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Every child deserves the chance to flourish but for some, the everyday feels overwhelming. Children who struggle with emotional regulation can find home life, school, friendships and community incredibly difficult to navigate. And when they’re overwhelmed, the whole family feels it.

At SPROUT Support Centre, we believe that with the right support, every child can thrive. Just as seeds need the right conditions to grow, children need the right environment, skills and care to reach their potential.

Our trained support workers come alongside families in their homes, bringing trauma-informed, evidence-based strategies that reduce the frequency, intensity and recovery time of emotional “meltdowns.” We focus on building real skills for calm, confident behaviour, because when emotional regulation improves, so does everything else: family relationships, school engagement, friendships and access to the wider community.

As a Christian organisation, everything we do is shaped by values of compassion, dignity and hope. We love Jesus’ vision of life lived fully, and we want every interaction with SPROUT to be genuinely life-giving. You don’t need to share our faith to access our services — we warmly welcome and respect families of all beliefs and backgrounds.

Because all children matter. And so do their families.

Our ethos is to live lives marked by:

We commit to building trust, choice and collaboration, and to:

Encourage a supportive and safe environment

Help overcome a sense of fear and isolation

Build a foundation of compassion, empathy and understanding

Reduce family stress, increase confidence and success

Our People

The SPROUT team comes from a variety of backgrounds – behaviour support, education, nursing and occupational therapy – and each SPROUT worker brings a range of skills to the support process.

But we have one thing in common – we are devoted to changing little lives, one sprout at a time.

Our approach: Trauma informed practice

Life can be messy and sometimes families experience bumps in the road. Some of these bumps are small and some, quite large. Traumatic events can leave a little person struggling significantly and often the onset of very challenging behaviours can be the fall out.

At SPROUT we recognise these behaviours are not an expression of a child’s identity, but are rather a coping mechanism which communicates a lot to those who are willing to listen and understand.

“KIDS WILL DO WELL IF THEY CAN.”    

Dr. Stuart Ablon, Head of Psychiatric Dept, Harvard University and founder of THINK:KIDS

From a foundation of compassion, empathy and understanding SPROUT will provide support workers who are trained to use positive evidence-informed strategies that promote recovery, while limiting the risk of contributing to further traumatic experiences. We understand that complex life challenges can impact on a child’s brain, their thoughts and behaviours making relationships and interactions with the broader community particularly challenging. We’re dedicated to gently building trust, providing choices and supporting positive coping strategies which will contribute to healing.

Play is a big part of the SPROUT approach. It can provide a powerful, intentionally positive experience and an opportunity to express emotion in a safe, gentle and organic manner. We believe repeated positive experiences contribute to trauma recovery and improved self-image and identity. Together we can make a difference, one sprout at a time.

Services

SPROUT provides support for NDIS participants who are plan managed or self-managed as well as privately funded clients.

SPROUT takes a collaborative approach to support based on each child’s NDIS goals and the Support Worker’s specialty skills. Support services may include:

• Social Interaction and Community Participation [helping to achieve goals of increased social skill, confidence and independence]
• Therapy Support [working alongside professionals to implement at home therapy programs]

SPROUT primarily supports children between the ages of 6 and 12 using a trauma informed approach. If your child is outside this age bracket and you would like to access our services please contact us to discuss your child’s specific needs.

TRAINING – SPROUT offers skills training to parents and any groups who want to implement trauma-informed strategies.

Get In Touch

For more information about SPROUT’s services and fees, please contact us. It is helpful if you can include your best contact phone number in the message.