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OCC Therapy

Locality: Chapel Hill

Phone: +61 7 3378 9543

Address: 636 Moggill Road 4069 Chapel Hill, QLD, Australia

Website: http://www.occtherapy.com.au

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24.01.2022 Let’s encourage our kids to get active these school holidays!

24.01.2022 Welcome back to the FINAL SCHOOL TERM of 2020!! The gorgeous creations you can see here were created by our hardworking Kindy kids who attended our Prep Readiness group over the holidays We are super excited to get stuck into this term! We can do this!

22.01.2022 SELF REGULATION PROGRAM! We're bringing back a group from several years ago that we loved! Its focus is SELF REGULATION but with a fun twist... Day 3 is held at a trampoline park where the children can practise their newly learnt skills and strategies! We can't wait!

22.01.2022 BOOK RECOMMENDATION! "The Red Beast" is a fun way to talk about anger. It provides useful tips and guidance about how to ‘tame the red beast’ and calm down when feeling upset or angry!

21.01.2022 Krav Maga is an Israeli Defence Tactical System. Warrior Cubs is a company in Ipswich that teaches children and adults empowering self-defence. What is really cool, is that the owner also teachers adaptive Krav Maga and can accommodate children of all abilities! She also does sessions over zoom too! Look at one of our clients, Marcellus doing a session over zoom in his wheelchair!

20.01.2022 ONLINE SUPPLIER RECOMMENDATION! Check out My Diffability! It's an online supplier of therapy equipment, toys and resources for people with different abilities, and is an NDIS Provider! It provides resources and special needs toys for children, adolescents and adults, including those with issues and differences in areas like speech, communication, sensory processing, social skills and gross and fine motor skills.

18.01.2022 Join our ONLINE BAKING group this Thursday afternoon We love to bake with kids because we know there are sooooo many benefits to getting them involved in the kitchen! Give us a call on (07) 3378 9543 to get involved or find out more!

17.01.2022 We introduced a new holiday group last week at OCC Therapy - the Art Afternoon A small group of children worked with our wonderful OTs Lydia and Michaela for the afternoon and got creative! The children first worked on developing a group plan about the tasks to complete and the order in which they would occur They drew a plan for the construction project and spoke about the materials available and how to think about these creatively Everyone explored the park outside to gather natural materials to add to their projects and finally spent time building them!

17.01.2022 Join our NEW holiday program - the GINGERBREAD HOUSE CHALLENGE! We are super excited about this one and spots are very limited! Let us know if you're keen to get involved!

17.01.2022 The Raising Children Network provides some great information for families, and has a section dedicated to Autism. They cover a variety of topics such as behaviour, communicating & relationships, and many more!

16.01.2022 Q Paediatrics and OCC Therapy have joined forces to create a multidisciplinary clinic! Once a week, our experienced Physiotherapist, Dr Sarah Reedman and Occupational Therapist, Jo Moulds will work together with your child and family on targeted goals. This is a convenient and collaborative way to support your child to reach their goals. We provide individualised and evidenced based therapy. ... For more information contact OCC Therapy on (07) 3378 9543 or email [email protected]

13.01.2022 Check out our PREP READINESS holiday program running next week! This program is specifically designed for children entering Prep in 2021. It focuses on the skills required for the Prep environment including turn taking, listening and following instructions, following the group plan, and participating in tabletop activities. Give us a call on (07) 3378 9543 to book - there are only 4 spots left!

12.01.2022 COVID Updates! As we approach our 3 day lock down in Brisbane, we want to assure all of clients that we're still here if you need us! On Monday we will be offering telehealth sessions in place of home visiting, and continuing to offer all Clinic based individual therapy (with extra safety precautions in place). Our holidays programs that were due to start on Monday have been altered slightly: ... Sensory Motor Program - is now commencing on Tuesday and continuing Wednesday Flipside Circus Program - is now commencing on Tuesday and continuing the following Monday Social Group is now commencing on Tuesday for two longer sessions on Tuesday/Wednesday (new start time 8:30am) Handwriting Group is now commencing on Tuesday for two longer sessions on Tuesday/Wednesday (new start time 11:15am) Please get in touch with any questions! Wishing everyone a safe weekend at home

