PDA Society Service Directory
Organisation Name:
Our PDA Kids
Service Type:
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Mentoring, Counselling and Coaching
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Advocacy
Description of services:
Our PDA Kids supports parents and carers in their understanding of PDA, advocating in the education system and home-schooling/un-schooling modalities, assisting families with how PDA affects the extended family unit, and supporting parents when they feel they are at breaking point with nowhere to turn.
Where do they offer their services:
Has this organisation read the finding safe and appropriate support guidance on PDA Society's website:
They have read the safe and appropriate support guidance and commit to working in the way it describes.
Does this organisation or members of its team provide services or hold titles that are regulated?:
Yes
Regulatory bodies this organisation or team are registered with:
Social Work - Australian Association of Social Workers
Qualifications this organisation holds to undertake the work they do:
Master of Social Work, lived experience. All staff are autistic PDAers with autistic PDA children
Does this organisation have a clear and transparent charging policy:
Yes
Does this organisation have a publicly available safeguarding policy:
Yes
Does this organisations team have up to date, clear DBS checks:
Yes
Does this organisation have insurance that covers the work they do:
Yes
Does this organisation have a publicly available Data Protection Policy or statement that explains how you keep data safe:
Yes
Does this organisation have a publicly available Complaints Policy:
Yes
Does this organisation have a publicly available Health & Safety Policy:
Yes
Does this organisation commit to setting clear and manageable expectations about communications and stick to them:
Yes
Does this organisation commit to setting clear and respectful boundaries and not pursuing a personal relationship with people they work with:
Yes
What experience does this organisation or team have of autism:
All staff within the team are autistic PDAers with autistic PDA children. We work from a trauma informed lens to provide critical services to families.
What experience does this organisation or team have of working with PDAers/ people who struggle with demands:
All staff within the team are autistic PDAers with autistic PDA children. We work from a trauma informed lens to provide critical services to families.
How does this organisation keep their knowledge up to date:
Regular team professional development, monthly staff case conferences (servicing over 700 families), upcoming inaugural PDA conference (I am a speaker at)
Is this organisation committed to trying to accommodate sensory sensitivities / differences:
Yes
Is this organisation committed to working creatively and flexibly with demand avoidant people, focusing on meeting their individual needs (within the boundaries of your working agreement):
Yes
Is this organisation committed to also trying to accommodate any co-occurring conditions people have:
Yes
