Therapy Services
Mpower has been providing high quality Early Childhood Intervention Service programs to the South West of Victoria since 1991. Mpower is committed to making a positive difference to the lives of people for whom it provides a service. Mpower is a registered NDIS provider.
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Therapy Services
High-quality therapy since 1991
Mpower has been delivering high-quality therapy services across South West Victoria since 1991. With a strong commitment to enhancing the lives of children and their families, Mpower provides evidence-based, person-centred support designed to meet individual needs and achieve meaningful outcomes.
Our Therapy Services team offers a comprehensive range of child-focused and family-centred supports for children and adolescents aged 0–18 years, delivered under the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). As a registered NDIS provider, we work collaboratively with families, children, and other professionals to ensure services are tailored, coordinated, and goal-oriented.
Mpower acknowledges the pivotal role of the family in a child’s life and understands that each family is unique with their own priorities and strengths. Our approach is grounded in genuine partnership, where families are actively involved in every stage of the therapy process—from assessment and planning to intervention and review.
Children & adolescents
0–18 years
Delivered under the NDIS
We recognise the importance of providing services within the child and family's natural environments and within daily routines. Our supports can be provided flexibly within the following environments:
- The Family Home.
- Other natural environments such as at childcare, kindergarten or school.
- Our clinics in Warrnambool, Hamilton and Portland.
Key areas of development
How we support development
Our multidisciplinary team includes speech pathologists, occupational therapists, key workers, behaviour consultants, and allied health assistants, who work together to support development across the following key areas:
Cognitive skills
Thinking, learning and solving problems.
Communication skills
Thinking, learning and solving problems.
Independence skills
Eating, dressing and toileting.
Social and emotional skills
Playing, interacting with others and emotional regulation.
Sensory processing skills
Tastes, smells, sounds and textures.
Behaviour
Challenging behaviour management strategies and following routines.
Therapeutic supports
Our team
Speech Pathologists
Mpower has a team of speech pathologists who provide NDIS funded services to children and adolescents aged from 0-18 years. Our speech pathologists provide services across Warrnambool, Hamilton, Portland and surrounding areas.
Mpower’s speech pathologists provide assessment and intervention for children with communication and swallowing difficulties. Our speech pathologists work collaboratively with families to implement evidence-based, family and person-centered intervention supporting communication, swallowing and/or play skills.
Occupational Therapists
Mpower provides NDIS funded occupational therapy supports for children aged between 0-7 years. Our occupational therapist provides services across Warrnambool, Portland and surrounding areas.
Occupational therapy supports development of children’s daily living skills including independence, fine motor skills, gross motor skills and management of sensory needs. Our occupational therapist provides assessment and intervention in the following areas:
- Independence skills (e.g. toileting, dressing and using utensils).
- Fine motor skills.
- Gross motor skills.
- Sensory preferences.
- Equipment.
Our occupational therapist works collaboratively with families to implement evidence-based, family and person-centered intervention.
Key Workers
Mpower’s key workers are dedicated early childhood intervention professionals who serve as the primary point of contact for families. They deliver personalized early intervention services that are tailored to each child’s and family’s unique needs and goals. Working in close collaboration with families and other professionals, our key workers help coordinate services, identify a child’s strengths and areas of need, set meaningful goals, and implement effective intervention strategies.
Behaviour Support
Mpower has a team of behaviour consultants who provide NDIS funded services to children and adolescents aged from 0-18 years. Our behaviour consultants provide services across Warrnambool, Hamilton, Portland and surrounding areas.
Mpower’s behaviour consultants work collaboratively with families to identify behaviours of concern and to develop individualised plans to address the needs of the child and family. Our behaviour consultants work from a strengths-based and evidence-based perspective.
Specialist behaviour support is also available through Mpower.
Allied Health Assistants (AHAs)
Mpower have a team of allied health assistants that work under the supervision of our occupational therapist, speech pathologists, key workers and behaviour consultants to deliver tailored therapy programs.
Our allied health assistants work directly with children and families to implement therapy plans through meaningful activities in both the clinic setting and within a child’s natural environments. The allied health assistant team also provide support in group programs and non-direct supports through creation of resources and visuals.
Mpower’s allied health assistants provide supports across Warrnambool, Hamilton, Portland and surrounding areas.
Groups
Group programs
Mpower runs a variety of play groups and group programs aimed at supporting development of communication, motor skills, play skills and independence. Each group program has a unique set of goals tailored to support children and families.
Examples of group programs include:
- Towards Independence.
- Lego Group.
- Siblings Group.
For a full list of group programs currently running, and for detailed information relating to specific groups on offer please contact Mpower’s Intake Team on 5561 8111.
Toy Library
The Toy Library provides information for parents and lends play materials and education toys and equipment to facilitate the growth and development of infants and children.
Please contact the Early Childhood Intervention and Therapy Manager or your Key Worker for more information relating to programs currently on offer.
Community
Parent Support Groups
The Strengthening Parent Supports Playgroup offers support, information and assistance to parents and carers of infants, children and young people 0-18 years with a disability or developmental delay through:
- Parent Support Groups and Activities
- Workshops and information forums
- Group work
- Individual parent support
Parent Support Groups offer parents social and emotional support, an opportunity to share information, ideas and time out.
Join a support group
If you are a parent of child or younger person who has a disability or developmental delay (0-18 years) you may like to join a support group. Parent Support Groups are held in Warrnambool, Portland and Hamilton.
Talk to our Intake Team
Find out which therapy supports and group programs are right for your child.