, a new way to plan & create a …
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Research on Peer Work in Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) Project
Plumtree is a proud advocate of peer work in early childhood intervention. Since 2015, we have trained and employed 20 peer workers who do a range of paid work that …
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Family-centred practice: are we there yet?
This post contains the Key Note address given by Sylvana Mahmic, Plumtree CEO at Pauline McGregor Address, National Early Childhood Intervention Australia Conference, Melbourne. 2016. In 1992, my eldest son was …
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The Parent Professional Relationship Statement
Working in partnership with professionals In April 2017, the peer facilitators and alumni of the Now and Next program held their inaugural conference, entitled ‘By Families, For Families’, in Sydney, …
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Self-managing your child’s NDIS plan: in conversation with Sam Paior
In May 2018, Plumtree ran our first ever webinar, for current and alumni members of the Now and Next program. Sylvana Mahmic, Plumtree CEO, in conversation with special guest speaker, …
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The Beauty of My Autism
When I was five, I remember dancing. For me, dancing was a primitive release, and I remember the liberation and the joy – the pure and intense joy – that …
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The Impact of Parents doing Now and Next TogetherNext,
Now & Next- Family Resilience and Working as a Team Nicole Buffoni Before my son was diagnosed with ASD, my husband and I had always been an incredible team. Life, …
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By Families, For Families: Now and Next Alumni Conference
In April of 2017 the peer facilitators and alumni of Now and Next convened a conference, entitled, ‘By Families, For Families’. Like Now and Next itself, the conference was the …
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Parents as peer leaders
One goal of the Now and Next program is to identify potential peer leaders and to recruit and train them into the NANA Peer Facilitators team. This ‘leadership pipeline’ not …
