Dr Ireland has a particular interest and passion for working with children with achondroplasia. This body of work focuses on development of children with achondroplasia and included a national review and follow up of children across 12 years. Penny coordinates the Achondroplasia Clinic at QPRS. Penny’s experience with achondroplasia has been well recognised internationally and she acts as a consultant for a number of achondroplasia based services across the world.  In this episode we chat about:   Why Dr Ireland chose physiotherapy as her career path  What Dr Ireland loves about physio  Dr Ireland's path to completing her PhD  How any clinician if they put their mind to it can do the research   What the definition of achondroplasia is  What the findings were of Dr Irelands’ research on achondroplasia  How Dr Ireland’s research has impacted on clinical practices  How Dr Ireland would like to develop an e-learning package that are available for families to understand more on achondroplasia  What strategies, tips and advice Dr Ireland would like to share with pediatric therapists around research and PhD’s   Links:   Queensland Paediatric Rehabilitation Service  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr Ireland has a particular interest and passion for working with children with achondroplasia. This body of work focuses on development of children with achondroplasia and included a national review and follow up of children across 12 years. Penny coordinates the Achondroplasia Clinic at QPRS. Penny’s experience with achondroplasia has been well recognised internationally and she acts as a consultant for a number of achondroplasia based services across the world.  In this episode we chat about:  <ul> <li>Why Dr Ireland chose physiotherapy as her career path </li> <li>What Dr Ireland loves about physio </li> <li>Dr Ireland's path to completing her PhD </li> <li>How any clinician if they put their mind to it can do the research  </li> <li>What the definition of achondroplasia is </li> <li>What the findings were of Dr Irelands’ research on achondroplasia </li> <li>How Dr Ireland’s research has impacted on clinical practices </li> <li>How Dr Ireland would like to develop an e-learning package that are available for families to understand more on achondroplasia </li> <li>What strategies, tips and advice Dr Ireland would like to share with pediatric therapists around research and PhD’s </li> </ul> Links: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.childrens.health.qld.gov.au/service-queensland-paediatric-rehabilitation/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Queensland Paediatric Rehabilitation Service</a> </li> </ul>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Dr Penny Ireland

On the podcast we welcome the lovely Erikka Hall, an Occupational Therapist and Director of Milestones Therapy. Erikka spent 11 years gaining experience in a variety of fields including; Home modifications, outpatient rehab, Wheelchair and Seating Specialist, and more. She started Milestones Therapy in 2010, along with another OT who had a shared desire to find ways of providing carryover of therapy gains between therapy appointments.   Milestones Therapy now supply a large range of therapeutic products, specialising in wearable therapy products with a strong paediatric focus. The product range focuses on products which are wearable, encourage carryover, and allow the wearer to go about their day, whilst moving in great alignment, and "practising perfect".  In this episode we cover:   Erikka’s career history and what led her to start Milestones Therapy  What Milestones Therapy is all about  How through their products they managed to connect to therapists worldwide who could educate Australian therapists on how to use the products  Why “Theratogs” was the starting point for Erikka  How their products evolved over time  How it came about that Milestone Therapy's product are not used solely in the therapy session but used also for the clients to take home and use consistently after that   Milestone Therapy’s most popular products   How more educators are utlising online webinars now for education of products due to COVID  What Erikka envisages for the future of all things therapy  Erikka’s tips for therapists who are thinking about trying some of Milestone Therapy's products    Links:   Milestones Therapy Website Milestones Therapy Facebook  Milestones Therapy Instagram  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the podcast we welcome the lovely Erikka Hall, an Occupational Therapist and Director of Milestones Therapy. Erikka spent 11 years gaining experience in a variety of fields including; Home modifications, outpatient rehab, Wheelchair and Seating Specialist, and more. She started Milestones Therapy in 2010, along with another OT who had a shared desire to find ways of providing carryover of therapy gains between therapy appointments.   Milestones Therapy now supply a large range of therapeutic products, specialising in wearable therapy products with a strong paediatric focus. The product range focuses on products which are wearable, encourage carryover, and allow the wearer to go about their day, whilst moving in great alignment, and "practising perfect".  In this episode we cover:  <ul> <li>Erikka’s career history and what led her to start Milestones Therapy </li> <li>What Milestones Therapy is all about </li> <li>How through their products they managed to connect to therapists worldwide who could educate Australian therapists on how to use the products </li> <li>Why “Theratogs” was the starting point for Erikka </li> <li>How their products evolved over time </li> <li>How it came about that Milestone Therapy's product are not used solely in the therapy session but used also for the clients to take home and use consistently after that  </li> <li>Milestone Therapy’s most popular products  </li> <li>How more educators are utlising online webinars now for education of products due to COVID </li> <li>What Erikka envisages for the future of all things therapy </li> <li>Erikka’s tips for therapists who are thinking about trying some of Milestone Therapy's products </li> </ul> <ul></ul> Links: <ul> <li><a href="http://www.milestonestherapy.com.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Milestones Therapy Website</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/milestonestherapy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Milestones Therapy Facebook</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/milestonestherapy1/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Milestones Therapy Instagram</a> </li> </ul>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Erikka Hall

We welcome to the podcast Tammie Cunningham, Senior Speech Pathologist at Move and Play Paediatric Therapy, a multidisciplinary paediatric clinic in Mackay. Tammie has worked in a diverse range of speech pathology positions over the past 15 years, with experience across the lifespan with both inpatient and outpatients within hospital, community and disability settings, as well as fulfilling leadership and management duties. Tammie is in her first year of working in a private practice which has involved establishing a speech pathology service in an established practice.  In this episode we talk about:   Why Tammie chose Speech Pathology as her career  The differences Tammie has noticed working between different settings in public health systems versus private practice  The differences Tammie has noticed in paediatrics over the years in the government sector versus private practice   The scope across speech pathology that Tammie covers  The aspects of setting up a brand new service and making sure Tammie’s speech service integrated into the existing team  How Tammie sourced specific resources to speech pathology  How Tammie established new networks with other practices and clinicians for her mentorship and support as a sole clinician  Tammie’s advice and tips for clinicians establishing a new service    Links:   Move and Play Paediatric Therapy Website  Move and Play Paediatric Therapy Facebook  Move and Play Paediatric Therapy Instagram  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We welcome to the podcast Tammie Cunningham, Senior Speech Pathologist at Move and Play Paediatric Therapy, a multidisciplinary paediatric clinic in Mackay. Tammie has worked in a diverse range of speech pathology positions over the past 15 years, with experience across the lifespan with both inpatient and outpatients within hospital, community and disability settings, as well as fulfilling leadership and management duties. Tammie is in her first year of working in a private practice which has involved establishing a speech pathology service in an established practice.  In this episode we talk about:  <ul> <li>Why Tammie chose Speech Pathology as her career </li> <li>The differences Tammie has noticed working between different settings in public health systems versus private practice </li> <li>The differences Tammie has noticed in paediatrics over the years in the government sector versus private practice  </li> <li>The scope across speech pathology that Tammie covers </li> <li>The aspects of setting up a brand new service and making sure Tammie’s speech service integrated into the existing team </li> <li>How Tammie sourced specific resources to speech pathology </li> <li>How Tammie established new networks with other practices and clinicians for her mentorship and support as a sole clinician </li> <li>Tammie’s advice and tips for clinicians establishing a new service </li> </ul> <ul></ul> Links: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.moveplaypaedtherapy.com.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Move and Play Paediatric Therapy Website</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/moveplaypaedtherapy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Move and Play Paediatric Therapy Facebook</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/moveplaypaedtherapy/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Move and Play Paediatric Therapy Instagram</a> </li> </ul>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Tammie Cunningham

