Jenna Medlen - Support Services

Jenna Medlen - Support Services Coordinator & Worker passionate about supporting people live their best lives with choice and control

What an amazing initiative!!!
09/01/2025

What an amazing initiative!!!

09/12/2024

I have had the absolute pleasure of working along side Little Petal CC with clients and I could not rave about them enough, so I can only imagine what an amazing work place and team it would be to be apart of.

So if you have the qualifications or experience to fill this role then I highly recommend sending Sarah and the team your interest.

Love how much progress is being made! 💕🌻
04/12/2024

Love how much progress is being made! 💕🌻

Lego has partnered with Hidden Disabilities Sunflower, introducing several new characters wearing the official Sunflower lanyard, raising awareness of the badge worn to indicate someone has a hidden disability.

The goal I try to work under 💕
14/10/2024

The goal I try to work under 💕

I truly can not recommend Little Petal CC more highly. This team is absolutely amazing and truly support each person inv...
09/09/2024

I truly can not recommend Little Petal CC more highly. This team is absolutely amazing and truly support each person involved in a child’s care. I wish all providers worked like these guys! 💞

Are you seeking in-home support for your family? 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

Little Petal’s Family Engagement and Support Educators are here to help! We offer comprehensive care for both parents and children, ensuring quality in-home support tailored to the unique needs of every Little Petal family.

If you are interested, please inquire at contact@littlepetalcc.com.au or 08 8246 7114. 🌸

Ohhh this is such a powerful visual. It can be hard to stop in the moment, take a breath and think of what the behaviour...
19/07/2024

Ohhh this is such a powerful visual.
It can be hard to stop in the moment, take a breath and think of what the behaviour we are seeing is actually communicating to us 💞

The saying 'it takes a village' is a concept I love but also know its not something that is naturally there for everyone...
26/06/2024

The saying 'it takes a village' is a concept I love but also know its not something that is naturally there for everyone. Having made the move to SA on my own and then having my children soon after, it took a long time to build my village and continue to do so.

Little Petal CC have created this program that is dedicated to caregivers, recognizing their importance and providing them with opportunities to invest in themselves, have fun, and join a supportive community that values their incredible work.

Get in contact with Sarah and the team to join them in this program and build up your village 🩷

I have been talking with the SA team of RYS recently and I have been so impressed by what they offer and how they achiev...
11/06/2024

I have been talking with the SA team of RYS recently and I have been so impressed by what they offer and how they achieve it!!
These are not your average support workers 🫶

So glad this is has been implemented and being followed through 😊 If the service is the same then the cost should be the...
23/04/2024

So glad this is has been implemented and being followed through 😊

If the service is the same then the cost should be the same, then regardless of who’s paying.

It’s ok to ask questions and definitely ok to choose not to proceed with a provider if you’re not happy.

21/03/2024

Honestly, if you haven’t already go check out Nell Harris - Easily Inspired stuff, I just love the collection of books ahead of time has created and so eagerly waiting to see her other projects come to life!!!!

Celebrating acceptance that we are all unique, we all have something to share, all in our own ways. Whilst having a neur...
18/03/2024

Celebrating acceptance that we are all unique, we all have something to share, all in our own ways. Whilst having a neuro diverse brain means, sometimes we face challenges other don’t, each neuro diverse brain has something amazing to share too!!!

It’s Neurodiversity Celebration week, starting today!

Neurodiversity should 100% absolutely truly be celebrated, it’s what gives us the wonderful variety in growth in our society.

So, my contribution celebrating neurodiversity I created something that I couldn’t find - a small video including kids in the conversation of celebrating neurodiversity. It’s less than 2 minutes and keeping it in easy to digest terminology.

I hope it’s something that can be again, a conversation opener to talk more and include more, affirm more, and celebrate more.

[Image description: on a white background there are 4 shadowed profiles of children’s heads above and 4 below. Each head has a different coloured brain. In the centre it reads Celebrating Neurodiversity.]

15/03/2024

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I’m so pleased they have brought this in and I hope the police it.
12/03/2024

I’m so pleased they have brought this in and I hope the police it.

NDIS participants should pay fair prices for the products and services they need. 🤝

Fair pricing is when there is no major price difference between the cost of a product or service for an NDIS participant compared to other customers.

"Why are you trying to know if I am an NDIS participant before I buy something from you?" says Christian, an NDIS participant.

All registered and unregistered providers are expected to act with honesty, integrity and transparency when pricing their products and services for NDIS participants.

For more information, visit: https://www.ndiscommission.gov.au/fair-pricing

[Image description: The quote by Christian is in green text on a white background. Below is an image of Christian in a red t-shirt. The Commonwealth Coat of Arms, followed by the NDIS Commission logo, are in the top left corner.]

06/03/2024

Autistic identification has increased by only 6% in the last 6 years (from 2017 to 2023), while intellectual disability identification has reduced by 20% in the same time frame.
I feel as we are learning, growing and developing as a society a better understanding of neurodiversity- let’s look at the bigger picture that diagnoses / identifications are actually not ‘trending’, but being better and more correctly identified. (Not saying it’s perfect - it’s far from it in my opinion, but it’s getting better).

[Image description: A graph of data pulled from 2017 - 2023 NDIS reports showing primary diagnosis percentage comparison between Autism and Intellectual Disability.
Autism begins in 2017 at 26% and increases to 31% by 2023. Intellectual disability begins in 2017 at 36% and decreases to 16% in 2023. Graph data was sourced by authors from NDIS data, CC BY-SA https://www.ndis.gov.au/about-us/publications/quarterly-reports]

When you have the right supports around you and accessibility and passion anything is possible! I guess I’m bias, being ...
03/03/2024

When you have the right supports around you and accessibility and passion anything is possible!
I guess I’m bias, being as I get the privilege of calling these guys family but I just love hearing and sharing Petes story and am so excited to watch as he just keeps pushing and achieving his goals!!!

Love your work Petes Tasty Treats!

And love that through a Dame Roma Mitchell Trust Grant, you have had support to get your excellent business going!

Thanks so much to The Advertiser/Sunday Mail for sharing Pete’s story.

Please check out his amazing cakes, biscuits and slices at the link above!

This has been my biggest greivence throughtout my time working in support!Another example and bigger cost, is how a ther...
15/02/2024

This has been my biggest greivence throughtout my time working in support!
Another example and bigger cost, is how a therapy session is one amount for private or medicare but then mention NDIS and suddenly the price has doubled, bet the service hasnt though 😫

So much of how the NDIS all works and what roles have come about has been under scrutiny the last few months, yet this exact question hasn’t been meantioned much … so do hope that they take a real hard look at how the price guide is designed and how its been taken advantage of 😩

Here's the new NDIS pricing rules designed to address unfair pricing - known as 'price differentiation' or 'twin pricing' - by service providers.

Have you seen the opportunity   is giving you to give feedback in relation to the autism support you or your family rece...
06/02/2024

Have you seen the opportunity is giving you to give feedback in relation to the autism support you or your family receive?
The more survey responses they receive the more impact it will be able to have. It is a very easy to follow survey that doesn't take long to do but covers a lot ground.

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