Child and Youth Services in South Australia want to know more about TAC

Child and Youth Services are part of Disability Services in the Department for Communities and Social Inclusion (DCSI) in South Australia.  They provide services for children and young people with disabilities and their families in both metropolitan and country areas.

Support includes an Early Childhood program for children from birth to school entry and the School Age and Youth Program for school-age children and young people.  The services provided by Child and Youth Services teams help many children and young people and their families in South Australia.

The programs provide early intervention services to support children with significant developmental delays or conditions associated with intellectual disability.  Services for school-age children and young people with intellectual disability and autism spectrum disorder and their families are also available.  These services are provided until the young person transitions from school into post-school options.

Child and Youth Services Director, Karen McAuley, says that the 'Team Around the Child' (TAC) approach is something that will add great value to the programs and services provided by Child and Youth Services.  We are really interested in the TAC approach and are keen to hear about the experiences of other agencies using it.  We are particularly interested in hearing about where TAC has been used in a multi-agency approach across school-age teams.  Information on staff training and the key work model would be helpful.

If you have experience with the TAC approach and are willing to share your insights with the Child and Youth Services team in South Australia, contact Libby Cregeen at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.