This is a private billing clinic and payments are required on day of consultation. Medicare rebates are available with valid GP referral provided at consultation to eligible patients. Online claiming is available for those eligible for Medicare rebates. Payment methods include credit card, EFTPOS and cash (sorry personal cheques not accepted).
Initial appointment
Children aged 5-17 years old with learning behaviour or emotional difficulties.
Please provide:
If your child is on stimulant medications, please withhold on day of initial clinic visit:
Paediatric assessment and testing duration can vary from 4-8 hours depending on child’s assessment needs. Further information will be provided by our reception team at times of booking.
*Please ensure that your child does not use any hair gel or spray on day of appointment as this can interfere with brain mapping equipment.
Please provide:
- Completed questionnaire from parents - Parent Questionnaire Form
- Completed questionnaire from teachers - Teacher Questionnaire Form
- Current GP referral (valid 12 months) or specialist referral (valid 3 months)
- Child’s Medicare card
- Child’s most recent school reports
- Reports from previous medical professionals
- Reports from allied health assessments and details of previous intervention therapy
- Any previous blood tests or other relevant investigation results
If your child is on stimulant medications, please withhold on day of initial clinic visit:
- Ritalin, Ritalin LA, Concerta, Dexamphetamine or Vyvanse
Paediatric assessment and testing duration can vary from 4-8 hours depending on child’s assessment needs. Further information will be provided by our reception team at times of booking.
*Please ensure that your child does not use any hair gel or spray on day of appointment as this can interfere with brain mapping equipment.
Review appointments
Please provide:
Paediatric review and testing will take approximately 2-2.5 hours.
*Please ensure your child does not use hair gel or spray on day of appointment as this can interfere with brain mapping equipment.
- Updated questionnaire from parents - Parent Questionnaire Form
- Updated questionnaire from teachers - Teacher Questionnaire Form
- Current GP referral
- Child's Medicare card
- Child's most recent school reports
- Recent assessment reports
Paediatric review and testing will take approximately 2-2.5 hours.
*Please ensure your child does not use hair gel or spray on day of appointment as this can interfere with brain mapping equipment.
Psychology Intervention appointments
Psychology intervention appointments are 50 minutes in duration and provide individualised strategies to support a child and family's needs. Initial appointment often requires a parent-only session to attain background information and explore parents' concerns and goals. It is ideal if both parents can attend. Subsequent appointments will predominantly be with the child/adolescent and feedback will be provided to parents/carers at conclusion of session.
Please bring previous assessments and investigations by other specialist medical or allied health professionals.
Please bring previous assessments and investigations by other specialist medical or allied health professionals.
Cancellation Policy
Whilst we understand that unplanned situations do arise, we encourage you to contact our team as soon as possible to advise of your situation. It is crucial that at least 3 business days' notice are provided to postpone/cancel an appointment. This is to ensure children on our waitlist have the opportunity to be seen. Our Paediatricians, Psychiatrists and allied health team are committed to supporting your children’s needs. When a patient does not provide adequate notice, other children lose their opportunity to be seen.
In some circumstances, where a pattern of last minute cancellations or non-attendance emerges, further appointments will only be secured with full prepayment of expected fees.
- For new patients, a non-refundable deposit will be taken at time of booking. Any rescheduling of a booking requires at least 3 business days' notice, otherwise a further non-refundable deposit will be charged at time of re-booking.
- For review patients, any rescheduling or cancelling of a booking requires at least 3 business days’ notice, otherwise a further late notice fee will be charged at time of re-booking.
In some circumstances, where a pattern of last minute cancellations or non-attendance emerges, further appointments will only be secured with full prepayment of expected fees.
Payment Policy
We strive to provide the best care and treatment for children and their families. In return, we do require that our services are paid for on the day of service. If there are exceptional circumstances and you are unable to do so, please contact our office as soon as possible on (02) 8379 8222 or office@childdevelopmentclinic.com.au
Failure to adhere to our payment policy may result in additional fees being incurred by you which will also require immediate full payment.
Failure to adhere to our payment policy may result in additional fees being incurred by you which will also require immediate full payment.