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23.01.2022 Calling all Nature Ninjas! We are expanding our group programs to offer an outdoors bushwalking group focusing on social thinking skills These groups will run Wednesday and Thursday afternoons by our incredible OT Thomas Ely ... NDIS funding accepted To register your interest please contact Tom [email protected]

22.01.2022 Celebrating this amazing lady today. Happy birthday Linda x

21.01.2022 Fun start to our school holiday intensive programs with one of our groups making Sensory Glitter Bottles - which we used when we felt our bodies needing a reset - so we gave them a shake up - and focused on our breath while we watched the glitter fall slowly to the bottom of the bottle

21.01.2022 Know an amazing OT that is looking for a change? Please share! The Gabrielle Centre For Children has a very rare opportunity for an OT to join our consortium. If you are looking to start your own practice, but don’t want the financial and time stressors of setting up a practice, this is for you. Work for yourself in a state of the art clinic, in a team of over 20 multi-disciplinary practitioners. ... With a constant OT waitlist of over 100 clients, you can work as little or as much as you need. If interested, contact Linda Collier: [email protected]

21.01.2022 Check out our super star friend Will absolutely smashing goals and cruising on a #freedomwheels bike Will has been working incredibly hard in his physio, OT and speech sessions at the GCFC We are so proud of you Will

19.01.2022 Amazing work Ryder! Working hard in a joint Physio & Music Therapy session with Amy & Pam

19.01.2022 You may notice our waiting room looking a little different next week with some added social distancing measures we have put in place. Please note that only 4 people can sit and wait in our main wait room and to help we have added some ‘x’s to our seating to help is all maintain our distance. If you enter the wait room for your session and there are already 4 parents/caregivers in there, please wait downstairs until the room has cleared. We are still encouraging clients to wa...it in their car until their session time (please do not arrive early) or ask your therapist to come and get your child from the car if not coming in to the session. Another reminder that only ONE adult is allowed in to each session and only ONE adult allowed to wait in the waiting room per client. This is important so that we can maintain correct social distancing. You may be kindly asked by our reception staff or your therapist to wait with other adults or siblings outside. We also have signs around the clinic showing the maximum number of people permitted in each therapy room at a time, so we can comply with the 1pp per 4sqm rule. Thank you all for continuing to keep the GCFC safe x

15.01.2022 Feeling Blue Today! To all our friends with who make our days brighter and better - we love you just the way you are All our team, whether working from the centre, on home visits or doing Telehealth were all in blue today

13.01.2022 Hello GCFC Family! With so much change over the last couple of weeks, our team have been busy building up our library of video resources for current GCFC clients. We now have a private Instagram page that you can follow and share your own videos on. Our team will be regularly adding easy ideas to incorporate at home.... Please go and request to follow @thegcfc instagram page and your therapist will grant approval to join. Please note, The GCFC remains OPEN as we are an essential service. If/when this changes, you will be contacted ASAP to arrange for Telehealth/consultation/parent coaching services. Several of our therapists have already moved to this model so you should have been contacted by them already. Here’s our wonderful OT Tom showing us how to incorporate a simple rolling activity when doing a puzzle - developing core strength, vestibular processing, spatial awareness and visual perception

12.01.2022 School Holidays are fast approaching and we have some very exciting collaborative intensive programs for your kids to benefit from! "Sing it Out" is facilitated by Music Therapist, Pamela Fisher and Occupational Therapist, Yasmin Spicer at The Gabrielle Centre for Children, East Blaxland. Underpinned by evidence-based research, each session combines singing, movement, drumming, instruments and many opportunities for social engagement, develop self-esteem and confidence.... Each session will be for 1 hour and will take place in the second week of the school holidays from Monday 13th- Friday 17th, July. Please contact Pam on 0409004460 for bookings

12.01.2022 Wishing our wonderful Sarah a VERY Happy Birthday. We hope you enjoy your day

12.01.2022 A friendly reminder to always hold your child's hand when in the car park. There are lots of cars and at times delivery trucks around - so please always take care. The GCFC Team

11.01.2022 Another fun filled day of digging for & in rocks and making our very own Lava Lamps

09.01.2022 Show us your ninja warrior challenges! All you need (if doing this inside) is some masking tape and household furniture (exercise equipment optional ). Looks like a week of rain / storms is on its way, so this is a great example of creating an indoor arena

09.01.2022 ****Combined OT & SP sessions @ The GCFC**** These sessions help to support our clients by collaborating together between Speech and OT to help the client meet their needs to achieve a calm and alert state for learning

08.01.2022 Please see the below update in regards to our new GCFC COVID-19 policies

08.01.2022 We are almost through week 2 of our intensive programs - today in one of our OT groups (with siblings) we made scented slime and had fun making some rude noises with it

08.01.2022 The GCFC are thrilled to welcome our newest member to the team. Please welcome Amie Hackett, Speech Pathologist Amie has worked with children of all ages and abilities and has a keen interest in language and literacy development in the early years and beyond. With a bachelor’s degree in special education, Amie has had over 15 years teaching experience prior to entering the Speech Pathology profession. Amie has worked in a specialist roles to support the diverse needs of children and their teachers within the primary school setting.

07.01.2022 Let the LEGO Challenge begin! If you have a LEGO Loving little (or big) one at home, starting tomorrow we would love to see your creations. Day 1 is Roller Coaster LEGO provides so many opportunities for skill development, including ... 1. Teamwork and communication - great for kids/siblings/parents to build together 2. Patience and organisational skills - planning, organising and executing what to build - and being ok when the plan does not work 3. Constructive problem solving and lateral thinking - creative thinking to solve a problem 4. Adventure and experimentation - LEGO offers so many opportunities to experiment with ideas and create adventures in play 5. Fine motor skills development -the small, precise movements that need to be coordinated together when building with LEGO bricks is one way to develop a child’s fine motor skills 6. Increases spatial awareness - LEGO encourages you to think in 3D! 7. Supports improvement in focus and attention- Lego can facilitate relaxation and stress management and thus improve our concentration skills

06.01.2022 Please read our updated policy around COVID-19. As information is changing daily, please check back regularly for updates to our policies and procedures. We are continuing to stay informed and our goal is to remain open as long as possible, whilst implementing the strictest cleaning procedures and social distancing. We thank you for your patience in these ever changing times.

06.01.2022 We have been working on supporting this little guy to tolerate vibration input as another tool to help him feel calm and organised. Vibration is an incredibly strong form of sensory input that activates vestibular and proprioceptive (movement and pressure) responses that can help improve attention, body awareness and create a calming and organised state. This was paired with his favourite @therapeuticlistening Quick Shift ‘Body N Space’. Over the weeks he has become more int...erested so his awesome mum ordered one for home. Today his OT Linda used the vibration through her own body on the plate and facilitated some hand holding to share the vibration input from hers to his. Today he stayed close, sought out the input when he felt the need to and we shared some amazing moments of engagement and connectedness. His mum sent me these photos of him at home as his very own vibration plate arrived when they returned home - and what a wonderful response!

03.01.2022 What a week! Today marks the end of OT Week and we’ve been so busy at the centre with our little friends - but wanted to thank our incredible OT team for all that they do and all that they are. We also want to take this time to welcome our newest OT team member, Mel Halilovic. Mel is in the clinic Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays and has fitted right in with the team and her new little mates already. Finally, we want to congratulate our amazing OT Yasmin on the safe and delight...ful arrival of her precious little bub Perfect end to OT Week at The GCFC

02.01.2022 Watch the amazing Zoe as she makes her way through her super cool ninja course