We welcome the talented Leishan Pace on the podcast today. Leishan is a Paediatric Psychologist and Director of Pace Ahead Psychology in Mackay. Leishan established it initially as an after-hours practice in early 2019, then as she saw the need for more experienced paediatric psychologists in Mackay, so she decided to establish Pace Ahead as a company. Pace Ahead Psychology has an excellent community reputation for outstanding clinical outcomes, well-established skills and a fun, exciting team culture.  In this episode we get into:   Pace Ahead Pyschology being nominated as finalists in the Australian Allied Health awards in the category of pediatric team of the year  What drew Leishan into Psychology  How her team expanded rapidly  The kind of work that Leishan and her team do in Psychology  In setting up the practice, what Leishan wanted to do differently  What clinicians are supposed to do when they're starting out  What Leishan’s approach is to working with school aged children  What some of the barriers Leishan had to overcome to be able to get into the school system  What some of the benefits have been for the kids who have been supported through this ‘monthly school meeting’ approach  Why it is so important to set aside that time to meet with the schools and talk with the teachers and have that really holistic approach     Links:   Pace Ahead Psychology Website  Pace Ahead Psychology Facebook  Pace Ahead Psychology Instagram   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We welcome the talented Leishan Pace on the podcast today. Leishan is a Paediatric Psychologist and Director of Pace Ahead Psychology in Mackay. Leishan established it initially as an after-hours practice in early 2019, then as she saw the need for more experienced paediatric psychologists in Mackay, so she decided to establish Pace Ahead as a company. Pace Ahead Psychology has an excellent community reputation for outstanding clinical outcomes, well-established skills and a fun, exciting team culture.  In this episode we get into:  <ul> <li>Pace Ahead Pyschology being nominated as finalists in the Australian Allied Health awards in the category of pediatric team of the year </li> <li>What drew Leishan into Psychology </li> <li>How her team expanded rapidly </li> <li>The kind of work that Leishan and her team do in Psychology </li> <li>In setting up the practice, what Leishan wanted to do differently </li> <li>What clinicians are supposed to do when they're starting out </li> <li>What Leishan’s approach is to working with school aged children </li> <li>What some of the barriers Leishan had to overcome to be able to get into the school system </li> <li>What some of the benefits have been for the kids who have been supported through this ‘monthly school meeting’ approach </li> <li>Why it is so important to set aside that time to meet with the schools and talk with the teachers and have that really holistic approach </li> </ul> <ul></ul> <ul></ul> Links: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.paceaheadpsych.com.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pace Ahead Psychology Website</a> </li> <li><a href="http://www.facebook.com/paceaheadpsych" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pace Ahead Psychology Facebook</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/paceaheadpsych/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pace Ahead Psychology Instagram</a> </li> </ul> <ul></ul>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Leishan Pace

We welcome the talented Carlyn Cooper on the podcast today. Carlyn is a registered Occupational Therapist and Director of In Sync Kids OT. Caryn has extensive experience working in the UK and Brisbane. She has consulted in a range of settings including state, private and special needs schools and has found that treatment in collaboration with teachers, parents and the learning support team, is more successful. Her experience has ranged from severe disabilities such as Autistic Spectrum Disorder to specific learning difficulties such as Dyslexia and Dyspraxia.   Additionally she is passionate about educating teachers, parents and educators and has completed many workshops in Europe, UK and Brisbane to provide a better understanding of the impact of Sensory Processing in the classroom and at home.  Carlyn also continues to advocate the need for providing services to children, in mainstream schools, with attention and mild learning difficulties and for the early intervention for children who were born prematurely.   Her specialism is treatment of Sensory Processing through Sensory Integration treatment and Neurodevelopmental Disorders which can have a significant impact on a child’s ability to successfully function at home and at school.  In this episode we chat about:   What made Carlyn decide to become an OT  What using a sensory integration approach looks like  The special assessment tools Carlyn uses at In Sync OT  What Carlyn’s approach to therapy look like when working with children and families whose children have issues with sensory integration  How Caryn works with parents implementing strategies at home  What a therapy session at In Sync OT looks like and what equipment they use in the clinic  Where in Australia you can get sensory integration equipment for your clinic  What In Sync OT’s intensive programs look like  Carlyn’s thoughts around why we are seeing an increase in more children with disabilities and sensory integration  What Carlyn thinks we should be doing about the addressing these increasing sensory processing in Australia  What Caryln would like to see across early childhood therapy programs in the future      Links:  In Sync Kids OT Website  In Sync Kids OT Facebook  In Sync Kids OT Instagram  In Sync Kids LinkedIn  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We welcome the talented Carlyn Cooper on the podcast today. Carlyn is a registered Occupational Therapist and Director of In Sync Kids OT. Caryn has extensive experience working in the UK and Brisbane. She has consulted in a range of settings including state, private and special needs schools and has found that treatment in collaboration with teachers, parents and the learning support team, is more successful. Her experience has ranged from severe disabilities such as Autistic Spectrum Disorder to specific learning difficulties such as Dyslexia and Dyspraxia.   Additionally she is passionate about educating teachers, parents and educators and has completed many workshops in Europe, UK and Brisbane to provide a better understanding of the impact of Sensory Processing in the classroom and at home.  Carlyn also continues to advocate the need for providing services to children, in mainstream schools, with attention and mild learning difficulties and for the early intervention for children who were born prematurely.   Her specialism is treatment of Sensory Processing through Sensory Integration treatment and Neurodevelopmental Disorders which can have a significant impact on a child’s ability to successfully function at home and at school.  In this episode we chat about:  <ul> <li>What made Carlyn decide to become an OT </li> <li>What using a sensory integration approach looks like </li> <li>The special assessment tools Carlyn uses at In Sync OT </li> <li>What Carlyn’s approach to therapy look like when working with children and families whose children have issues with sensory integration </li> <li>How Caryn works with parents implementing strategies at home </li> <li>What a therapy session at In Sync OT looks like and what equipment they use in the clinic </li> <li>Where in Australia you can get sensory integration equipment for your clinic </li> <li>What In Sync OT’s intensive programs look like </li> <li>Carlyn’s thoughts around why we are seeing an increase in more children with disabilities and sensory integration </li> <li>What Carlyn thinks we should be doing about the addressing these increasing sensory processing in Australia </li> <li>What Caryln would like to see across early childhood therapy programs in the future    </li> </ul> Links: <ul> <li><a href="http://www.insynckidsot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">In Sync Kids OT Website</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/insynckidsot/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">In Sync Kids OT Facebook</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/insynckidsot/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">In Sync Kids OT Instagram</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/18028632" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">In Sync Kids LinkedIn</a> </li> </ul>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Carlyn Cooper

