We provide a wide range of Services and Programmes to our Clients.  

Our Programmes are specifically designed to address the many issues affecting Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder [FASD] and other neuro-disabled individuals with learning, adaptive functioning, and behaviour management issues arising from their neuro-disability.  

Most of our Programmes are modular-based.  While we do encourage participation in the full Programme to get the best results for our Clients, this modular approach does mean that Clients can select specific topics of interest or need, as required.

Our Services and Programmes include:

  • Presentations about FASD,  Conduct Disorder,  and other neuro-disabilities which can be tailored to meet our Client’s specific needs or interests.      

  • Group parenting courses  specifically designed for FASD parents and caregivers. The course addresses issues met in raising, supporting, managing, and advocating for FASD individuals

                                                                                                                                                                                                       

  •   In-Home parenting courses to help the family/whānau or caregivers understand the many facets of FASD and how to manage it in a real home environment.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

  • Development and implementation of Individualized Strategies Plans  [ISPs] for FASD individuals, including in-home and school assessments, identification of practical and realistic strategies and interventions for that particular individual and their family/whānau or caregivers, and working with the family/whānau or caregivers in their homes to implement the ISP strategies.       
  • The evidence-based Relax Kids Programme  to teach children strategies to manage anxiety, and address issues of low self-esteem and behaviour.                           

  • A Key Worker [KEY] Programme liaising and co-ordinating services and interactions with all organizations involved with the FASD or neuro-disabledindividual and their family/whānau or caregivers.
  • The EMoTE [Whakahaere i kare] Programme to assist neuro-disabled people to better manage their emotions.  It is based on Sensory Integration Theory and on two evidence-based programmes:  The Relax Kids Program and The ALERT Program®.

  • A Mindfulness Programme to help increase a neuro-disabled adult's ability to pay attention, concentrate, stay calm, and deal with feelings of stress, worry, anxiety and depression.  The aim of this Programme is also to improve the individual's self-control, objectivity, and tolerance.

         

  • The Financial Management Skills [Pūtea Pūkenga] Programme  for adolescents and adults to address their lack of understanding and capabilities in managing money.  

  • The Money for Kids [Moni] Programme developed for younger children and teenagers to introduce them to basic money management concepts and habits. 
  • The Youth Life Skills [Pūkenga Ora] Programme  to help youth learn some of the basic life skills required in life to support their ability to be as independent as possible.   

               

  • The Social Skills [Pūkenga Pāpori] Programme to assist in the development of these vitally important skills which are often very difficult for a neuro-disabled person  to understand and learn.

                                  

  • The Sunrise [Whitinga] Programme designed to address issues experienced by adults with a neuro-disability.  The Programme includes the development of support plans for the individual to live as independently as possible.
  • The Independence [iDEPT] Programme designed to assist individuals with a neuro-disability who are in a correctional facility to plan for their release, and re-learn the life skills necessary to succeed on re-integration into society. 


  • A Youth and Justice Workshop  for those individuals and services working with individuals in the Criminal Justice Sector with youth who have Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disroder [FASD].

  • A Conduct Disorder Workshop  for those individuals and services working with individuals who have been diagnosed with this disorder.

  • The Boss of Your Bladder [BOSS] Programme to address bowel, bladder, and toileting issues that are often experienced by individuals with a neuro-disability. 

  • Advocacy  and other  Services and Programmes, as requested by our Clients.


All BEACON Aotearoa programmes involve integration and application of the evidence-based ALERT Program®

to teach individuals strategies for self-regulation.

This Program is based on Sensory Integration Theory and addresses issues of sensory dysfunction often experienced by individuals with a neuro-disability.