Karitane Kids Behaviour Clinic

Karitane continues to monitor and respond to COVID-19 following all NSW Health guidelines. We offer both face-to-face and virtual services and our team work with each family to match the right service to their individual needs. For our COVID-19 update see here.

The Karitane kids behaviour clinic offers families a variety of evidence-based behavioural treatment strategies to support families with children 3 - 5 years of age with emotional and behavioural challenges. This early intervention service is goal oriented and outcome driven. Treatment strategies are designed to target individual challenges, promote children’s ongoing resilience, and prepare families with a toolbox of strategies to better understand and strengthen healthy development.

Who Uses the Service

The Karitane kids behaviour clinic works with families with children 3 – 5 years of age with behaviour challenges, including:

Disruptive Behaviours

Tantrums
Non-compliance
Verbal and physical aggression

Internalising Behaviours

Separation anxiety
Fears and phobias
School difficulties and avoidance
Adjustment difficulties
Depressive symptoms
Poor attention and focus
Selective mutism

Age Range

Children 3 – 5 years of age. To allow for conclusion of therapy by the child's 5th birthday, ideally children will not be older than 4 and half at the time of referral.

How to Start the Process / What You Need to do First

GP’s, Paediatricians and Psychiatrists can refer directly by providing an eligible GP Mental Health Care Plan or specialist referral.

Parents with an eligible referral can call the Karitane kids behaviour clinic on (02) 9794 2364 to book an appointment.

Parents, Caregivers and other professionals can use the online Kartiane referral and we will contact you to discuss your child's suitability for the clinic.

Cost

Medicare bulk billable (no gap) with a Mental Health Care Plan.

Location

138-150 The Horsley Drive, Carramar, NSW 2163

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