11.01.2022 Introducing... BRYONY! Bryony has worked with families and children for many years in different positions within private practice. Before studying Occupational Therapy, her first degree was a Bachelor of Health Science. Bryony received The Elaine B Wilson Memorial Award in 2019 in recognition of her work as an OT with children and their families Bryony loves to travel and has lived in Africa and the United Kingdom , and sometimes her accent can tend to change like a chameleon! Many of Bryony’s friends would describe her as having ‘a fear of missing out’ as she likes be busy and enjoys socialising.

09.01.2022 ACTIVITY IDEA! Word searches are great for working on a variety of skills, plus they’re fun too! They can help develop fine motor, visual perception and visual motor integration, and executive functioning skills, whilst also integrating other learning opportunities by completing word searches on new or interesting topics.

08.01.2022 Our SELF REGULATION holiday program was a great success this week! The program consisted of two clinic sessions, followed by a visit to Bounce on the third day. The kids were able to put their freshly learnt skills into practice! Check out this video not only showing off the kids and their trampoline skills but a couple of our very enthusiastic OTs!

08.01.2022 Introducing... MADDY! Maddy is incredibly creative and believes that OT presents a particularly interesting combination of academic knowledge and creativity, which allows for interventions that can be developed around a child’s interests and can lead to incredibly rewarding outcomes. Maddy loves plants and gardening , and enjoys learning new skills such as languages and DIY ideas. She enjoys playing board games with friends for a relaxed night in!

07.01.2022 WEBSITE RECOMMENDATION! This website provides an interactive way to generate silly and interesting writing prompts. This is a helpful resource as you are practising handwriting and learning about different types of writing. Check it out http://www.scholastic.com//stor/writing-prompts/index.html

05.01.2022 Do you use VISUAL SCHEDULES at home? If your child is having trouble getting ready in the morning or having trouble completing their chores, a visual schedule may help them remember what tasks they need to complete. There are lots of creative ways that your child might be able to tick off the tasks.

04.01.2022 We’re very excited for this one!

03.01.2022 PODCAST RECOMMENDATION! "Raising Wildlings" podcast is hosted by the same people who run Wildlings Forest Schools, which we are a big fan of! Have a listen here https://www.wildlingsforestschool.com/raisingwildlings

03.01.2022 We have an amazing opportunity to welcome new Occupational Therapists to our team at OCC Therapy. We’re looking for enthusiastic OTs with a passion for providing evidence based care and working with children. Our clinic is based in Chapel Hill and we offer a mobile service in Brisbane, Ipswich and the Lockyer Valley. To learn more please contact us on (07) 3378 9543 or [email protected]

03.01.2022 We visited Lone Pine Koala Santuary over the holidays! We love providing opportunities for children to practice their skills for accessing the community, and where better to visit than the local koala sanctuary?! Our therapists Bryony and Jemma offered this group twice during the first week of the school holidays, which means twice the amount of koalas and fun! The children practised many community skills including using public transport, ensuring safe and responsible choices, purchasing tickets and food, whilst socialising with new friends!

03.01.2022 BOOK RECOMMENDATION! If you have a little one who may be a bit nervous about starting school next year or what it may be like, "The Things I Love About School" is a lovely read by Trace Moroney.

03.01.2022 New student free days added to Term 4! In recognition of the outstanding efforts of school staff during the COVID-19 pandemic, the last two days of the scho...ol year, Thursday 10 and Friday 11 December, have been declared student free days. Schools will be closed on these days. For some regional, rural and remote schools that finish the school year earlier, the student free days will be Thursday 3 and Friday 4 December. View the updated school calendar at https://education.qld.gov.au/about-us/calendar/term-dates.

02.01.2022 BOOK RECOMMENDATION! "When I'm Feeling Disappointed" by Trace Moroney Disappointment can be a big emotion for little (and big) people to identify and manage. This book explores what disappointment looks like, how it feels in your body and some simple strategies to experience and manage it safely.