On the podcast we chat to the wonderful Joanne Bacon, Senior Key Worker, Education Specialist, Director and Founder of Advocate for Me. Joanne’s professional experience started as a dedicated classroom teacher, then more recently, in over 10 years working with children with developmental delays or disabilities and their families who are her sources of inspiration. Joanne advocates for the opportunity for all children to thrive; living their best life surrounded by family members who feel supported, empowered and fully included in the community. Joanne is also a mother of five children, including triplets and understands parenting can be challenging and overwhelming at different stages which drives her to support families to move positively towards their goals and find joy in their daily experiences.  In this episode we chat about:   The rundown on what the role of a key worker is  What a key worker does that the therapists don't  The type of hands on sort of role in working with the family  Tips on therapists who are time poor and strategies to pull together teams and families  The right time to exit helping a family  How families can find a Key Worker  Cutting ourselves slack as parents and just holding space for fun with our children   Links:   Advocate for Me Website  Advocate for Me Facebook  Advocate For Me Instagram    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the podcast we chat to the wonderful Joanne Bacon, Senior Key Worker, Education Specialist, Director and Founder of Advocate for Me. Joanne’s professional experience started as a dedicated classroom teacher, then more recently, in over 10 years working with children with developmental delays or disabilities and their families who are her sources of inspiration. Joanne advocates for the opportunity for all children to thrive; living their best life surrounded by family members who feel supported, empowered and fully included in the community. Joanne is also a mother of five children, including triplets and understands parenting can be challenging and overwhelming at different stages which drives her to support families to move positively towards their goals and find joy in their daily experiences.  In this episode we chat about:  <ul> <li>The rundown on what the role of a key worker is </li> <li>What a key worker does that the therapists don't </li> <li>The type of hands on sort of role in working with the family </li> <li>Tips on therapists who are time poor and strategies to pull together teams and families </li> <li>The right time to exit helping a family </li> <li>How families can find a Key Worker </li> <li>Cutting ourselves slack as parents and just holding space for fun with our children </li> </ul> Links: <ul> <li><a href="https://advocateforme.com.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Advocate for Me Website</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/advocateformeAus/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Advocate for Me Facebook</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/advocateformeaus/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Advocate For Me Instagram</a> </li> </ul> See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Joanne Bacon

On the podcast today we welcome the lovely Emma Dougherty, Director of Youth Engagement at Queensland's Department of Education. Emma currently leads the 'Link and Launch' program.   Emma started her career as a Speech-Language Pathologist in 2002, and practiced predominantly in state schools as well as some part-time private practice before progressing to supervisory roles within the Education Department. Taking the leap away from clinical practice and outside of allied health in 2015, Emma has worked as a Principal Education Officer and a Principal Advisor in the state education system. For much of this time she had the great pleasure of drawing on her allied health skills to lead the OT, Physio, SLP and Nursing services within state schools in the south east corner of Queensland.   In 2020, a new opportunity arose to step outside the comfort zone even further, in leading a nation-first initiative to ensure young people who have completed Year 12 go on to make successful transitions post-school.   In this episode we get into:   Where Emma started in her career and how her role has changed over time  What the Link and Launch program aims to do for students  How students can access the Link and Launch support program  The outcomes that Emma has seen through the program  How people in Emma's life have helped her make that leap of faith with her career  How Emma's previous skills in Speech Pathology have transferred over into her new role   Links:   Link and Launch Website  Emma Dougherty LinkedIn  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the podcast today we welcome the lovely Emma Dougherty, Director of Youth Engagement at Queensland's Department of Education. Emma currently leads the 'Link and Launch' program.   Emma started her career as a Speech-Language Pathologist in 2002, and practiced predominantly in state schools as well as some part-time private practice before progressing to supervisory roles within the Education Department. Taking the leap away from clinical practice and outside of allied health in 2015, Emma has worked as a Principal Education Officer and a Principal Advisor in the state education system. For much of this time she had the great pleasure of drawing on her allied health skills to lead the OT, Physio, SLP and Nursing services within state schools in the south east corner of Queensland.   In 2020, a new opportunity arose to step outside the comfort zone even further, in leading a nation-first initiative to ensure young people who have completed Year 12 go on to make successful transitions post-school.   In this episode we get into:  <ul> <li>Where Emma started in her career and how her role has changed over time </li> <li>What the Link and Launch program aims to do for students </li> <li>How students can access the Link and Launch support program </li> <li>The outcomes that Emma has seen through the program </li> <li>How people in Emma's life have helped her make that leap of faith with her career </li> <li>How Emma's previous skills in Speech Pathology have transferred over into her new role </li> </ul> Links: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.wethedifferents.qld.edu.au/link-launch/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Link and Launch Website</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/emma-dougherty-039717110" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Emma Dougherty LinkedIn</a> </li> </ul>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Emma Dougherty

