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Click here for a copy of our latest Journal Edition. Volume 16, Issue 1, 2026.
Download our latest CHW School-Link service brochure here:
A guide for parents and carers: Guidelines on Pathways to Care for children and adolescents with intellectual disability and challenging behaviour and/or mental health problems.
View the executive summary of the "Leading the Way in Mental Health and Intellectual Disability" needs analysis report here.
View the 2017 Obudsman Inquiry into behaviour management in schools. This report focuses on issues concerning students with complex needs and challenging behaviour. The report discusses the difficult challenges that schools face, but also draws attention to reasonable steps that can and should be taken to meet the learning and support needs of students, within a framework of best practice and evidence-based behaviour support.
Monday, May 4, 2020 at 11:21AM From week 3, children will be transitioning back to schools, if you have any tips for transition for children with intellectual or developmental disability, share your ideas and resources with each other by using the comments below. We look forward to reading your responses.
Thursday, March 19, 2020 at 3:09PM 
Thank you to all our wonderful colleagues who are sharing information and resources on Covid-19.
Resources include social stories for children with and without ID/ASD, teen friendly info sheets and web pages, easy read information on staying safe, to tips for parents and adults on how to talk to children.
The word document is here and will be updated as we hear about new resources.
Please download the Covid-19 Information and Resources Word Document here.
Monday, February 10, 2020 at 5:24PM This FREE webinar series is brought to you by a partnership between the Networked Specialist
Facilitator -Strathfield, The Benevolent Society, and The Children's Hospital at Westmead School-Link. The webinars aim to assist teachers and other school professionals to support students with an intellectual disability and mental health needs in the classroom.
Reflective Practice in the Classroom: Fostering a calm and responsive approach to behaviours of concerns in the classroom setting presented by Samuel Gaynor from The Benevolent Society. (25 minutes)
Register and view recording here
Register for live interactive webinar on Wednesday 25 March 2020 at 3:30pm here
Monday, February 10, 2020 at 12:22PM 
Seeing a need for an evidence-based program to support the social emotional development of children on the autism spectrum, Dr Michelle Wong embarked on a 20 year journey which included a collaboration with leaders in the field such as Dr David Dossetor, Dr Belinda Ratcliffe and Anita Gardner. The result is the award winning Westmead Feelings Program, published through the Australian Council for Educational Research.
On 23 and 24 March (Sydney), Dr Wong and Anita Gardner will be facilitating an accreditation workshop for practitioners interested in delivering Westmead Feelings Program 2: Emotion-based learning for children with autism spectrum disorder without accompanying intellectual impairment. This is the first time that this workshop will be offered and the hands-on workshop will draw on the facilitator’s 30 years of experience working with children on the autism spectrum on how to deliver Westmead Feelings Program 2. Places are limited and registrations can be made via this link:
Thursday, September 12, 2019 at 10:10PM 
The Children's Hospital at Westmead are excited to be delivering a two-day workshop on Westmead Feelings Program 1: emotion-based learning for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and mild Intellectual Disability on 19-20 November 2019. The interactive workshop, delivered by Westmead Feelings Program authors Dr Michelle Wong and Anita Gardner, provides gold standard learning and certification to facilitate the Westmead Feelings Program to children with autism, their parents and teachers.
Now is a good time to register as ACER are currently running two promotions for the Westmead Feelings Program: a $100 discount to celebrate the 2019 Aspect Advancement Award for the Westmead Feelings Program team, and 10% off the RRP of Westmead Feelings Program kits until 31 October 2019. This is a total savings of $190.
To take advantage of these current offers, please click on the link below. Enter the coupon code WFPscholarship to access the $100 waitlist discount.