What Can Life After School Look Like?
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Campus Life is a day program for young autistic adults and transitioning school leavers to to be included in a right of passage that many young people have after school - to attend Higher Education.
The participants stay in the program for up to three years. They can extend their learning, and make friends. |
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Lecture theatre quiz
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Learning
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Favourite game
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Lunch at the café
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The dining area
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Schedule
- The program is operated two days per week
- Hours of operation are 9am to 3pm
- 1:1 or 1:2 support is provided, depending on individual needs
- Local transport (to the Rochedale Centre) can be arranged with Matancare.
A typical day starts with a story and a sharing activity about how they are feeling. Followed by Business Studies and then morning tea at the dining area. One morning the group does an exercise class, another morning they do group music therapy. After lunch each day they either do an interactive lecture theatre presentation and quiz, or a group communication module. The end of the day is for individually sharing the highlights of the day and having some fun through games.
Choice
The participants are adults, or are moving into adulthood, so they are not treated like children. Their opinions matter, and they have choices. If they want to sit out or choose to do something else they can.
Augmented communication is used to support all participants, even those who are verbal. |
Fun and friendships
A fundamental part of having a Higher Education experience is having fun and making new friends. Most tertiary graduates would testify that they made lifelong friends during their time in Higher Education, and the same can be true for Campus Life participants.
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Sensory needs
There are sensory activities and tools available throughout the day and a chill out space.
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Support Workers
Inclusion Assistants are employed by the charity and trained as communication assistants and given ongoing professional development.
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Transport
Transport can be provided with St John's Ambulance (Brisbane North) Matancare (Logan).
Families are encouraged to arrange transport to and from campus with a support worker, if they are 1:1 support. There is also a train station nearby the Southport campus. |
Fees
Costs are $67.56 per hour for 1:1 support and $33.52 for 1:2 support. Invoiced fortnightly and claimable from NDIS funding (Core or SLES). Plus $2.54 centre based capital costs per hour.
Group therapy costs are approximately: $35 p/fortnight for music; or $50 p/fortnight for art; $80 p/w for speech; $30 p/w for exercise. Music, Speech and exercise claimable from NDIS Capacity Building funding. |
Spaces
The Campus Life program has recently moved into new spaces at three locations.
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The Centre, Logan
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Student Journey
Program Steps
The Campus Life program is for three years. Although, some participants move through quicker and some slower - depending on their needs.
The first half of the program is about building confidence and capability, helping with independence and self-efficacy.
The second half of the program is about exploring what they are interested in and what they could be good at with a view to developing a work plan.
The first half of the program is about building confidence and capability, helping with independence and self-efficacy.
The second half of the program is about exploring what they are interested in and what they could be good at with a view to developing a work plan.
Located in Queensland, Australia | ABN 13 517 649 640 | Email us at info@inclusivesupports.org.au | Phone 07 21 147 147
The Centre for Inclusive Supports Inc. acknowledges the people who are the traditional custodians of the land, pays respects to Elders, past and present, and extends that respect to other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
The Centre for Inclusive Supports Inc. acknowledges the people who are the traditional custodians of the land, pays respects to Elders, past and present, and extends that respect to other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
