Now & Next NDIS | Plumtree

Lasting positive change for your child and family

We all want our children to thrive, and you make the biggest difference as parents and carers. By building on our children’s strengths, we can help them to lead a good life. Now & Next is an award-winning program that makes that happen.

Now & Next is facilitated by trained parent peer workers with lived experience in raising a child with a disability or developmental delay. By learning through shared experience and connecting with other families, the program complements the therapists and professionals you work with, to deliver great outcomes.

Over eight online sessions, learn how to:

Achieve more positive outcomes with less effort
Create a vision, and build on your child and family’s strengths to make a big impact
Increase family well-being and resilience
Use strategies that have worked for other families
Work better with professionals and other supports to achieve your goals
Spend your NDIS or disability funding wisely

Not connected to the NDIS?
Visit our Sponsored program webpage

A Now & Next Sponsored program, funded by the Australian Government, is available for families or carers not connected to the NDIS who have developmental concerns for their child.

Learn more and register.

What families say about Now & Next

I have been working with these guys for years now! With lots of hard work and timely communication, they made sure they delivered the best to me. Highly recommended!Now & Next has given me a very clear template to look at what’s working/not working – how to change plans – how to set and achieve goals. It all makes sense in my head now with a clear path.

~ Mother, WACompany Name

It has changed our focus from the lack of ability to therapies to what we can do for our family with what we have. Being able to celebrate the little wins has brought joy to our family.

~ Father, NTCompany Name

Now & Next has changed the way I view and interact with my son and my husband. I feel like we now have a bit more structure, and I have the hold to tackle issues I felt overwhelmed by before. It has also reminded me that it’s okay to be ‘selfish’ sometimes. My mum always says, “You can’t pour out of an empty cup”, and I think it finally makes sense to me.

~ Mother, NT Company Name

Choose your preferred Now & Next group

Now & Next – Sunday daytime
Weekly from Sunday 12 May
12pm to 2pm* AEST/NSW time
*Make sure to adjust to your time zone

Now & Next – Monday evening
Weekly from Monday 13 May
8pm to 10pm* AEST/NSW time
*Make sure to adjust to your time zone

Now & Next – Tuesday evening
Weekly from Tuesday 14 May
8pm to 10pm* AEST/NSW time
*Make sure to adjust to your time zone

Now & Next – Wednesday daytime
Weekly from Wednesday 15 May
12pm to 2pm* AEST/NSW time
*Make sure to adjust to your time zone

Now & Next – Thursday evening
Weekly from Thursday 16 May
8pm to 10pm* AEST/NSW time
*Make sure to adjust to your time zone

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Families thrive with Now & Next

The Now & Next program is robust and evidence-based.

Our research analysis and an external evaluation shows that the program works and children achieve positive outcomes.

The program we needed when our children were little

As mothers of young men with disabilities, we developed Now & Next to give families hope for a future of possibilities for their children.

In Now & Next, we give families the tools to build on their strengths so that they understand what to do to help their child thrive and progress.

Sylvana Mahmic CEO Plumtree and Dr Annick Janson Research Director Plumtree Learning

Get in touch

Want to talk to a parent peer worker about the program or have any other questions?

nowandnext@plumtree.org.au

(02) 9572 8840

Lasting positive change for your child and family

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