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Stepping Stones Occupational Therapy for Children

Phone: +61 2 4951 2116

Address: 3/228 Union Street, Merewether Heights 2291

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

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24.01.2022 We hope that all of our Stepping Stones friends have enjoyed a little bit of boredom these school holidays #boredombirthplaceofcreativity #OccupationalTherapy #newcastleNSW #LakeMacquarie #torontonsw #newymums #newykids

21.01.2022 This is exactly why Stepping Stones never forces eye contact! #supportivetherapy #selfregulation #coregulation #intheirowntime #autism

19.01.2022 NEWSLETTER - HOT OFF THE PRESS Check out our Term 4 Newsletter to find out about: -Our big donation; -Tiarne's favorite toy;... -Marla's book of the month; -The exciting things Mary gets up to in her spare time; -An extremely yummy and nutrition packed recipe from Ruth Fellowes Nutritionist Spectrum Health Click on the link below to find out more: https://mailchi.mp//stepping-stones-therapy-for-children-n To make sure you don't miss an edition, you can sign-up to our mailing list at our website: www.steppingstonesforchildren.com.au #occupationaltherapy #NewcastleNSW #lakemacquarie #torontonsw #Newymums #Newykids

14.01.2022 Today is international PANS/ PANDAS awareness day! If your child has experienced a sudden change in their behaviour or skill level, it could be due to a little known neuro-immune condition called PANDAS/ PANS. PANDAS/PANS is a treatable medical condition that is all too often misdiagnosed as a psychiatric disorder. If the child is correctly diagnosed, there are very effective medical treatments available (including antibiotics or steroids). Many children will go on to make ...a full and complete recovery with the correct treatment. Left too long and the condition is much harder to treat. We see a number of children with PANDAS/ PANS in our clinic, and our Director Michelle is currently undertaking a PhD looking into the developmental challenges experienced by children with PANDAS/ PANS. If you are worried that your child might have PANDAS/PANS please speak with your GP. If your GP hasn't heard about PANDAS/PANS, then please speak with us and we can point you in the right direction to get the correct treatment. The video clip below has some great information about what happens within the brain of a child with PANS/ PANDAS. Take a moment to check it out. #PANS #PANDAS #PANSPANDAS #Neuroimmune #OccupationalTherapy #NewcastleNSW #lakemacquarie #NewyKids #Newymums https://www.youtube.com/watch

14.01.2022 Welearning! The Stepping Stones OTs have just spent a full day together learning new ways to improve our practice. We do this every school holiday's so that we can keep up to date with best practice and support your children more fully. First up, we had the very clever OT Beatrice and OT Tiarne speak about interoception and ways we can support children to develop this foundational sense.... We then had the very brilliant OT Karen Ray speak with us about the development of handwriting fluency. She also took us through a very cool handwriting assessment she is developing through her PhD work at the University of Newcastle. OT Michelle spoke about innovative ways to support play development in babies. We then had the lovely Fiona Quinn-Dezelak from Harmony Speech Pathology join us via zoom. She shared her wealth of knowledge about speech development in children. And last (but certainly not least!) we had OT Debbie Scarfe come to speak with us all the from Viva Kinect in Taree. She took us through a beautiful mindfulness practice, and then taught us about a very fascinating treatment technique called QST Massage and the benefits of this therapy for children with autism. Tendai even got to test it out and it was a big thumbs up from him Days like this are so inspiring and we are grateful to our colleagues the broader therapy community for supporting our learning #lifelonglearning#fullbrain#bestteam#evidencebasedpractice#interoception#handwriting#infantdevelopment#speechdevelopment#qstmassage

13.01.2022 #WisdomWednesday We Winnie The Pooh. It's so brave to ask for help!