On the podcast today we welcome the lovely Josie Thornberry, an Occupational Therapist and a member of the leadership team at Kids &amp; Community on the Gold Coast. Josie worked as a Therapy Assistant at Kids &amp; Community while studying Occupational Therapy and is now the Therapy Support Coordinator. As the Therapy Support Coordinator, Josie's role is to coordinate all things therapy assistants! She currently manages 7 Therapy Assistants while working with her own caseload of kids and their families.  In this episode we get into:   Josie’s role as a Therapy Support Coordinator  The value that therapy systems bring to a team  What makes the process work well for Therapy Assistants and Occupational Therapists What specific areas of interventional support that Therapy Assistants do really well How Therapy Assistants help with clinic based services  What the Therapy Assistant role is within the groups How Josie helps support the development of skills of the Therapy Assistants   What Therapy Assistants want to know to develop themselves  What Therapy Assistants get most worried and how you can support them  What systems Josie has developed to make the process work smoothly  The benefits of being the “gateway” between the Occupational Therapists and the Therapy Assistants  What Occupational Therapists can learn from Therapy Assistants  The impact on outcomes for kids and families with great therapy assistance  How therapy systems help with moving kids into sustainable long term community supports  What the difference is between Therapy Assistants, Allied Health Assistants and Support Workers  Josie’s top 3 tips to others who want to set up a therapy system or allied health service      Links:   Kids &amp; Community Website  Kids &amp; Community Facebook  Kids &amp; Community Instagram  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the podcast today we welcome the lovely Josie Thornberry, an Occupational Therapist and a member of the leadership team at Kids &amp; Community on the Gold Coast. Josie worked as a Therapy Assistant at Kids &amp; Community while studying Occupational Therapy and is now the Therapy Support Coordinator. As the Therapy Support Coordinator, Josie's role is to coordinate all things therapy assistants! She currently manages 7 Therapy Assistants while working with her own caseload of kids and their families.  In this episode we get into:  <ul> <li>Josie’s role as a Therapy Support Coordinator </li> <li>The value that therapy systems bring to a team </li> <li>What makes the process work well for Therapy Assistants and Occupational Therapists</li> <li>What specific areas of interventional support that Therapy Assistants do really well</li> <li>How Therapy Assistants help with clinic based services </li> <li>What the Therapy Assistant role is within the groups</li> <li>How Josie helps support the development of skills of the Therapy Assistants  </li> <li>What Therapy Assistants want to know to develop themselves </li> <li>What Therapy Assistants get most worried and how you can support them </li> <li>What systems Josie has developed to make the process work smoothly </li> <li>The benefits of being the “gateway” between the Occupational Therapists and the Therapy Assistants </li> <li>What Occupational Therapists can learn from Therapy Assistants </li> <li>The impact on outcomes for kids and families with great therapy assistance </li> <li>How therapy systems help with moving kids into sustainable long term community supports </li> <li>What the difference is between Therapy Assistants, Allied Health Assistants and Support Workers </li> <li>Josie’s top 3 tips to others who want to set up a therapy system or allied health service </li> </ul> <ul></ul> <ul></ul> <ul></ul> Links: <ul> <li><a href="https://kidsandcommunity.com.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kids &amp; Community Website</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/kidsco4219/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kids &amp; Community Facebook</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/kidsandco4219/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kids &amp; Community Instagram</a> </li> </ul>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Josie Thornberry

Today we welcome the talented Emily Hayles, an experienced Physiotherapist and the Founder of Move and Play Paediatric Therapy, a children’s therapy service in Mackay, Queensland. Emily has worked with children with disabilities and their families for the past 15 years.     Emily is a passionate therapist, educator and clinical leader who - through therapy, education, advocacy and connection - strives to help children to move and play to the best of their ability, empower parents to know they are doing the best they can for their child, and support therapists to deliver the best care possible.   Not only an incredible Physiotherapist, Emily is also a published author of the book ‘Braver Than You Think: How To Help Your Child With A Disability Live Their Best Life’.  And finally (but in her opinion, probably the most important role) - she is the Mum to 3 fantastic small children.   In this episode we get into:    The early years and how Emily’s journey started her journey as a Physio   What Emily learnt in her first few years after graduating   Motivations for writing her book “Braver than you think”   What the BRAVE model stands for  What Emily believes good, effective contemporary therapy service looks like  Emily’s vision for the future of effective therapy services for children and families  Moving towards a more Transdisciplinary/Key Worker model in whatever form that suits the family  Encouraging therapists to start to think a little differently about how they can multiply the impact they have    Links:   Move and Play Paediatric Therapy Website  Braver Than You Think Book  Move and Play Paediatric Therapy Facebook Move and Play Paediatric Therapy Instagram Emily Hayles LinkedIn  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today we welcome the talented Emily Hayles, an experienced Physiotherapist and the Founder of Move and Play Paediatric Therapy, a children’s therapy service in Mackay, Queensland. Emily has worked with children with disabilities and their families for the past 15 years.     Emily is a passionate therapist, educator and clinical leader who - through therapy, education, advocacy and connection - strives to help children to move and play to the best of their ability, empower parents to know they are doing the best they can for their child, and support therapists to deliver the best care possible.   Not only an incredible Physiotherapist, Emily is also a published author of the book ‘Braver Than You Think: How To Help Your Child With A Disability Live Their Best Life’.  And finally (but in her opinion, probably the most important role) - she is the Mum to 3 fantastic small children.   In this episode we get into:   <ul> <li>The early years and how Emily’s journey started her journey as a Physio  </li> <li>What Emily learnt in her first few years after graduating  </li> <li>Motivations for writing her book “Braver than you think”  </li> <li>What the BRAVE model stands for </li> <li>What Emily believes good, effective contemporary therapy service looks like </li> <li>Emily’s vision for the future of effective therapy services for children and families </li> <li>Moving towards a more Transdisciplinary/Key Worker model in whatever form that suits the family </li> <li>Encouraging therapists to start to think a little differently about how they can multiply the impact they have </li> </ul> <ul></ul> Links: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.moveplaypaedtherapy.com.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Move and Play Paediatric Therapy Website</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.moveplaypaedtherapy.com.au/braver-than-you-think/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Braver Than You Think Book</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/moveplaypaedtherapy/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Move and Play Paediatric Therapy Facebook</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/moveplaypaedtherapy/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Move and Play Paediatric Therapy Instagram</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/emily-hayles-30a5a3109/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Emily Hayles LinkedIn</a> </li> </ul>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Emily Hayles

On the podcast today we chat to the lovely Tayla Evans, a Speech Pathologist in the Kimberley region of WA. Tayla provides support to some of the country's most remote Aboriginal communities including communities requiring a fly in fly out model of service. Tayla started her career at Peninsula Speech Plus about 5 years ago before maternity leave led her 4000km across the country. Tayla is passionate about early intervention as well as play and language development and enjoys supporting children in hard to reach areas that have very limited access to services. Tayla spends her spare time exploring the gorges and waterholes in the Kimberley whilst raising her very own Kimberley kid. In this episode we chat about:  What it's like working in a remote community When working with a Community what other considerations you need to be thinking about What that therapy looks like for children who do not have access to many toys What the biggest challenges are and the biggest differences in working in the area Considering the cultural appropriateness of high tech, and whether it would actually fit into the Community What Tayla's caseload looks like Working with older kids and higher levels so functional reading The joys of working in a remote area and what the community is like A plug for anybody that might be looking at a remote working experience The benefit for new graduates working remotely and a cool way to get a whole big range of experiences The struggles that come with Telehealth in remote areas, having accessibility and good internet is hard Where you can search for remote work See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the podcast today we chat to the lovely Tayla Evans, a Speech Pathologist in the Kimberley region of WA. Tayla provides support to some of the country's most remote Aboriginal communities including communities requiring a fly in fly out model of service. Tayla started her career at Peninsula Speech Plus about 5 years ago before maternity leave led her 4000km across the country. Tayla is passionate about early intervention as well as play and language development and enjoys supporting children in hard to reach areas that have very limited access to services. Tayla spends her spare time exploring the gorges and waterholes in the Kimberley whilst raising her very own Kimberley kid. In this episode we chat about: <ul> <li>What it's like working in a remote community</li> <li>When working with a Community what other considerations you need to be thinking about</li> <li>What that therapy looks like for children who do not have access to many toys</li> <li>What the biggest challenges are and the biggest differences in working in the area</li> <li>Considering the cultural appropriateness of high tech, and whether it would actually fit into the Community</li> <li>What Tayla's caseload looks like</li> <li>Working with older kids and higher levels so functional reading</li> <li>The joys of working in a remote area and what the community is like</li> <li>A plug for anybody that might be looking at a remote working experience</li> <li>The benefit for new graduates working remotely and a cool way to get a whole big range of experiences</li> <li>The struggles that come with Telehealth in remote areas, having accessibility and good internet is hard</li> <li>Where you can search for remote work</li> </ul>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Tayla Evans

