Sam Gourley Occupational Therapist in Buderim, Queensland | School

Sam Gourley Occupational Therapist

Locality: Buderim, Queensland

Phone: +61 401 420 428

Address: 4/9 Goshawk Blvd 4556 Buderim, QLD, Australia

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

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24.01.2022 A great opportunity for those using AAC out there!

24.01.2022 Hey any family’s who have a yellow ladybug, I strongly recommend you watch The Queens Gambit on Netflix. Now be warned, there are some adult themes in this one, and I’m not for stereotyping ASD with extreme giftedness. But the acting in this is STUNNING. I’m three episodes deep and I am seeing so many classic ways ASD presents in girls. Someone has done their homework

23.01.2022 Anyone feeling like holding a family briefing like this in iso?

23.01.2022 Hey all, just a reminder that we are back to face-to-face sessions as of TOMORROW! Remember zoom is still available if you are sick or unable to make it in person. We will still be following all our COVID19 procedures!

22.01.2022 Guys! The NIDS have given blanket approval for the purchase of Smart Devices (such as iPads) and other low-risk Assistive Technology (including basic exercise equipment) for participants for the purpose of accessing telehealth services during the COVID-19 pandemic. A few rules though: - It has to be done with Core - Consumables budget (if you don't have funds in consumables apparently you should see some appear by 9th May 2020) - It must be the base model (i.e. basic iPad not... iPad Pro or have the 4G capability) - You need a letter from your provider to support its purchase (mainly for audit purposes) - Spend up to $1500 (or up to $750 for electronic devices) Check out their webpage about it via this link! https://www.ndis.gov.au//participants-co/using-your-budget

22.01.2022 Love this, a great reminder!

21.01.2022 This first hand explanation on ADHD is sooooo good!

21.01.2022 Wow so interesting! Of course in Early Intervention we use praise a lot, gives kids that nice oxytocin cocktail which makes them more likely to persist and to work at that skill. But could it be working against us? Whats your thoughts?

21.01.2022 Hey everyone! I would love to hear from everyone who is currently using the services of a Therapy Assistant on the coast here! Who are you using and what do you like best about them? I have a few clients with ASD who we are trying to set up home-based Early Intervention Therapy Assistant sessions with but we don't have many T.A.s to work with!

21.01.2022 Great info about COVID 19 and anxiety for people living with Autism!

19.01.2022 Chatterboxes is hiring an admin assistant everyone!

19.01.2022 As everyone has heard, we have another covid lockdown *sigh* for the rest of the working week. As OT and Allied health disciplines are considered an essential services, our clinic and our TASC program (the Therapy Assistants) will be running as normal, however with increased use of PPE. A few points for the next few days: 1. You are allowed to leave the house for your child’s session with an allied health provider being held at the clinic. 2. If you would prefer to change you...r session to a Telehealth session please notify us in advance. 3. If you or your child are sick or have visited a hotspot recently, please let us know so we can cancel your session. 4. If you have a mobile OT session or a TA session being held at your home, you can choose if that session goes ahead as planned or if you prefer to cancel it. 5. Please do whatever you need to to survive this school holiday lockdown period! https://www.qld.gov.au//public-/restrictions-in-qld-update

17.01.2022 Here is a little social story to prepare your kids on what to expect at their next OT session. Our clinic is just a little bit different now so we want it to feel as familiar and predictable as possible before they come! Thanks to our wonderful receptionists Evie and Madi for putting these together for us.

17.01.2022 Gosh resonating with this one today!

17.01.2022 Hey yall, incase you havent heard, the federal gov is conducting an inquiry into Autism in Australia. Make your voices heard! http://www.australianautismalliance.org.au/inquiry-into-au/

16.01.2022 Wonderful explanation!

16.01.2022 Paeds OTs wanted on the Sunshine Coast! Pay over $100k per year, generous professional development and flexible work arrangements available! Don't miss out on the opportunity to work in the most beautiful region of Australia! - - - -... - - https://www.seek.com.au/job/51291691 See more

15.01.2022 We're so looking forward to partnering with Raw Counselling Co to deliver this valuable program for our girls! We'll focus on life and friendship skills as well... as what a healthy relationship looks like. Also a great opportunity to meet other girls and hopefully form some friendships Limited spots available so if you'd like to book in your young lady or would like more information drop us a message or call 0459 955 300

15.01.2022 Thanks CliniKids!

13.01.2022 So some of you might have noticed I have been a bit distracted lately! So many changes going on right now, but the biggest of all for us is that my beautiful wife Kelli-Anne and I are expecting our #5 in March! 5 kids!! We must be crazy!

