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Specialised Services
Communication Support Service
The Communication Support Service (CSS) is a statewide service which supports children/students with a severe speech and/or language impairment.
Students who have a Negotiated Education Plan (NEP) and are jointly verified and referred by a DECS guidance officer and speech pathologist as having a severe communication and/or language impairment are eligible to utilise the service. The Communication Support Service work with educators in the implementation, delivery and evaluation of intervention strategies and curriculum planning including the use of software applications. Additional support for the school may be negotiated.
The Communication Support Service provides regular statewide training and development.
Contact: Jill Bailes, Carol Edwards or Jim Sprialis
Telephone: (08) 8235 2871.
Links:
Communication Support Service Brochure - (pdf file)
Using Visual Strategies to Improve Communication at Home - (pdf file)
Request for Student Support - for DECS Speech Pathologists ONLY - (pdf file)
Criteria for Student Support - for DECS Speech Pathologists ONLY - (pdf file)
Request for Support in Transition and Flowchart- (pdf file)