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Therapy Matters

Locality: West Burleigh, Queensland, Australia

Phone: +61 7 5520 7860

Address: Suites 3-6, 43 Tallebudgera Creek Rd Therapy Matters 4220 West Burleigh, QLD, Australia

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

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25.01.2022 Speech Pathologists can talk you into anything! Even a new job! We are hoping that our Therapy Matters' team can talk the newest crop of speech pathology graduates into coming onboard with us in 2021 .... What Do Our Team Say?... "I love being part of a team of people who genuinely care about our clients, their families and about each other. Everyone works hard, enjoys a laugh, shares experiences and comes together to support children, young people and people with disabilities reach their potential." "Working for Therapy Matters feels like being valued as an individual with unique strengths and skills, rather than just another cog in the machine. It is fantastic working as part of such a diverse, knowledgeable and supportive team, where there is always an open-door to seek some advice or ideas" Check out our new Early Career Speech Pathologists ad on SEEK and read about how we encourage all talented, enthusiastic and caring speech pathologists into APPLYING for their next new job at Therapy Matters ! https://www.seek.com.au/job/50800214

25.01.2022 Congratulations Roman on your Hard Worker Award for 2020. Your therapist Emily wanted to celebrate the awesome hard work that you put into speech therapy this year!

25.01.2022 Looking for a fun activity for the kids over the weekend? Go on a dinosaur hunt.....without leaving the house! Are you ready? https://museumsvictoria.com.au/melbourn//10-tiny-dinosaurs

25.01.2022 Therapy Matters is relieved that today is the final day of checkpoints at the Queensland-NSW border. This marks a huge turning point in our country’s success in managing the Covid pandemic but it also marks such a significant change and relief to the everyday lives of our staff and clients who cross the border often multiple times every day. After being in place for almost nine months, today is the final day of police checkpoints along the Queensland-NSW border.... From tomorrow the checkpoints and road blocks will be dismantled. It means, for the first time since March 2020, drivers will not be required to display a border pass when travelling between NSW and Queensland. We welcome this change for our community and are so thankful that the reason for this change is Australia’s positive response to this unexpected pandemic.

25.01.2022 Feeding difficulties in early childhood are common and can affect approximately 25% of children and up to 80% of children with special needs. There are a number of causes including -difficulties with chewing -difficulties with swallowing... -hypersensitivity. If your child is experiencing difficulties, we can help! Learn more in this recent article:

24.01.2022 Today is World Occupational Therapy Day! "Reimagine doing" celebrates the expertise of occupational therapy for reimagining participation in occupations that provide value and meaning to everyday life. We work with some amazing OT's and we dedicate today to them!

22.01.2022 Congratulations Jacob on your Exceptional Attendance award for 2020! Your therapist Jen wanted to honour your diligence in attending each and every session, working hard and always having fun with a smile on your face.

21.01.2022 Congratulations Kitty & Eve on your Exceptional Attendance awards for 2020. Your therapist Emily wanted to recognise your super hardwork each and every session and your diligence in attending and giving your all in speech therapy this year!

20.01.2022 AUSKidTalk, a project that records Australian children talking, aims to close the gap in speech recognition systems that have until now performed badly in understanding young users of technology. Up until now, speech recognition software that powers virtual assistants like Google Assistant, Alexa and Siri has relied on a growing database of adult voices. Dr Beena Ahmed, a senior lecturer with UNSW’s School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications, is working to change that and build a world-first database of Australian children’s voices. https://newsroom.unsw.edu.au/auskidtalk-capture-aussie-kids

20.01.2022 Living our Values : We are Trusted Therapy Matters is mindful of the impact we have on our clients, their parents and their family. We take the time to listen to others and understand their point of view. We take seriously the trust our clients place in us to design a therapy program that meets their child's unique needs. Our therapists are dedicated to life-long learning which equips them with a broad toolkit of resources to give confidence and trust to our clients that we will know what to do to help their child.

19.01.2022 It's World Origami Day today! Tania shares one of her go-to's for Speech Pathology sessions........the Origami Frog!