Welcome to Therapy Team Talk, the podcast to get Australian paediatric therapists talking together to progress clinical excellence and best lives for children. Our presenters are allied health industry specialists who have a wealth of clinical wisdom, curious minds and who love a chat. They will showcase wonderful guests and share their thoughts on many and varied paediatric therapy topics. As with the entire Therapy Team Talk program, every episode has a specific clinical topic and are conveniently short and sweet for your listening pleasure. Please subscribe to ensure you don’t miss a single chatty and informative episode. If it's focused paediatric clinical training and discussion you seek, consider joining our Therapy Team Talk program https://therapyteamtalk.com/  

On the podcast today we welcome the incredible Weh Yeoh, founder of OIC Cambodia, an initiative that aims to establish speech therapy as a profession in Cambodia. Weh has volunteered with people with disabilities in Vietnam, interned in India, studied Mandarin in Beijing, and milked yaks in Mongolia. He started OIC in 2013, and handed over leadership to a local Cambodian team in 2017. He is now co-founding Umbo, a social enterprise bridging the gap for rural children to access allied health services.  In this episode we get into:   Why physiotherapy wasn’t the right career path for Weh  How Umbo started  The initial resistance to telehealth  Umbo being a pioneer in online therapies delivered online to rural communities  Using a key worker model and coaching model while leveraging local resources  Creating a work environment for clinicians that suit what they need  How Weh and his team stay connected, especially during lockdown  The benefit of having people all over the country and having a diverse team  The types of therapists that come to Umbo are people who care about the social mission, are very open minded and flexible open to learning new things  What advice Weh would give to a new allied health professional embarking on their career  What the plans are for the future of Umbo  Weh’s suggestions on what needs to change in the pediatric landscape     Links:   Umbo Website  Umbo Facebook  Umbo Instagram  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the podcast today we welcome the incredible Weh Yeoh, founder of OIC Cambodia, an initiative that aims to establish speech therapy as a profession in Cambodia. Weh has volunteered with people with disabilities in Vietnam, interned in India, studied Mandarin in Beijing, and milked yaks in Mongolia. He started OIC in 2013, and handed over leadership to a local Cambodian team in 2017. He is now co-founding Umbo, a social enterprise bridging the gap for rural children to access allied health services.  In this episode we get into:  <ul> <li>Why physiotherapy wasn’t the right career path for Weh </li> <li>How Umbo started </li> <li>The initial resistance to telehealth </li> <li>Umbo being a pioneer in online therapies delivered online to rural communities </li> <li>Using a key worker model and coaching model while leveraging local resources </li> <li>Creating a work environment for clinicians that suit what they need </li> <li>How Weh and his team stay connected, especially during lockdown </li> <li>The benefit of having people all over the country and having a diverse team </li> <li>The types of therapists that come to Umbo are people who care about the social mission, are very open minded and flexible open to learning new things </li> <li>What advice Weh would give to a new allied health professional embarking on their career </li> <li>What the plans are for the future of Umbo </li> <li>Weh’s suggestions on what needs to change in the pediatric landscape </li> </ul> <ul></ul> <ul></ul> Links: <ul> <li><a href="http://umbo.com.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Umbo Website</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/umboaus" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Umbo Facebook</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/umboaus/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Umbo Instagram</a> </li> </ul>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Weh Yeoh

In this episode Megan and Cathy talk about their own experiences with their clinical pathways and (lack of) supervision as new graduates, while taking full responsibility in navigating their professional development. Megan &amp; Cathy have developed a free resource for the allied health industry, the Clinical Supervision Agreement. Find out what the Agreement includes, what it doesn't and who it is suitable for.  Links:   DOWNLOAD the Clinical Supervision Agreement  Learn More about our Therapy Team Talk Program  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode Megan and Cathy talk about their own experiences with their clinical pathways and (lack of) supervision as new graduates, while taking full responsibility in navigating their professional development. Megan &amp; Cathy have developed a free resource for the allied health industry, the Clinical Supervision Agreement. Find out what the Agreement includes, what it doesn't and who it is suitable for.  Links: <ul> <li><a href="https://therapyteamtalk.com/resources/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DOWNLOAD</a> the Clinical Supervision Agreement </li> <li>Learn More about our <a href="https://therapyteamtalk.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Therapy Team Talk Program</a> </li> </ul>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Clinical Supervision Agreement

Today on the podcast we welcome the lovely Raelene Dundon, an Autistic Educational &amp; Developmental Psychologist, author and presenter. Raelene is also the Clinical Director of Okey Dokey Childhood Therapy, a large multidisciplinary allied health practice in Melbourne, Victoria, which she runs with her husband, Andrew.   Raelene has extensive experience working with Neurodivergent children and their families, as well as Neurotypical children, providing educational, social/emotional and parenting support. Raelene’s husband and children are also Neurodivergent, and she draws on her personal and professional experience to provide support to children and families.  In this episode we get into:   What Okey Dokey is all about  What inspired Raelene to be an author  What PDA is all about (we are not talking about Public Display of Affection!)  How PDA is diagnosed  Suggestions for therapists on what language to use and how to approach parents   Raelene's helpful guidelines and strategies for therapists getting through a session with a child presenting with PDA  Imposter Syndrome     Links:   Okey Dokey Childhood Therapy Website  Okey Dokey Childhood Therapy Facebook  Raelene Dundon Website  Raelene Dundon Facebook   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today on the podcast we welcome the lovely Raelene Dundon, an Autistic Educational &amp; Developmental Psychologist, author and presenter. Raelene is also the Clinical Director of Okey Dokey Childhood Therapy, a large multidisciplinary allied health practice in Melbourne, Victoria, which she runs with her husband, Andrew.   Raelene has extensive experience working with Neurodivergent children and their families, as well as Neurotypical children, providing educational, social/emotional and parenting support. Raelene’s husband and children are also Neurodivergent, and she draws on her personal and professional experience to provide support to children and families.  In this episode we get into:  <ul> <li>What Okey Dokey is all about </li> <li>What inspired Raelene to be an author </li> <li>What PDA is all about (we are not talking about Public Display of Affection!) </li> <li>How PDA is diagnosed </li> <li>Suggestions for therapists on what language to use and how to approach parents  </li> <li>Raelene's helpful guidelines and strategies for therapists getting through a session with a child presenting with PDA </li> <li>Imposter Syndrome </li> </ul> <ul></ul> <ul></ul> Links: <ul> <li><a href="http://okeydokey.com.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Okey Dokey Childhood Therapy Website</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/OkeyDokeyChildhoodTherapy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Okey Dokey Childhood Therapy Facebook</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.raelenedundon.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Raelene Dundon Website</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/raelenedundon" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Raelene Dundon Facebook</a> </li> </ul> <ul></ul>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Raelene Dundon

