Therapy and specialist support
Our experienced multi-disciplinary team offer a wide range of therapy and training programmes, available for parents and carers, schools, and professionals.
We work collaboratively with families and professionals across health, education and social care sectors to provide the best possible service for our young people.
Our therapy packages are individualised to meet the needs and interests of the children and young person that we work with.
Who we offer support for
Families
Parenting can be overwhelming – even more so when your child has additional needs or complex behaviours.
Our therapists can help you through tailored support and interventions, monthly coffee mornings, webinars and online resources – helping you provide the best support for your child.
Schools and professionals
We work collaboratively with education providers – both mainstream and specialist – and other professions, such as social care services.
We can train and coach your staff in sessions that are tailored for the individual requirements of the children in your care, helping you give the best support possible.
Services that we deliver
Speech and language therapy
Our speech and language therapists support children and young people with a wide range of speech, language and communication needs based on the individual requirements of each young person and the settings in which they live and learn. We support people who have:
- Selective mutism
- Autism spectrum conditions, including Asperger’s syndrome
- Attention and listening difficulties
- Receptive language difficulties (understanding what other people say)
- Expressive language difficulties (using words, forming sentences)
- Communication and interacting with others in social settings
- Speech sound/pronunciation difficulties, including dyspraxia
- Stammering
Occupational therapy
We support practical skill development and understanding of sensory differences to maximise occupational performance. We also aim to provide training and support for those who care for people at home, school and work.
Our main areas of focus include:
- Personal care and daily living
- Handwriting and other fine motor skills
- Gross motor and strength development
- Engagement with preferred activities
- Sensory processing differences
We have an established bank of training packages and can also deliver bespoke training and coaching if required.
Advisory teachers
Our advisory teachers are experienced in working in mainstream and SEN (special educational needs) school settings and have extensive experience of supporting young people and the staff who teach and support them.
Within our team, we have teachers who specialise in working with young people who:
- Have autism and social communication difficulties
- Display challenging behaviours
- Have Social Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) conditions
Positive behaviour practitioners
Our Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) Practitioners have backgrounds in teaching and working with young people in both mainstream and special educational need settings.
Our Practitioners work closely with staff in a range of settings including schools and social care residential services. We can work with your setting to implement a tiered service-wide positive behaviour support model, focusing on building staff skills through training, coaching and modelling.
Sleep services
Our Specialist Sleep Practitioners work closely with families to provide bespoke sleep programmes for young people who have autism and other complex needs.
They provide workshops and 1:1 clinics for families and for professionals to advise on good sleep hygiene practices and to unpick some of the complex issues impacting on a family’s sleep.
We also work with schools to raise awareness of the importance of sleep for health and wellbeing, and to help pupils implement positive sleep habits in their routines.
Learn more about our Sleep Services here.
Psychology services
Together Trust’s Psychology service offers bespoke packages of support to meet gaps in local provision and enable children and young people to thrive.
Our highly trained and experienced team work in partnership with a variety of organisations to provide the highest standard of servie to children and their families.
Find out more about the Psychology services we provide here.
Commissioning our services
Our Therapy Services can be commissioned by:
- Local authorities
- Schools
- Academy Trusts
- Colleges
- Nurseries
- Social care services
- Clinical commissioning groups
- Individual families
We can be commissioned for one-off assessments or consultation sessions or for longer-term contracts as required.
Close working relationships across our multidisciplinary team allows easy access to other professionals and speedy onward referrals as required.
As a not-for-profit organisation, we offer therapy services at competitive rates. Please contact us for more information or to arrange an informal meeting to discuss your requirements.
Explore our other services
Sleep Services
Our Specialist Sleep Practitioners work closely with families to provide bespoke sleep programmes for young people who have autism and other complex needs.
Helping families
We know that every family is different. That’s why our support services are shaped around not just the individual, but the whole family.
Education
We have specialist learning environments across Greater Manchester, supporting children and young people from age 5 to 25.