What is a Future Fund?
Each Future Fund consists of:
1 parent/carer intake
20 play therapy sessions
3 parent/carer update sessions
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All sessions will be with an Approved Provider (a Registered Play Therapist) with extensive training and experience in Child Centered Play Therapy or other evidenced based play therapy intervention.
Eligibility for a Future Fund
The criteria includes:
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Child has experienced trauma or other Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE). Read about ACEs here
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Family is experiencing financial hardship, can not afford the service otherwise
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Child does not have access to other funding streams such as NDIS
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Trauma is in the past (child must be in safe, long term environment)
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Child is not going through court proceedings
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Child is aged between 2.5 and 10 years old
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Child is not accessing other services
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Parents/carers have capacity to attend weekly sessions
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Parents/carers are willing to attend a parent/carer update session after every 5 sessions
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Family has no upcoming commitments such as a holiday
Apply for a Future Fund
What happens next?
Once we receive your application and all required documents, it will be reviewed at our next monthly board meeting, which may take up to 4 weeks.
If your application is approved: you'll be assigned an Approved Provider to begin your child's Play Therapy journey. If you can't attend the allocated time slot, the Future Fund will go to the next eligible applicant.
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If your application is not approved: you will receive an email explaining the decision and outlining the next steps. Allocation is contingent on meeting the specified criteria and the availability of an Approved Provider in your area.