Daniel Golshevsky

Today on the podcast we welcome Dr Daniel Golshevsky (Dr Golly), a Melbourne-based paediatrician and father of three. Specialising in unsettled babies and poor sleep, Dr Golly developed this sleep program through his work with thousands of babies over more than a decade of practice. With a focus on empowering parents and protecting mothers, Dr Golly turns up the volume of that innate parental instinct to maximise parents' understanding of their baby's cues and bring everyone closer to a full night's sleep.  This is what we spoke about:   What the Dr Golly Sleep Program is all about  What the signs are of kids that struggle with sleep  How it's never too late to correct bad sleep  Why it's important to establish good habits and a healthy relationship with sleep from the newborn period  Creating positive habits, positive sleep associations for the child, but also for the parents  How parents can really understand the impact that their own emotions have on their kids  Imposter Syndrome and how important it is for newer therapists to give themselves time and not compare to more experienced therapists in your field  Advice to clinicians on finding more time-efficient measures to  get through your work   Links:   Dr Golly Website  Dr Golly Facebook  Dr Golly Instagram  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today on the podcast we welcome Dr Daniel Golshevsky (Dr Golly), a Melbourne-based paediatrician and father of three. Specialising in unsettled babies and poor sleep, Dr Golly developed this sleep program through his work with thousands of babies over more than a decade of practice. With a focus on empowering parents and protecting mothers, Dr Golly turns up the volume of that innate parental instinct to maximise parents' understanding of their baby's cues and bring everyone closer to a full night's sleep.  This is what we spoke about:  <ul> <li>What the Dr Golly Sleep Program is all about </li> <li>What the signs are of kids that struggle with sleep </li> <li>How it's never too late to correct bad sleep </li> <li>Why it's important to establish good habits and a healthy relationship with sleep from the newborn period </li> <li>Creating positive habits, positive sleep associations for the child, but also for the parents </li> <li>How parents can really understand the impact that their own emotions have on their kids </li> <li>Imposter Syndrome and how important it is for newer therapists to give themselves time and not compare to more experienced therapists in your field </li> <li>Advice to clinicians on finding more time-efficient measures to  get through your work </li> </ul> Links: <ul> <li><a href="http://www.drgolly.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dr Golly Website</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/DrGollyTM" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dr Golly Facebook</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/drgolly/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dr Golly Instagram</a> </li> </ul>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Dr. Daniel Golshevsky

We are excited to announce we are running an online 3 hour workshop called “From Speaking Words to Writing Stories” on Friday 1st October.   Megan Ingram and Charmaine Owen will be presenting this workshop perfect for Speech Pathologists, Occupational Therapists, Developmental Educators, Allied Health Assistants and General Educators working with children and families. Megan and Charmaine are not only magically skilled and experienced clinicians they are also energetic educators, begone the tiresome lecture style presentation with these two! Be prepared for an honest, down to earth, evidence inspired and super practical professional development session.   What you will discover:   There are so many skills involved in getting kids to get their thoughts out of their brains and onto paper.   We don’t spend enough time thinking about all of those different skills and how interconnected they are  We talk about the reading rope all the time, focusing on the different components that we need to produce a really strong reader but we don’t focus enough on writing which deserves this equal kind of conversation  When kids are having a writing difficulty we really need to pick apart and really look at what's going on for them  Writing is a super complex skill and it takes regular more neurotypical kids years to master it yet some of the little kids that we serve they’re kind of expected to get it in the same timeframe, on top of everything else that they're working on developmentally  Thinking about this transition from speaking to writing and all of the opportunities that it brings for a therapy team to work around because everyone bring skills and passion to the package  Seeing writing as such a critical life skill for kids   Developing a little bit more understanding as to how we can really support parents   There are strategies that we use to make everybody's journey into writing just so much stronger and smoother   Making this a really efficient kind of process for kids   Who brings which skills to the child's learning program and how the team actually work together to get consistency   Focusing on the team, where we really do bring our best work together with Occupational Therapists, Speech Pathologists, teachers and parents   The objective is for therapists to gain confidence around the complexity of writing and the components that sit in it      Links:   BOOK YOUR SPOT TODAY (Don't miss out!)  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We are excited to announce we are running an online 3 hour workshop called <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/from-speaking-words-to-writing-stories-tickets-169910612215" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“From Speaking Words to Writing Stories”</a> on Friday 1st October.   Megan Ingram and Charmaine Owen will be presenting this workshop perfect for Speech Pathologists, Occupational Therapists, Developmental Educators, Allied Health Assistants and General Educators working with children and families. Megan and Charmaine are not only magically skilled and experienced clinicians they are also energetic educators, begone the tiresome lecture style presentation with these two! Be prepared for an honest, down to earth, evidence inspired and super practical professional development session.   What you will discover:  <ul> <li>There are so many skills involved in getting kids to get their thoughts out of their brains and onto paper.  </li> <li>We don’t spend enough time thinking about all of those different skills and how interconnected they are </li> <li>We talk about the reading rope all the time, focusing on the different components that we need to produce a really strong reader but we don’t focus enough on writing which deserves this equal kind of conversation </li> <li>When kids are having a writing difficulty we really need to pick apart and really look at what's going on for them </li> <li>Writing is a super complex skill and it takes regular more neurotypical kids years to master it yet some of the little kids that we serve they’re kind of expected to get it in the same timeframe, on top of everything else that they're working on developmentally </li> <li>Thinking about this transition from speaking to writing and all of the opportunities that it brings for a therapy team to work around because everyone bring skills and passion to the package </li> <li>Seeing writing as such a critical life skill for kids  </li> <li>Developing a little bit more understanding as to how we can really support parents  </li> <li>There are strategies that we use to make everybody's journey into writing just so much stronger and smoother  </li> <li>Making this a really efficient kind of process for kids  </li> <li>Who brings which skills to the child's learning program and how the team actually work together to get consistency  </li> <li>Focusing on the team, where we really do bring our best work together with Occupational Therapists, Speech Pathologists, teachers and parents  </li> <li>The objective is for therapists to gain confidence around the complexity of writing and the components that sit in it </li> </ul> <ul></ul> <ul></ul> <ul></ul> Links: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/from-speaking-words-to-writing-stories-tickets-169910612215" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BOOK YOUR SPOT TODAY (Don't miss out!)</a> </li> </ul>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

