Specialised Mentoring & Disability Support Services

Many families seek help only when things feel overwhelming. Early support can prevent harm, build resilience, and improve everyone’s quality of life.

What We Can Offer

At SM&DSS, our passionate and dedicated team delivers personalized support to individuals and families, one at a time, with genuine care and attention.

Personalised Support

Plans tailored to your needs, with a strong focus on choice and control.

Complex Behaviour Support

Including behaviour management strategies and, where appropriate, restrictive practices within an authorised plan.

Employment Support​

For individuals emerging from periods of isolation or low self-worth.

Mentoring and Coaching

Develop self-awareness, communication, and decision-making skills.

Social Inclusion Support

Boosting confidence and a sense of value in community settings.

Trauma-informed care

Provided by trained and compassionate staff.

We provide all our staff with the skills to manage behaviors of concern and to use supportive, non-confrontational communication.

Our approach

  • Our goal is to make ourselves unnecessary by helping individuals gain confidence and independence.
  • We support individuals to move from reactive or impulsive behaviours to considered responses.
  • We role-model pro-social behaviour and offer real-life tools that are easy to apply.
  • Our support is rooted in compassion, clarity, and calm, always tailored to the unique needs of each person and family we assist.

Why Choose Us?

  • We are a small tight knit group working together to achieve excellent outcomes above industry standards.
  • We sincerely care, endeavour to listen and support to the best of our ability.
  • We have been a contributing factor to significant life changing transformations.
  • We are pragmatic and honest with expected outcomes and timeframes.
  • We routinely achieve these stated expected outcomes.

Even if you don’t choose us for ongoing support, we’re always happy to chat. Many families have told us that those initial conversations made them feel heard and supported, regardless of whether we continued working together.