17.01.2022 Booty and the Beast - here is a quick quiz for your Friday afternoon

17.01.2022 Congratulations Christian for an Exceptional Attendance Award for 2020 from your therapist, Rachel Hull. A well deserved award for such a dedicated, enthusiastic and hard working young man!

16.01.2022 Would you love the opportunity to chat with a Clinical Psychologist about Autism Spectrum Disorders? Click the link below to sign up for a free Zoom Q & A session with Dr Michalle Wright on Wednesday 28th October. Dr Michalle Wright sees clients at our West Burleigh clinic on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Free Zoom Q&A sessions tomorrow at 12pm and 7pm. Come along and have a chat and ask anything you like about the Autism Spectrum. Click the link below to sign up.... https://mailchi.mp/cf665440fb7b/t4rwzm45iw See more

15.01.2022 Congratulations Kitty & Eve on your Exceptional Attendance award for 2020. Your therapist Emily wanted to recognise your super hardwork each and every session and your diligence in attending and giving your all in speech therapy this year!

15.01.2022 Every year Therapy Matters' speech pathologists choose clients that have really WOWed them through the year with their hardwork, diligence and enthusiastic participation in each and every session. We take great pride in handing out these awards! Keep an eye on our Facebook page for our upcoming Award recipients in the: Hard Worker, Exceptional Attendance, WOW and Look Who's Talking Awards.

11.01.2022 Myth: My child’s speech pathologist has a magic wand. Fact: As much as we would like this to be true, it simply is not. In reality YOU as your child’s primary caregiver are the one who will make the most difference to their progress in therapy. This means being involved in sessions and practising at home.

11.01.2022 Thanks IG3 Education for our Edutouch training ... looking forward to putting this awesome tool to use in our workshops and with our clients

11.01.2022 While we are a tad late for World Nursery Rhyme Week which was 16th - 20th November, this awesome performance of 'Jack and Jill' by the talented Chloe really is a gem. Enjoy!

11.01.2022 Today we had the absolute pleasure of having Miss S's new Assistance Dog & his trainer attend a speech therapy session. This calm, clever and very cute dog comes from Smart Pups. https://www.facebook.com/SmartPups Our whole team were excited to learn all about Assistance Dogs and how we should approach them in the community. ... How is an Assistance Dog different from other dogs? Assistance Dogs are individually trained to provide assistance to a special needs child. Most people are familiar with guide dogs for the blind, helping people with vision impairment. Smart Pups have special ‘task specific’ training so they can assist a young person, from the age of three and up, with handling day-to-day routines and events. What’s the difference between a Guide Dog, Therapy Dog and an Assistance or Service Dog? Guide Dogs assist people who are blind or visually impaired. Therapy Dogs are usually the personal pets of their owner and visit individuals in places such as hospitals or nursing homes. An Assistance Dog is placed as a permanent companion of a special needs person (or person with a disability) and is trained to assist and enable them achieve greater independence. How can I tell if a dog is really an Assistance Dog and not just a pet? When they are out in public all Assistance Dogs wear special collars and harnesses. Assistance Dogs are Public Access Certified. Is it okay to pet an Assistance Dog? It’s always best to ask before petting an Assistance Dog and please be willing to respect the person’s decision if they say no. Assistance Dogs working in public should not be petted if it could distract their focus on ensuring the safety of their special needs child.

11.01.2022 It's OT week and we'd love to give a big shout out to all the awesome OTs we work with across the Gold Coast and Northern NSW ....

10.01.2022 Living our Values : We are Reliable Therapy Matters has been meeting the needs of children and families on the Gold Coast and Northern NSW for 25 years. We have a reliable and committed team. We have a workplace culture that supports longevity of employment . We are proud to say that we often help clients through many different phases of their life from infancy, toddlerhood, school years and into adulthood. We love that we have had the opportunity to build strong bonds with families over time. We are in the unique position now that that as many of our older past clients become parents themselves, they are choosing our clinic to look after the communication needs of their children too.