From Speaking Words to Writing Stories Webinar

On the podcast today we have our lovely guest, Lillian Colley, a Certified Practising Speech Pathologist (CPSP), owner of Lillian Colley Speech Pathology - a mobile private practice on the Mornington Peninsula, providing home and school based services to children and their families.  Lillian has worked in the public, private and school-based systems in both Australia and the UK and has a strong interest in Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) and working with children and young people who have complex disabilities. Lillian is a PODD presenter and is also trained in PROMPT therapy.   In this episode we chat about:   Working with families and children with really complex communication  What to look for in AAC devices  How to introduce a child or person to a new communication system  Where Lilian does her therapy sessions  What Lillian’s caseload looks like   Using different strategies and sometimes even rules to help the child be understood  Key takeaways and advice for clinicians wanting to start out in the AAC space  What Lillian’s go-to communication systems or vocabularies are  Why you should review the AAC device yearly for the child  Why you just can’t use an iPad as a substitute  Using social media as a tool to give you a better insight into different parent groups and community groups     Links:   Lillian Colley Speech Pathology Facebook  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the podcast today we have our lovely guest, Lillian Colley, a Certified Practising Speech Pathologist (CPSP), owner of Lillian Colley Speech Pathology - a mobile private practice on the Mornington Peninsula, providing home and school based services to children and their families.  Lillian has worked in the public, private and school-based systems in both Australia and the UK and has a strong interest in Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) and working with children and young people who have complex disabilities. Lillian is a PODD presenter and is also trained in PROMPT therapy.   In this episode we chat about:  <ul> <li>Working with families and children with really complex communication </li> <li>What to look for in AAC devices </li> <li>How to introduce a child or person to a new communication system </li> <li>Where Lilian does her therapy sessions </li> <li>What Lillian’s caseload looks like  </li> <li>Using different strategies and sometimes even rules to help the child be understood </li> <li>Key takeaways and advice for clinicians wanting to start out in the AAC space </li> <li>What Lillian’s go-to communication systems or vocabularies are </li> <li>Why you should review the AAC device yearly for the child </li> <li>Why you just can’t use an iPad as a substitute </li> <li>Using social media as a tool to give you a better insight into different parent groups and community groups </li> </ul> <ul></ul> <ul></ul> Links: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/Lillian-Colley-Speech-Pathology-105947568157917/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lillian Colley Speech Pathology Facebook</a> </li> </ul>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Lillian Colley

Our lovely guest on the podcast today is Helen Dimond, a Speech Pathologist and Owner of the practice Joyful Little Voices based on the Sunshine Coast. Helen has worked in paediatrics for the last 20 years.  Helen particularly enjoys therapy using AAC, has a passion for learning, teaching and supervising.    In this episode we get into:   Helen’s experiences as a Speech Pathologist working with children   How Joyful Little Voices came about  What transdisciplinary practice is   Multidisciplinary versus transdisciplinary   What transdisciplinary practice looks like across government funded or private services  Key aspects of delivering care in a transdisciplinary way that clinicians need to know about  Strategies about how clinicians can decide what sits in their bucket versus what could be shared cross their team  What the benefits are of the keyworker model  What the barriers or some of the challenges are in clinicians or therapists picking up this model and starting to use that kind of a model  The steps or specific strategies therapists could take to try and move towards that end goal of transdisciplinary care in their practice     Links:  Joyful Little Voices Website  Joyful Little Voices Facebook  Best Practice in Early Childhood Intervention  Key Worker Online Course   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our lovely guest on the podcast today is Helen Dimond, a Speech Pathologist and Owner of the practice Joyful Little Voices based on the Sunshine Coast. Helen has worked in paediatrics for the last 20 years.  Helen particularly enjoys therapy using AAC, has a passion for learning, teaching and supervising.  In this episode we get into:  <ul> <li>Helen’s experiences as a Speech Pathologist working with children  </li> <li>How Joyful Little Voices came about </li> <li>What transdisciplinary practice is  </li> <li>Multidisciplinary versus transdisciplinary  </li> <li>What transdisciplinary practice looks like across government funded or private services </li> <li>Key aspects of delivering care in a transdisciplinary way that clinicians need to know about </li> <li>Strategies about how clinicians can decide what sits in their bucket versus what could be shared cross their team </li> <li>What the benefits are of the keyworker model </li> <li>What the barriers or some of the challenges are in clinicians or therapists picking up this model and starting to use that kind of a model </li> <li>The steps or specific strategies therapists could take to try and move towards that end goal of transdisciplinary care in their practice </li> </ul> Links: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.joyfullittlevoices.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Joyful Little Voices Website</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/Joyful-Little-Voices-107711514935663" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Joyful Little Voices Facebook</a> </li> <li><a href="http://xn--%09https-8f4e/re-imagine.com.au/product/elearning-best-practice-in-early-childhood-intervention-copy/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Best Practice in Early Childhood Intervention</a> </li> <li><a href="http://xn--%09https-8f4e/noahsarkinc.org.au/course_outline/key-worker-online-course-abridged-version/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Key Worker Online Course</a> </li> </ul> <ul></ul>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Helen Dimond

