Category Allied Health
What is the Safe and Sound Protocol
The Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP) is an evidence-based listening therapy designed toreduce stress and enhance social engagement by calming the nervous system. Developed byDr Stephen Porges, who also developed the Polyvagal Theory, the SSP uses specially filteredmusic to stimulate…
Co-parenting Apps To Make Your Child’s Life Easier
Often Co-parenting after separation and divorce has its ups and downs. Communication can be strained, especially if the your journey apart was not a pleasant process. This will affect your child, but more so, and although I made the title…
Following and Leading in Relationships
Following and leading in relationships can be important concepts to understand and apply because they have a large bearing on self-esteem and the building or diminishing trust over time. While these principles apply to all relationships, let’s start by focussing…
Anger As A Secondary Emotion
Anger is such an interesting emotion. It is so misunderstood and seen as something Bad. There is no question that anger can be scary. But it is not in itself bad. The “badness” so to speak is when: it causes…
What is a Sensory Diet?
Have you recently found out that your child has Sensory Processing Difficulties? If so it may have been suggested that a sensory diet would be helpful. You may be wondering how your child’s diet can help them to process…
Sensory Processing in the classroom
The classroom environment can be an extremely difficult place to navigate for a child with sensory processing difficulties. When a child has #sensory processing difficulties they can present in a number of different ways in the #classroom. Some being easier…
Aged Care Sevices
Aged Care Activities of Daily Living Assessments (ADLs) Mattress assessments Falls prevention Mobility assessment Home modifications (basic – ie ramps, grab rails, bannister rails) Pressure care management
Adult Disability Services
Adult Disability Services Activities of Daily Living Assessments (ADLs) Mattress assessments Pressure care assessment Home modifications (basic – ie ramps, grab rails, bannister rails) Manual transfers
Occupational Therapy Adult
Adult Occupational Therapy Services Adult Disability Services Activities of Daily Living Assessments (ADLs) Mattress assessments Pressure care assessment Home modifications (basic – ie ramps, grab rails, bannister rails) Manual transfers Aged Care Activities of Daily Living Assessments (ADLs) Mattress assessments…
What is Sensory Processing?
Sensory Processing – Its all about our senses and how they work Sensory processing can be described as the way the brain receives, interprets, organises and responds to sensory input. When refereeing to the senses, many people would likely think of 5…