Now & Next™ is an innovative, award-winning online program for all parents, carers and grandparents of children with a delay in their development or disability. As parents or carers, you will make the most significant difference in your child’s life.
Now & Next™ gives you the practical skills to do this.
Learn how to set goals and reach them through this innovative program delivered by parents for parents.
This 8-session evidence-based program delivered via video conference will provide you with the tools to achieve positive outcomes for your child and your whole family.
Facilitated by Parents Like You
Now & Next is facilitated by trained and knowledgeable parents who are Peer Workers. Like you, peer workers all have children with a disability or developmental delay – a lived personal experience – and are employed to support parents and families who face similar situations.
Every peer worker has graduated from the Now & Next Facilitator Training program. It is the first ‘by families, for families’ program of its kind – with more than 600 alumni in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Finland.
Program Overview
The program is delivered in eight sessions of 2 hours each, held over four weeks.
Through interactive and engaging activities, you will:
- Session 1: Create a long-term vision, set goals, and prioritise goals for your child’s family and self. Use our unique Pictability™ tool, which will lay down the foundations for a positive future for your child.
- Session 2 and 3: Use our Goal to Action™ coaching tool to set three goals for you and your child (and reach them!).
- Session 4: Identify your signature strengths and learn how to use them to achieve your goals.
- Session 5: Focus on the areas where you can make the biggest difference to your child and family’s life using the Now & Next Mindfulness colouring-in book.
- Session 6: Understand ‘flourishing’ and which practices can enhance the well-being of different people, then learn how to increase the well-being and resilience of yourself, your child and your family.
- Session 7: Learn how to partner and create positive relationships with professionals, thereby increasing your personal agency, well-being and family resilience.
- Session 8: Review your toolkit and practice situations in which tools can be most effective.
Internationally acclaimed
This unique program is internationally recognised as groundbreaking. Based on principles of adult learning, it was developed using the evidence of positive psychology, family leadership, gamification and family-centred practice.
Using tools specifically designed for the program, participants choose outcomes and work towards them with new clarity and purpose.
This program is for
Parents, family members and primary carers of children with disability, developmental delay or neurodivergence aged 0-12 years old.
The Now & Next sponsored program is only available to families residing in Australia without access to NDIS funding.
When
2x weekly online sessions (Wednesday & Sunday); 2 hours each;
It is required that parents/carers be available to attend all eight sessions.
From Wednesday, 3 January 2024, to Sunday, 28 January, 8 pm to 10 pm AEDT/Sydney time
RSVP
by Friday, 15 December
Groups are subject to cancellation due to low RSVP.
Where
This event will be delivered online via Zoom.
Zoom details will be emailed after confirmation of attendance is complete.
Cost
Australia: The course cost can be claimed through NDIS Capacity Building funding for Improved Daily Living* or purchased privately by international families. Payment will not be necessary yet. A Now & Next team member will be in touch with you.
The total cost is A$1,133.92 per person or couple – only a limited number of couples per group.
(Cost = $70.87 x 2 hours x 8 sessions).
*NDIS Price Guide, listed as “Item number 117 – Development of Daily Living and Life Skills, Improved daily living skills, 15_038_0117_1_3
New Zealand: The course cost may be covered under Individual Funding arrangements with the New Zealand Ministry of Health or privately.
The total cost is NZ$1,284.64 per person or couple – only a limited number of couples per group.
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Rest of the world: Please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for registrations and to determine the costs in your local currency.
If you do not have access to NDIS support, please see here.
