bruno@valleyde.com.au
0425 067 440
Welcome
Valley Developmental Educators is a specialised mobile therapy and consultancy service dedicated to nurturing and strengthening individuals in navigating neurodivergence and life's challenges while fostering skill building and independence.
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Our values are grounded in being person-centred, compassionate, and strengths-focused. We believe the best outcomes are achieved through creating safety and working collaboratively with individuals, their families, educators, and other professionals to promote consistency and best practice across the environments that matter most, including home, school, and the community. Through a capacity-building approach, we focus on developing practical skills that can be meaningfully generalised into everyday life, while empowering support networks with strategies and recommendations to reinforce ongoing growth, independence, and each individual’s ability to achieve their goals and reach their full potential.
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We service the Northern suburbs, Gawler / Barossa Valley.
About
Hi, I'm Bruno Cocca - Director of Valley Developmental Educators.
Bruno is a qualified and registered Developmental Educator (DE) with over 10 years of experience providing therapeutic supports to neurodivergent children and adolescents across a range of settings. His professional experience spans both private practice and educational environments, with a strong focus on supporting inclusion, participation, and meaningful goal attainment within school settings.
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What is a Developmental Educator (DE) ?
from Developmental Educators Australia Incorporated:
(https://www.deai.com.au/about/what-is-a-developmental-educator)
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"Developmental educators are qualified professionals who specialise in working with people with disability using a human rights framework to achieve full and effective inclusion and participation in society. Developmental educators consider the whole person and their sociocultural context. Practice centres on the lived experience, needs, goals and aspirations of people with disability.
Developmental educators collaborate with people with disability to promote inclusion and address attitudinal and environmental barriers. They do so by employing a range of professional and technical skills including applying developmental, behavioural, learning and social theories; assessing the person and their environment; collaborative planning and goal setting; teaching skills through evidence based instructional strategies; supporting life transitions; programming, monitoring and evaluation; advocacy; community education; and capacity building."
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For more on Developmental Educators, please visit www.deai.com.au
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Therapy Supports & Consultancy Services Specialising in Developing
Emotional Awareness
Regulation
Self-empowerment
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Problem Solving
Organisation skills
Managing Transitions
Social connections & friendships
Communication skills
Inclusion
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Classroom skills
Engagement
Accessing the curriculum
Job Readiness
Fees
NDIS
Valley Developmental Educators therapy supports can be accessed with NDIS funding (Self Managed and Plan Managed)
Our services are NDIS recognised therapy supports, with our services aligned to the current NDIS Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits.
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The cost of therapy consultations varies based on the type of service, its duration, and the location (home/school/community).​
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Privately Paying Clients
We welcome privately paying clients and are committed to providing personalised, high-quality therapy services. We're here to work with you to create a plan that meets your child's specific needs.
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For a cost estimate tailored to your child's needs, please reach out to us on bruno@valleyde.com.au
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Contact & Referrals
For any enquiries or client referrals, please reach out to us via email or phone today to discuss how we can best support you
email: bruno@valleyde.com.au
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ph: 0425 067 440
PO BOX 296 Cockatoo Valley 5351 SA