Skill Building Stay

Supported accommodation and skill building alongside our team of caring and passionate autism professionals.

Mansfield based

We offer skill building stays in Mansfield, Victoria. This is supported accommodation and intervention for those aged 6–18 years who need a little extra help to develop important life skills.

Skill building

Our program is rich with skill building opportunities and the stay is flexible and responsive to participant needs and goals. In general, we work on skill development in:

Daily living skills such as toileting,
self-care and personal hygiene

Eating programs

Sleep hygiene

Routines: night-time, morning
and after school routines

Social and communication skills

Emotion regulation

Health and wellbeing

No screens! Our program is built around ‘no technology’.
We explore new activities and build healthy outdoor habits and social skills for our young people.

We run yoga, massage, swimming, and many outdoor adventures to support our young people with their health & wellbeing.

Family respite

Everyone needs a chance to rest and recharge.

Many of our parents report that they experience additional stress. Our skill building stays offer families quality time to focus on their own health and wellbeing.

Autism specific

Our care team incorporate positive behaviour support and visual supports into the daily program. All staff have professional expertise in autism and apply a wide range of person centred interventions when working with young people. Our individualised programs are designed to build the capacity and skills of the autistic young person.

“By delivering genuine therapeutic value in a structured, home-like environment, MASS is forging an innovative path in autism services—one that addresses the root causes of family breakdown before emergency measures are required“

“It was a life-changing experience, some of the strategies might have been more difficult to implement at home, but we were able to adapt and make them work.“

How to access a Skill Building Stay

Families will require specific funding within the clients’ NDIS plan.

Once we have received an expression of interest, our team will be able to provide specific funding advice. The funding requirements will vary depending on duration and support needs.

Skill Building Stay brochure

Skill Building Stay expression of interest form

Mansfield Autism Statewide Services is a registered NDIS provider of Improved Relationships, Improved Daily Living and core Short Term Accommodation. MASS is registered with the Quality and Safeguards Commission to deliver Specialist Behavior Intervention Support and is an implementing provider of these supports to NDIS participants. We have specialist accommodation at our residence in Mansfield for autistic children and young people.

You can view the current NDIS Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits here.

Mansfield Autism are committed to promoting and protecting at all times the best interests of children and young people involved in its programs. Any child having contact with Mansfield Autism has the right to feel safe and be safe. The well-being of children in our care will always be our first priority and we have zero tolerance to child abuse.