by Mana Ciuffardi | 6 Nov, 2018 | Innovation at Plumtree, Now & Next, Plumtree News & Events, Research & Evidence
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 children with a disability or developmental delay cultivate skills that achieve positive outcomes for the...
by Sylvana | 10 Sep, 2018 | Plumtree News & Events
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 vision. More here...
by Giti Datt | 14 Nov, 2017 | Now & Next, Parent Perspectives, Plumtree News & Events
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, for the most part had felt like we were in it together- facing both our challenges and dreams as...
by Giti Datt | 14 Nov, 2017 | Now & Next, Plumtree News & Events
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 first of its kind – an event arranged and run by families, for families. What made the Now...
by Giti Datt | 13 Nov, 2017 | Now & Next, Plumtree News & Events
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 only allows Now and Next to continue to be led by enthusiastic and impassioned parent peers,...
by Giti Datt | 27 Sep, 2017 | Plumtree News & Events
There are some great messages about the joys of singing in old musicals. While you can’t burst into song for every situation (like the checkout queue or the car park!), singing can help guide children smoothly and happily through daily routines, activities and...
by Giti Datt | 28 Aug, 2017 | Now & Next, Plumtree News & Events, Research & Evidence
Plumtree, a not-for-profit organisation in Sydney supporting children with a disability from birth to 8 years and their families, has received government funding to expand their innovative Now and Next program that promotes family leadership in disability. Its vision,...
by Sylvana | 8 Aug, 2017 | Now & Next, Plumtree News & Events, Research & Evidence
Plumtree is incubating a Peer Network and Family Leadership initiative for parents of young children with disabilities and delays in their development. This evidence-based 8-week group program is up and running here in Sydney. The program is delivered by peer...
by Sylvana | 2 Jul, 2015 | Plumtree News & Events
Plumtree has long valued cultural diversity. We set out to engage with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities a decade ago. Currently, 7% of the families we work with are from an Indigenous background and our projects with the Aboriginal community aim...