12.01.2022 Introducing the newest member of our team, Simone Dunkin Simone is a registered Occupational Therapist and she joined the Stepping Stones family a few weeks ago. She was previously working in Sydney, and brings her experience working with children with a range of different developmental conditions, including autism, ADHD and sensory processing disorder to the team. Simone loves helping children to achieve their potential and makes sure they have lots of fun along the wa...y. Simone is working at our Merewether and Toronto clinics. Make sure to say hi if you see her around #bestteam #occupationaltherapy #newcastleNSW #LakeMacquarie #NewyKids #Newymums

11.01.2022 2021 Paediatric Graduate Program. Calling all 2021 new grads! Stepping Stones Therapy for Children is offering one additional candidate the opportunity to join our 2021 Graduate Program. We have three lucky graduates joining us already and we are looking for one more. The successful candidate will join our team of experienced, dedicated and supportive occupational therapists.... Our Graduate Program will offer the successful candidate: A comprehensive induction program Weekly clinical supervision Weekly peer support Professional development planning, including portfolio development Fortnightly professional development training Access to external courses Opportunities to shadow senior team members to augment clinical learning For more information, please contact me directly (either DM or email [email protected]).

09.01.2022 We have a vacancy for an OT Assistant in 2021 We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic OT student, who is going into 4th year in 2021 to join our team. The successful candidate must have a passion for working with children and helping children and families to thrive. Paediatric experience is must (e.g.: past clinical placements or voluntary/ paid work). ... The position is 18 hours per week and will commence in February 2021. To apply, please email your CV with a cover letter to [email protected]

09.01.2022 Thought for the day! #FridayFunny #mindfulness #fussyeating #peas #newymums #newcastlemums #mumlifeaustralia #otaustralia

05.01.2022 We hope all our Stepping Stones friends had a wonderful long weekend. It's been a busy morning here in the clinic - but full of

05.01.2022 **INTERNATIONAL OT DAY** Today we celebrate all things OT. Our dedicated, caring and talented team of OT's are so proud to belong to this very awesome profession. As OT's we have the privilege of helping children do all the things they want to do. To reach for the stars and to truly live their best lives. We are so grateful that families trust us to take their children on this beautiful journey.... The 4.5K strong Australian Paediatric Occupational Therapists group have put together this very cool clip to celebrate OT Week. See if you can spot anyone from Stepping Stones? #OTweek #OTWeek2020 #occupationaltherapy #bestjob #lovewhereyouwork https://www.youtube.com/watch

05.01.2022 **TOUCH SENSITIVITY** So many of the children we see in clinic have touch sensitivity (or what OT's refer to as tactile hypersensitivity). Children with touch sensitivity experience touch very differently to others. Sensations like tags can literally feel like having a cactus in the back of your shirt *ouch*! ... Other tricky sensations for kids with touch sensitivity can include seams in socks or clothes, having bandaids on the skin, walking on sand or grass without shoes on, putting sunscreen on, wearing hats, the sensation of sheets when you're trying to get to sleep, wearing certain clothes, having the wind blow against your skin, having your hair brushed, the list goes on and on... While most kids are able to "tune out" these types of sensations and get on with their day, kids with touch sensitivity will be constantly feeling the annoying touch sensation. They will be distracted by this and even sometimes becoming really irritated by this annoying feeling. This can interrupt daily tasks and can also cause behavioural outbursts that seem to come from nowhere. Kids with touch sensitivity are often misunderstood, with their outbursts and distractibility seen as a behavioural issue by the adults around them. This can impact on a child's self esteem! It's so important that these children's challenges are understood by the adults around them, and that they have strategies to support their sensory challenges. If you have a child with touch sensitivities, please chat with your OT about strategies to help. We also really love Carol Kranowitz's book "The Out-of-Sync Child". It's a perfect starting place for parents who have kids with sensory challenges. You can buy it here: https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-out-o//9780399531651.html #sensoryprocessingdisorder #touchsensitivity #occupationaltherapy #NewyKids #newymums #newcastlensw

04.01.2022 Occupational Therapist (Grade 1 or 2) About the vacancy: Paediatric Occupational Therapist (Grade 1 or 2)...Continue reading

04.01.2022 We hope all of our stepping stones friends are enjoying lots of nature time these school holidays

03.01.2022 We had a fun celebration to christen our new clinic in Toronto last night. This celebration was just our team (we missed a couple of you guys) and our families, but we can't wait for the COVID restrictions to change so that we can have a proper grand opening and invite you all We love our beautiful Lake Macquarie space #ATeam #OccupationalTherapy #LakeMacquarie #torontonsw #childdevelopment

02.01.2022 Wishing all those amazing, resilient Year 12 students the best of luck as the HSC kicks off today. #HSC #Goodluck #newcastlensw #newymums #lakemacquarie