Child Wellbeing Centre
Perth psychologists, speech pathologists, occupational therapists and Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) therapists.
Our aim is to provide high quality services to children, young people and their families. We offer effective support to enhance children’s social, language, physical, learning, behavioural and emotional development.
We provide quality psychology, speech therapy, Applied Behaviour Analysis programs and occupational therapy for children, and adolescents between 2 and 17 years of age in Perth.
If you require more information regarding our psychology, speech pathology and occupational therapy, autism suport and ABA services in Perth, please call our centre today.
Psychological Services
Psychologists can help children with emotional, social, learning and behavioural difficulties. Psychologists are able to work directly with children and with their parents and carers
Speech Pathology
Speech pathologists can help with speech, language, communication and social development of children. Our Centre is able to provide service to children and adolescents.
Occupational Therapy
Occupational Therapists can help with a wide range of day to day skills: including dressing, feeding and toileting,, fine motor skills and sensory regulation.
ABA Child and Adolescent Services (ABACAS)
Our ABA programs are individually tailored to help children develop their communication, daily function and social behaviours. ABA is an appropriate option for children needing intensive intervention.
Social Skills Programs
Making friends and keeping friends can be tricky for some children. The Centre offers a range of group interventions to help children learn important social skills.
Latest News
Scissor skills-A way to help handwriting
As part of developing ‘desk top’ type skills for school, learning to use scissors is very helpful for a range of reasons. Scissor skills: Require focus and attention; Practice the same muscles used to hold a pencil; Strengthen muscles that open and close the palm arch; Promote maturity of hand skill, separation of the two
Medical operations – how much should we tell our children about their procedures?
Traditional thinking used to be that sparing young children details about their operation or serious medical procedure was the best course of action. Many parents and carers saw this as a way of avoiding unnecessary stress for the child. Parents would then shoulder the burden of worry. All of which makes a lot of sense,
Scissor skills and learning to write
Did you know that practising the movement involved in scissor skills can help children write. Learning to use scissors develops the skills required to control a pencil. Both motions need the muscles that oppose the index and middle finger with the thumb working together. learning new skills can sometimes feel monotonous to children. However it