Key Workers under the NDIS are early childhood intervention professional who work alongside your family to support the child’s progress towards achieving their NDIS goals. They can help coordinate other therapists, link in with NDIS and mainstream services and are the first point of contact when things get tricky. The Possum House team of social workers are ideally suited to this role. Providing individual therapy enables us to really get to know your child and family, and identify additional supports which might be helpful. The traditional role of social workers is to work holisitically, naviage complicated support systems and advocate for our clients in a wide range of areas including working with schools and other health providers. Social workers not only understand how to support children with additional needs, but also support families when other things in their world is not going to plan.