Paediatric services

Infant and child development (0 – 9 years)

Our Children’s Service team of allied health professionals (speech pathologists, occupational therapists, physiotherapists and allied health assistants) offer advice and support for families who have a young child experiencing difficulties with aspects of their development.

We can help if your child:

has difficulty with talking, being understood by others or following instructions
has trouble using their hands for tasks such as opening containers, drawing and handwriting
has social or emotional behaviours that concern you
is overly sensitive or under sensitive to touch, taste or sound
appears clumsy or uncoordinated

Assessments are completed and where suitable, children and their families will be involved in a group program rather than individual sessions. These generally run for four to six sessions. A number of groups run across our Traralgon, Morwell and Moe locations.

Infant and child nutrition

Our Children’s Dietetics team can assist families and children experiencing fussy eating, weight management and faltering growth (0-2 years). The dietitian provides a tailored service depending on the specific needs of the child. This may include one or more of the following: assessment, group program, information sessions, individual nutrition counselling, and support sessions. For other concerns not listed above, please visit Nutrition and Dietetics.

Our Children’s Dieticians also provide some outreach programs.

Children’s continence

Many children experience continence challenges and help is available. Our children’s continence service provides support for people aged 2 to 17 years. We can provide advice and support for bed wetting (six years and older), daytime wetting (four years and older), constipation, soiling / loose bowels, and difficulties.

Our children’s continence service mostly provides support for individuals and their families in the Latrobe Valley. A continence advisor provides assessment, management and education of issues related to continence. The continence service has limited scope for outreach support and education.

For more information on continence services visit Continence.

Community Led Integrated Health Clinic (CLIHC)

The Community-led Integrated Health Clinic (CLIHC) has been designed with families, for families – helping you access the services your child needs to live a healthy and happy life.

At the clinic, we provide short-term ‘case management’ (up to 3 months) for Latrobe Valley families experiencing disadvantage. Our care coordinators help you and your child/ren:

access other health and community support services
feel confident and in control of your family’s health
see several healthcare team members in the same place at the same time, so you don’t have to repeat your story.

Families can self-refer to the clinic. Phone 1800 242 696.

Autism assessment clinic (2 – 7 years)

Our experienced team completes autism assessments for children aged between 2 and 7 years old. We accept referrals from the child’s paediatrician only.

The autism assessment involves different screening measures, including observing the child in-person.

After the assessment, we send a written report to the paediatric team at Latrobe Regional Health (LRH) who provide the diagnosis. Families will need to go to an appointment at LRH to talk about the results of the assessment.

Families who live in the Latrobe Valley are eligible for a funded (free) assessment. Private assessments are available for families from other areas of Gippsland (you will need to pay a fee).