Spectrum Centre

Get to know Spectrum Centre

From Spectrum Centre's website.

• Our approach

  Spectrum Centre adopts a neurodiversity affirming approach that focuses on supporting positive relationships and environments to promote well-being, independence, and quality of life. Practitioners provide a strengths-based, person-centred approach, creating safe, non-judgemental environments where clients can explore their experiences and unmet needs. Sessions take place in participants' homes, community settings, schools, or via telehealth as appropriate, with services delivered by experienced allied health and behaviour support professionals. The centre emphasises developing practical, sustainable strategies that enhance quality of life for both clients and the important people in their lives. All practitioners hold at least a bachelor's degree in their relevant discipline and have extensive experience delivering NDIS-funded supports.

• Working with families

  Spectrum Centre works in partnership with parents and carers as part of its core values, placing the person, their strengths, interests, aspirations, and goals at the centre of everything it does. Communication includes indirect services such as phone calls and emails related to intervention goals and strategies with caregivers and other professionals. Practitioners provide training and consultation to support neurodiversity-affirming practice, and develop strategies that enhance quality of life for both clients and the important people in their lives. The centre focuses on building strong connections through communication, reliability, trust, and respect with families throughout the support journey.

• Meet the team

  The team consists of experienced allied health and behaviour support practitioners including Clinical Psychologists, Occupational Therapists, and Social Workers. All practitioners hold a minimum bachelor's degree in their relevant discipline and have extensive experience delivering NDIS-funded supports. Practitioners operate as independent professionals who work with Spectrum Centre for administrative coordination, billing, and NDIS compliance support while retaining control over their workload and referral capacity. Some administrative and psychology services are coordinated from Spectrum Centre's Clarkson office, while practitioners deliver services from their own nominated practice bases across Perth's northern suburbs and beyond.

• Your first visit

  The first appointment involves getting to know you and setting your goals while making plans for support. You can choose to meet at your home or via video meeting (telehealth), whichever suits you best. Before this appointment, you'll complete initial paperwork including a service agreement, consent form, and information gathering. Following the first appointment, services are typically scheduled weekly, fortnightly, or monthly depending on your needs and NDIS plan. A progress report is submitted six weeks before your NDIS plan end date to outline progress against your plan goals.