The Shepherd Centre

The Shepherd Centre is a not-for-profit charitable organisation that provides early intervention programs and services to children who are deaf and hearing impaired, and their families. It was founded in 1970 by Dr Bruce Shepherd AM and his late wife Annette after they could not find a suitable program in Australia to teach their hearing impaired children how to listen and speak. Initially called 'The Council for Integrated Deaf Education', its first centre was built within the grounds of Sydney University and was the first early intervention agency to teach 'Auditory-Oral Therapy' to hearing impaired children in Australia. Starting with just five families, it now supports over 900 children and families each year through nine centres in NSW and ACT, as well as families in Tasmania, rural and remote areas of Australia via outreach visits and online telehealth. It describes itself as a child-safe NDIS service provider and specialist in helping children with hearing loss learn to listen and speak, and operates a global platform, HearHub, supporting health professionals working with children with hearing loss worldwide.

The Shepherd Centre was founded in 1970 by Dr Bruce Shepherd AM and his late wife Annette after the couple could not find a suitable program in Australia to teach their hearing impaired children how to listen and speak. After a long and intensive search, Bruce and Annette attended the summer program at The John Tracy Clinic in Los Angeles and believed that the clinic's methods best encompassed the educational and family ethos The Shepherds wanted to emulate in Australia. Initially called 'The Council for Integrated Deaf Education', the Shepherd's first centre was built within the grounds of Sydney University and was the first early intervention agency to teach 'Auditory-Oral Therapy' to hearing impaired children in Australia. Starting with just five families, today The Shepherd Centre helps over 900 children and families each year through nine centres in NSW and ACT, as well as families in Tasmania, rural and remote areas of Australia via outreach visits and online telehealth.

World-leading, child-safe NDIS service provider and specialist in helping children with hearing loss learn to listen and speak.

• Early Intervention

  Early Intervention for babies and toddlers.

• First Sounds Implant Program

  World-leading First Sounds Implant Program.

• Preschools

  Inclusive preschools rated 'Exceeding'.

• School Age

  School readiness programs and school-age services.

• Youth Mentoring

  Youth mentoring for teenagers with partner Hear for You.

• Professionals

  World leading professional development tools and programs.

• HearHub

  Global platform supporting health professionals working with children with hearing loss all over the world.

1. 1The Shepherd Centre - Paediatric Audiology Australiashepherdcentre.org.au
2. 2History of The Shepherd Centre | The Shepherd Centreshepherdcentre.org.au
3. 3About Us - The Shepherd Centreshepherdcentre.org.au
4. 4Contact us - The Shepherd Centreshepherdcentre.org.au
5. 5The Shepherd Centrewikidata.org