TAKE TIME FOR MENTAL HEALTH THIS WEEK
With mental illness being the leading cause of disability in the nation affecting 1 in 5 Australians every year, STEPS is committed to providing mental health services aimed at supporting and empowering individuals, reducing stigma and skilling workforces to better support people with a mental illness. And since Mental Health Week is acknowledged during the […]
STEPS Autism Treehouse NDIS Q&A Workshop – helping demystify the process
It was a full house in the Bluff Room at Alex Surf Club for the NDIS Q&A Workshop hosted by STEPS Autism Treehouse and led by Support Coordinators Yuki Smith and Chelsea Dunne from STEPS Social & Community. The Workshop was a great opportunity for people interested in learning about the National Disability Insurance Scheme […]
Did you know STEPS Pathways College is available for day students too?
Whilst the STEPS Pathways College boarding program has proven successful in helping young Australians with a disability to live independently, the STEPS Pathways College Day Program still offers the same nine core areas of education helping students to learn skills in communication, healthy living, employment, residential living, recreation and technology. Students in the day program […]
Brain Injury Awareness Week -The Invisible Disability
Brain Injury Awareness Week 2019 occurs from August 19 to 25, and is an opportunity to raise awareness about the causes, symptoms and impacts of brain injury. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, over 700,000 Australians have a brain injury. Three in every four of these people are aged 65 or under. Brain injury […]
Equal opportunities in the workplace
STEPS Employment Solutions have been providing disability employment services on the Sunshine Coast for 30 years. What started as a small group of parents looking to fill the gap in support for their children with a disability who were leaving school, turned into a national roll out of disability employment support services providing people with […]
STEPS 30th Anniversary Grand Winter Ball – a very special evening to remember.
The STEPS 30th Anniversary Grand Winter Ball presented by BA Murphy Constructions was a very special evening, celebrating 30 years of living the privilege of changing lives by providing opportunity. The Ball delivered the ‘wow-factor’ with TV personality Shelley Craft hosting the evening, and pop sensation Paulini headlining a night of live entertainment, live auctions and raffles including […]