13.01.2022 Anyone looking for a support worker? Check out my good friend Kelly! Shes awesome!

13.01.2022 Hey all! Just a heads up we have a new Admin phone number - 0401 420 428. Please use this number for all booking related issues including cancellations for our sessions or TA sessions, feel free to continue to send me texts or calls but as you have all discovered I can be hard to get a reply from sometimes (I have 45+ unread text messages on my phone at this moment)! Our new administration assistant will man the admin phone when they start so it might be quicker to get a response from them when you really need something quick! https://tenor.com//goldbergs-phone-answer-the-phone-gif-15

12.01.2022 Wonderful initiative!

12.01.2022 Our apartment has an open floor plan. Shortly after we moved here in 2019, we installed this long gate to prevent Foxy from accessing the kitchen on his own, be...cause we couldn’t (and still cannot) modify every aspect of the kitchen space for safety. A few months ago, Foxy learned to scale the gate. He’s super strong and agile, and he grew taller, and well, here we are. It’s been a challenge. It’s also been a good opportunity to spend more time in the kitchen with Foxy, which he enjoys. One of his speech therapists observed this gate-climbing during several sessions in our home. She’s amazing and beloved and comes up with strategies that align so well with our values. Yesterday, when I was checking in at the end of her and Foxy’s session, she showed me that she had stuck one of Foxy’s Talking Brix to the gate. Talking Brix have one large button to play a recorded single message. This one, when I pressed it, said, Go in in the voice we use for Foxy’s talker. I told her I thought it was great and asked how we could model its use. She told me we could press it when Foxy was climbing the gate to show him another way to communicate he wanted to go into the kitchen. Sweet, sounds easy. She also told me we could model it when we were inviting Foxy into the kitchen. Inside my head I scoffed, not able to imagine us choosing more Foxy kitchen supervision than we were already doing with this gate-climbing. But I just nodded and smiled. * Yesterday evening, Foxy pressed the button himself. I’m not sure if he was intentionally requesting to enter the kitchen, or just pressing the cool button to see what would happen, and it doesn’t matter. I immediately hopped up, opened the door to the gate, and asked Foxy if he wanted to GO IN the kitchen. He seemed a little in awe as he walked through the opening in the gate instead of scrambling over it, and then he began to delightedly jump and flap his way around the kitchen. It hit me. He had been waiting to be invited. He had been waiting for us to open the door for him. He had been waiting to be included, not just tolerated. And in that moment, the Talking Brix button wasn’t a communication support for him. It was a communication support for me. I was the one not getting the message. I was the one who needed another mode. I was the one with the receptive difficulties. Foxy’s expression had been clear and consistant the whole time: Let me in. * What would it be like to have receptive language goals for the people communicating with, caring for, educating, playing with, and supporting AAC users? [image is a photo taken inside our apartment, looking into our kitchen. The background contains an island and some stools. The foreground shows part of a black fence-like gate preventing entrance to kitchen. On the gate is a Talking Brix, which is a white square of plastic about the size of a person’s palm with a green button in the center.]

10.01.2022 Hey everyone! Chatter-boxes have recruited a psychologist! Anyone on a waitlist consider giving them a call while availability lasts!

10.01.2022 A wonderful resource!

10.01.2022 What an amazing example!

10.01.2022 Powerful research on the power of play with Dads!

09.01.2022 Hey everyone! Just wanted to do a special plug again for Rachel Heidrich and Alex Ferrendinos from Village Child and Adolescent Psychology, our fantastic child and adolescent psychologists who are sharing a space with me now. Because they are just starting on the coast, Rachel is available immediately (No waitlists!) and is even conducting face-to-face sessions. It won't be long until they have to start a waitlist so get in now while you can! If you want to book in, contact Rachel on 0451825701. Tell them I sent you!