On the podcast today we welcome our guest, Delia Weston. Delia is a passionate, determined, thoughtful (and as she describes herself, a little bit ‘cheeky’) physio. Delia started her life in the USA and through several happy accidents has found herself putting down roots in the Sunshine Coast in QLD where she and her business partner Jamine Gardener (OT) have recently started a private paediatric therapy clinic called More Than Able Therapy.  Delia was lucky enough to grow up with her sister Amber, who had Cerebral Palsy, and from a young age she knew that she was meant to be a physiotherapist supporting children like Amber. Delia pulled on her real-life experiences growing up with a sister who had Cerebral Palsy to develop her unique therapy style and holistic approach to supporting children with complex disabilities.     In this episode we chat about:   Delia’s story as a therapist - what made her decide to get into physiotherapist, and what her experience has been as a paediatric therapist so far  Delia’s experience growing up with her sister who had a disability  What Delia thinks the value was that her sister needed and what she would have liked the world to have understood better  What it was like having a lot of healthcare professionals come in and out of your house as a child   What therapy looked like back when her sister was receiving therapy  What could have made a difference for her family that could have helped them to be less overwhelmed in dealing with her sisters’ disability   What is better about therapy services in the world that we're practicing in today  How her sister’s disability has shaped Delia as the therapist that she is today What therapists can do to improve their skills so that they are better able to read and understand their clients with more complex disabilities  What Delia’s approach is to treating children with complex needs  What the purpose is of therapists being involved in these children’s lives   What the bigger picture is that therapists need to consider when they're working with these children with a complex disability and for their families Delia’s advice to therapists on how they can give families a really positive experience based on what she knows both as a sister of a sibling with a disability and as a therapist     Links:   More Than Able Therapy Website  More Than Able Therapy Facebook  More Than Able Therapy Instagram   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the podcast today we welcome our guest, Delia Weston. Delia is a passionate, determined, thoughtful (and as she describes herself, a little bit ‘cheeky’) physio. Delia started her life in the USA and through several happy accidents has found herself putting down roots in the Sunshine Coast in QLD where she and her business partner Jamine Gardener (OT) have recently started a private paediatric therapy clinic called More Than Able Therapy.  Delia was lucky enough to grow up with her sister Amber, who had Cerebral Palsy, and from a young age she knew that she was meant to be a physiotherapist supporting children like Amber. Delia pulled on her real-life experiences growing up with a sister who had Cerebral Palsy to develop her unique therapy style and holistic approach to supporting children with complex disabilities.   In this episode we chat about:  <ul> <li>Delia’s story as a therapist - what made her decide to get into physiotherapist, and what her experience has been as a paediatric therapist so far </li> <li>Delia’s experience growing up with her sister who had a disability </li> <li>What Delia thinks the value was that her sister needed and what she would have liked the world to have understood better </li> <li>What it was like having a lot of healthcare professionals come in and out of your house as a child  </li> <li>What therapy looked like back when her sister was receiving therapy </li> <li>What could have made a difference for her family that could have helped them to be less overwhelmed in dealing with her sisters’ disability  </li> <li>What is better about therapy services in the world that we're practicing in today </li> <li>How her sister’s disability has shaped Delia as the therapist that she is today</li> <li>What therapists can do to improve their skills so that they are better able to read and understand their clients with more complex disabilities </li> <li>What Delia’s approach is to treating children with complex needs </li> <li>What the purpose is of therapists being involved in these children’s lives  </li> <li>What the bigger picture is that therapists need to consider when they're working with these children with a complex disability and for their families</li> <li>Delia’s advice to therapists on how they can give families a really positive experience based on what she knows both as a sister of a sibling with a disability and as a therapist </li> </ul> Links: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.morethanable.com.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">More Than Able Therapy Website</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/morethanabletherapy/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">More Than Able Therapy Facebook</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/morethanabletherapy/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">More Than Able Therapy Instagram</a> </li> </ul> <ul></ul>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Delia Weston

Ashleigh Blake is our awesome guest on the podcast today. Ashleigh works as an Occupational Therapist across the private and public sector, with children and their families.    In this episode we get into:  How Ashleigh manages two part time OT roles and also the difference within those two roles  What the pros and cons are to both of these roles  How Ashleigh’s skill set has grown by having exposure to both private and public sector  Ashleigh’s tips from working in a team vs that single profession practice  How Ashleigh gets the balance right, about being on the edge where she is learning and challenging herself but not sitting back in that comfort zone  How important it is to have a good mentor  Practicing good time management and being really mindful of how she uses her time  What her important piece of advice is when networking and connecting with other allied health professionals  The benefits of really knowing what you need to know and knowing when to refer     Links:  Kids and Community  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ashleigh Blake is our awesome guest on the podcast today. Ashleigh works as an Occupational Therapist across the private and public sector, with children and their families.  In this episode we get into: <ul> <li>How Ashleigh manages two part time OT roles and also the difference within those two roles </li> <li>What the pros and cons are to both of these roles </li> <li>How Ashleigh’s skill set has grown by having exposure to both private and public sector </li> <li>Ashleigh’s tips from working in a team vs that single profession practice </li> <li>How Ashleigh gets the balance right, about being on the edge where she is learning and challenging herself but not sitting back in that comfort zone </li> <li>How important it is to have a good mentor </li> <li>Practicing good time management and being really mindful of how she uses her time </li> <li>What her important piece of advice is when networking and connecting with other allied health professionals </li> <li>The benefits of really knowing what you need to know and knowing when to refer </li> </ul> Links: <ul> <li><a href="https://kidsandcommunity.com.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kids and Community</a> </li> </ul>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Ashleigh Blake

On the podcast today we chat with Jacqui Broadbridge, a Lecturer (Practice Education) in Occupational Therapy, in the School of Health Sciences and Social Work at Griffith University. She currently coordinates student practice education experiences across all years of the program. With over thirty years professional experience, including management roles within vocational rehabilitation &amp; injury prevention, her teaching and research passions focus on the transformative learning experiences of practicums together with creating innovative solutions to a constantly changing industrial and stakeholder landscape.    In this episode we get into:  Where Jacqui’s career started  What is involved in working with students and student placements at the University  How those student placements have evolved especially during the pandemic  The push at the moment is to do more, rural, regional and remote placements  How the undergraduate training has changed over the years   How Jacqui thinks workplaces can best support that contemporary student and contemporary model of OT training  What Jacqui sees as the benefit to services and having students  What a good placement looks like for students  What students as graduates are looking for in a job     Links:  Griffith University Website Griffith University Facebook See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the podcast today we chat with Jacqui Broadbridge, a Lecturer (Practice Education) in Occupational Therapy, in the School of Health Sciences and Social Work at Griffith University. She currently coordinates student practice education experiences across all years of the program. With over thirty years professional experience, including management roles within vocational rehabilitation &amp; injury prevention, her teaching and research passions focus on the transformative learning experiences of practicums together with creating innovative solutions to a constantly changing industrial and stakeholder landscape.  In this episode we get into: <ul> <li>Where Jacqui’s career started </li> <li>What is involved in working with students and student placements at the University </li> <li>How those student placements have evolved especially during the pandemic </li> <li>The push at the moment is to do more, rural, regional and remote placements </li> <li>How the undergraduate training has changed over the years  </li> <li>How Jacqui thinks workplaces can best support that contemporary student and contemporary model of OT training </li> <li>What Jacqui sees as the benefit to services and having students </li> <li>What a good placement looks like for students </li> <li>What students as graduates are looking for in a job </li> </ul> Links: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.griffith.edu.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Griffith University Website</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/GriffithOT/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Griffith University Facebook</a></li> </ul>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Jacqui Broadbridge

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