Friendships

Developing social abilities for friendships

Learning

Developing language skills for learning

Behaviour

Understanding what children are telling us

About Socialability

Helping children with social relationships

socialability is a private speech pathology service for preschool, school aged children and young teenagers who may be struggling with social relationships at home, childcare/kindergarten or school. By understanding the connections between your child's language abilities, social abilities and the qualities of their relationships with others we can work together to:

Understand what your child is trying to communicate through their behavior
Develop your child's understanding and expression of language
Improve your child's conversational skills
Develop your child's ability to interact with others
Help your child to develop more useful ways to express and manage their feelings
Improve your child's ability to understand other's thoughts, feelings and needs
Develop your child's capacity to understand social situations and solve the problems that arise
Support the development of more positive, and mutually enjoyable social relationships

This will improve your child's social and emotional wellbeing which can have a positive influence on friendships, self esteem, learning and family relationships.

About Bernadette Feeney

Bernadette Feeney is a Certified Practising Speech Pathologist and private practitioner who graduated in 1986. She has worked in the area of disability and home based early intervention services and for the past 18 years she has worked with preschool and school aged children and young teenagers with social, emotional and behavioural problems. She has a special interest in Autism Spectrum Disorder, Infant Mental Health and the connection between communication difficulties and behaviour problems.

She has a strong commitment to working together with families to help them recognise and respond to their child's communication signals and to understand what the child is trying to communicate through their behaviour in order to enhance the parent child relationship and peer relationships.

Certificate in Family Therapy and Developmental Psychiatry
It takes Two to Talk®-The Hanen Program® Certified
Registered Parent Educator for Circle of Security Parenting ©

Services

Over 25 years experience in delivering clinical services

Assessment

You know your child and we know about child development. Together we can understand the connections between your child's language abilities, social abilities and the qualities of their relationships. This may be through observation, questionnaires, discussion and using formal tests. Home visits and observation in the educational setting are available.

Individual Therapy

  • Language development sessions
  • Social Coaching/Counselling Sessions
  • Parent-Child Play Sessions
  • Parent Guidance
  • Consultation to Childcare/Kindergarten or School

Hanen Program®

It takes Two to Talk® - The Hanen Program® for Parents of Children with Language Delays

Circle of Security Parenting©

Circle of Security Parenting© A relationship based parenting program.

Training and Consultation

  • Secondary Consultation to Agencies
  • Workshops and Training
  • Supervision for Speech Pathologists

Funding

  • Registered FaHCSIA Provider
  • Helping Children with Autism Package
  • MBS for The Chronic Disease Management Plan
  • Private Health Insurance

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Belgrave VIC 3160
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