10.01.2022 Living our Values: We are Fun At Therapy Matters we like to have fun with our clients and within our team. We tailor each and every therapy session uniquely to the child. Children learn best when they are engaged, motivated, playful and happy. We love playing with toys, in fact is one of the great perks of being a speech pathologist! We love to be creative, imaginative and sometimes even just a little bit silly. We love to laugh! We love to dress up for special causes like Talk Like A Pirate Day and we like to have fun in our 6-monthly team building days.

09.01.2022 It’s only one more sleep until December! Key Word Sign Australia has shared a great resource to help everyone learn signs for this festive season ...

07.01.2022 OCTOBER NEWSLETTER Therapy Matters is excited to announce the opening of our second clinic in Suite 1B 12 Queen St, Murwillumbah ! Therapy Matters has close family ties to the Murwillumbah region. Through our 25 years, we have always provided a mobile service to this region but it has been over a decade since we had a regular clinic space there. After a long search we finally found the perfect home for clinic based services in Murwillumbah and we can't wait to share it with... you. We are accepting referrals now for this clinic for commencement in the new year ... call us on 0755207860 to book! Read more about what is happening at Therapy Matters in our October Newsletter ... https://mailchi.mp/ca234/therapy-matters-october-newsletter

07.01.2022 Congratulations to Sophie for WOWing your therapist Shona with your awesome hardwork this year! Another fabulous WOW award winner for 2020.

07.01.2022 Today marks the start of Children’s Week. The focus for this year: Children have the right to choose their own friends and safely connect with others. This year has been challenging for many children as they have not been able to connect, engage, play and foster relationships in "normal" ways, so this makes it even more important for us to focus on how children can safely connect and ensure friendships remain strong!

06.01.2022 Myth: My child will just catch up to other kids as they get older? Fact: While some children who seem late to develop their communication skills do catch up to their peers without intervention, it is impossible to determine which children will do this naturally and which children will remain delayed. For children with speech, language, literacy or social skills difficulties, the older they get the bigger the gap between them and their peers becomes. Difficulties with communic...ation skills can affect children socially, emotionally and academically. For most children, the earlier their difficulties are identified and treated, the greater the outcome and the less time spent in therapy. Therefore the best course of action is to discuss your concerns with a Speech Pathologist and complete an initial assessment. This can assist in identifying possible difficulties with your child’s communication skills and your Speech Pathologist can work with you and your child to improve those areas.

06.01.2022 Congratulations to Phoebe our first WOW awardee for 2020! Your therapist, Tania has been dazzled by your talking and your hard work this year! We love that you always have a smile at the beginning of every session and that you are such a passionate lover of books and horses!

04.01.2022 This #NAIDOC week, we acknowledge that Indigenous Australian sign languages always were and always will be the first sign languages used on this country’s soil. We would like to share information about Yolu Sign Language (YSL) spoken by the Yolu people of North East Arnhem Land, in the Northern Territory, Australia. YSL is an alternative sign language, which means that it is used primarily by hearing people as an alternative to speech in certain situations (although deaf ...people in these communities may also use these sign languages). This beautiful language is one of about a dozen Indigenous sign languages left in the world. We hope that there will be a greater sense of appreciation in our community for Australia’s oldest sign languages, and we are excited to hear that YSL is still being passed from one generation to another in schools in the Northern Territory.

02.01.2022 To all our clients, families and team, we wish you a Happy World Kindness Day!

02.01.2022 Last chance to register for our Key Word Sign Basic Accredited Workshop this Saturday 31st October! Come join our presenters Tania Teitzel and Jacqui Sullivan for a fun, engaging and informative workshop learning Key Word Sign to help people with communication challenges. Click the Sticky Tickets link to register ...... https://www.stickytickets.com.au/LYX70 See more

01.01.2022 The Queensland Museum has a series of at home activities including videos, colouring sheets, animal athletics challenges and so much more! Check out their website - perfect for an after school activity, rainy weekend or just a bit of fun! https://athome.qm.qld.gov.au/at-home-activities