About Us
At Believe and Become, we are passionate about providing high quality, evidence-informed, neurodiversity-affirming services to our clients and their families. We are Wollondilly locals and passionate about improving access to occupational therapy, counselling and play therapy for local families from Wollondilly and surrounds. Read about our Vision, Mission, and Core Values below.
Our Vision
At Believe and Become our Vision is a world where everyone believes in themselves, is believed in by others, and can become just who they want to be.
Our Mission
Our Mission is to provide collaborative clinical, educational and advocacy services that empower people with disability to believe in themselves and become just who they want to be. We do this through evidence-informed, neurodiversity-affirming approaches that celebrate lived experience and overcome barriers to becoming.
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Our Core Values
At Believe and Become we believe that we too can become the very best that we can be. We will do this through living our BELIEVE values every day. Our BELIEVE Core Values are:
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Best practice – We demonstrate professionalism and integrity through ethical, evidence-informed services. We strive for excellence through continual learning and development.
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Engaging and collaborating – We engage collaboratively with clients, families, colleagues and communities to achieve goals, advocate for change, and overcome barriers.
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Leveraging interests and strengths – We believe that individual interests and strengths should be supported and celebrated.
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Inclusive and affirming – We appreciate diversity, are neurodiversity affirming, and respect the importance of culture, values, and choice. We advocate, educate, and strive to break down barriers to inclusion within our communities.
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Exploring innovations – We think creatively to overcome challenges and discover new opportunities, and never give up.
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Valuing experience - We recognise people with disabilities, their families and carers as the experts in their lives and work together to achieve their goals. We listen to lived experience experts, amplify their voices, and bring people together to learn from each other.
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Enabling self-advocacy and self-determination - We support people with disability to understand their rights, build new skills, advocate for themselves, have control over their lives, and connect with like-minded people in meaningful ways.