Services
Social and Community Access
Our Community Access programs focus on promoting social engagement, skill development, and a sense of belonging. Daisy Chain Support Workers facilitate opportunities for our clients to actively participate in community activities and events. Community Acces is offered 1:1, 1:2, also through small and larger group activities.
Respite
Daisy Chain have two Respite Houses located in Lara. Support workers can also provide Respite in the regular Family home.
Respite can also be provided away from the family home at any number of holiday locations. Our support workers can provide support to a family and care for your participant on family holidays.
After School Programs
Daisy Chain offer After school programs on 3 nights per week during school terms. Please see Current Activities Page for details for what programs are running.
We offer small group activities that support our participant to build and maintain friendships, learn new skills, practice therapeutic goals in a real environment, access the community and join with like minded peers for activities.
Girl Power
Our Girl Power Group is a fortnightly program that is run by all female staff for girls of any age. Our program encourages the power of friendship and positivity. Building and maintaining friendships, practicing social skills and learning new life skills while being supported by some amazing Support Workers/Peer Mentors while enjoying fun filled activities,
Individual Support Plans
An Individual Support Plan covers our Participants background, personal circumstances, diagnosis, strengths, interests, capabilities, social, medical, communication, mobility, and behavior needs.
Daisy Chain Support plans are tailored to meet the unique needs of our participants. We work closely with clients, families and their therapists to create a positive learning and supportive environment, that work towards reaching their individual NDIA and therapy goals.
School Holiday Programs
Daisy chain offer a specialised School Holiday Program where we all get together and go out and attend activities, enjoy in house activities and incursions. School Holiday programs are offered on all Victorian School Holidays. Our school holiday programs are so much fun and offer experiences that may not be possible otherwise.
Individual Support
Individual Supports are provided 1:1 with our participants and a Support Worker. Our support workers are carefully matched to our participants through our meet and greet process. Our staff work with our participants in many different areas, to support our participants to reach their potential, providing both physical and emotional support in many areas such as, but not limited to
* Life Skills
*Cooking/shopping/
budgeting
* Therapy Support such as attending Hydrotherapy, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy and Speech Pathology Sessions
* Support to complete weekly tasks such as paying bills, appointments, and grocery shopping
* School Pick ups
* After school community access
* Support to attend activities such as swimming and horse riding.
Individual Support is tailored to the participant through our meet and greet process while following their individual Support Plan.
In Home Support
In home support is welcoming our Support Workers into the home of the participant. Home Support can look different for every participant, this could include but is not limited to
* Before school support with morning routines
* After school support with dinner and nighttime routines
* In home overnight respite to give the regular carer a break
* In home care so the regular carers can have some self-care time, run errands or attend appointments.
* support for meal preparation and cooking
Daisy Dudes
Daisy Dudes is the brother program to our successful Girl Power Group. Our Daisy Dudes is for boys and is Supported by an all male staff.
Our program encourages the power of friendship and positivity. Building and maintaining friendships, practicing social skills and learning new life skills while being supported by some amazing Workers/Peer Mentors while enjoying fun filled activities,