08.01.2022 Hey everyone! Just a reminder that our Reactive Kids Webinar will be happening tomorrow night 7:30pm! Check out the event below and grab a ticket if you want to tune in. The session will be fully interactive and Ill be allowing time for Q&A, plus everyone registered will have access to the full presentation on-demand for 30 days following! Dont miss out!

08.01.2022 Hey teachers and parents out there, the Autism CRC is getting ready to launch a new online PD platform for parents called InclusionED. Its specifically designed for teachers working with children who have diverse learning needs in inclusive classrooms - it launches 18th May and its free to register for the online launch - register via this link!

07.01.2022 Tonight is the night! Dont miss out!

07.01.2022 Lets get behind this initiative!

07.01.2022 Great advice from my friend Rebecca who is a fantastic local OT, check it out!

06.01.2022 So look what we did to the Collaborative Partnerships clinic.. here is our renovation pictures to date! We are now onto stage 2 which is patching, moving doors and refreshing all our old therapy spaces. Big thanks to Callum from Patch and Paint for project managing it all for us, my beautiful wife Kelli-Anne Gourley and Gabe Miller for designing it all, Jimmi and his team at KAE Electrical, Shawn from Pinnacle Flooring, Alex from Eastern Air Conditioning and Electrical, Liam from Abide Interiors, and Paul from Graystone Cabnets. Also, I can’t forget to thanks my wonderful Collaborative Partnerships family, our wonderful OT and Administration team, for helping put everything together today and making this all possible. Your a bunch of legends!

06.01.2022 Hey everyone! Plan Tracker are doing a webinar to help families learn how/what they can use their NDIS funding. They are including education around the 15 different categories of funding and what you can/cant use those funds for. Thought a few of you might be interested!

05.01.2022 Kylie at Chatter-boxes Speech Pathology Services just shared this! Its free everyone! Dr Greenes award wining documentary about punitive discipline in the US school system. Dont miss it, Ill be tuning in!

05.01.2022 Paeds OT position available for immediate start! Great incentives on offer, including pay over $100k, and work on the Sunshine Coast, the most beautiful region of Australia! Lots of incentives available! - - - -... - - https://www.seek.com.au/job/51291691

05.01.2022 Sneak peak for of our recent family photos, we are having a girl!

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04.01.2022 Hey Facebook followers! Im conducting a little research into how effectively private providers are able to work collaboratively with state schools in South East Queensland for assessment of children with special needs. If you are a paediatric allied health professional, I would love to hear from you! They survey is anonymous, however you need to be a paediatric allied health professional, working with children who attend public schools the state school system. Here is the l...ink: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/5M3DWK3 Please share to other professionals within your network: Naomi Campling, Psychologist Eloff & Andrews Clinical Psychology Chatter-boxes Speech Pathology Services Limitless Paediatric Occupational Therapy Talk Plus Allied Health Centre Kidscoast Speech Pathology Bright Therapy Children's and Teens' Therapy Services

04.01.2022 DONT FORGET - 3 places left! - Toni's Kids Yoga Club! Starts Tuesday 2nd Feb (Runs in line with school term) @ the Collaborative Partnerships Clinic. All kids welcome but places are very limited! Toni is one of our OTs and is a trained/certified Yoga instructor. More and more research is suggesting Yoga is helpful for supporting physical fitness (including core and postural strength), emotional control, and general executive functioning in children. We have two sessions running on a Tuesday afternoons - only 3 spots left

02.01.2022 Toy shopping for therapy resources for our new Therapy Assistant program! The girls are like why do you need toys at work? I said, because my work is PLAY!

02.01.2022 Just finished watching 'The Kids We Lose' documentary by Dr Ross Greene and his charity Lives in the Balance. Everyone who works with, teaches or cares for a child needs to see it. Puts so much in perspective...

01.01.2022 An hour later our clinic is all restocked! Thanks Kmart Australia and yes I would love a sponsorship! Lol we got the funniest looks, like that dad is trying to buy his kids affection! These two were the best helpers! Poor hazel is covered in toys in my car! All our kids and TAs will be very happy!

01.01.2022 Shout out to all you mums out there who have been working extra hard lately. For many of you, being a mum also means being a teacher, an interventionist, a behaviour manager etc. You are all a marvel to behold. Your job is the most influential job in the world!

01.01.2022 Getting excited to host this Reactive Kids interactive webinar in an hours time! Its not too late! Get some tickets via the event below!