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Services

We empower individuals of all ages to thrive in their daily lives by providing comprehensive and personalised support. Through our dedicated and compassionate team, we aim to foster physical, cognitive, social, and emotional well-being, supporting our clients in achieving their highest potential and enhancing their overall quality of life.

Our Services

Specialist Behaviour Support

Specialist Behaviour Support focuses on evidence-based strategies and person-centred supports that address the needs of the person with a disability and the underlying causes of behaviours of concern.

Occupational Therapy

Our occupational therapists are NDIS registered practitioners who utilise evidence-based strategies in conjunction with a person-centred approach. We support individuals to reach their full potential with a focus on their activities of daily living and what is meaningful to them and their support system.

Speech Therapy

Our speech therapists are NDIS registered practitioners who utilise evidence-based strategies in conjunction with a person-centred approach. We support individuals to reach their full potential with a focus on their ability to communicate and interact with family, peers and the wider community.

Psychology

Our specialist NDIS psychologists take a person-centred approach to care. We support a wide range of clientele, including those with diagnoses of ASD, intellectual disability, schizophrenia and acquired brain injury. Our expertise lies in delivering a wide range of intervention techniques, including cognitive behavioural therapy, narrative therapy, and attachment-focused therapy.

What our participants say

"Forbes has been such a positive impact on my life and I couldn’t thank them enough. Since working with Forbes, the biggest change in my life is my reduction in alcohol intake. I feel so much better now. Without Forbes, I wouldn’t of been able to do it."

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Our Values and Vision

Our mission is to empower individuals of all ages to thrive in their daily lives by providing comprehensive and personalised support. Through our dedicated and compassionate team, we aim to foster physical, cognitive, social, and emotional well-being, supporting our clients in achieving their highest potential and enhancing their overall quality of life.

Respect

We respect all people and ensure we conduct ourselves and our work respectfully.

Trust

We believe, act, and conduct ourselves in a manner that builds trust and is trustworthy

Creativity and ingenuity

To continue to work in an ever-changing industry with an endless range of people, rules, and problems, we aim to be creative in how we approach our daily work and any changes, challenges and resolutions.

Open
mindedness

To continue to be challenged and roll with the resistance of change, we aim to approach each day and the work we do with an open mind.

Unity and
connectivity

We feel that to be effective and fulfilled in our roles, we must be connected to our peers, teams, community and greater organisation. We strive to be united in our value driven approach to the work that we do, whilst staying connected to each other, those who we help, and the community.

Continuous Improvement
and Curiosity

We hope to approach all situations with a curious mind so that we continue to learn and not become close minded or an ‘expert’, with the aim of continually improving ourselves, our work and the organisation.

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You've got questions, we've got answers

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Your key worker will work through a Service Agreement with you which outlines the cancellation policy in more detail and is in line with the NDIS price guide.  

If you cancel last minute your NDIS plan will still be charged for the scheduled time.

If you provide sufficient notice your NDIS plan will not be charged.  

Yes, we can provide Telehealth appointments upon request where therapeutically appropriate.

To receive Behaviour Support you will need it listed as a Stated Support in your NDIS plan. This type of support specifically targets behaviours of concern.

The primary goal of occupational therapy is to enable people to participate in the activities of everyday life.

There is specific funding required to access these types of support. Please reach out to your Support Coordinator or our Intake team to discuss further.

Whilst we support all participants with an NDIS plan, we encourage you to contact us to discuss if we are going to be the best fit for you.

Yes, we are a registered provider. This means we are subject to comply with all NDIA Commission’s Quality and Safeguard measures.

We broadly service Metropolitan Melbourne and Barwon Regions.

When you are making a referral, we suggest you ensure you have the following with you:

  • Basic personal information
  • NDIA plan – This allows you to provide accurate funding and goals when completing your referrals.
  • Your Support Coordinator Details (if applicable)

 

*After referrals are processed, you will be contacted by our intake team to gather further information that will be needed.

Contact

We'd love
to help

Please contact our friendly intake team for any support to complete our online referral form on 1300 380 357.

You can access the referral form via the “Submit a Referral” button below.