Thrive Health Centre in Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia | Physical therapist

Thrive Health Centre

Locality: Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia

Phone: +61 8 8632 1100

Address: 32 Wandearah Road 5540 Port Pirie, SA, Australia

Website: http://www.thrivehealthgroup.com

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25.01.2022 THRIVE OPEN ON MONDAY After recent SA Health updates, and with SA lockdown coming to an early end, Thrive Health Centre will be open as of 8:30 Monday morning. Although lockdown is over, we all still need to do our part to keep the community safe. At Thrive, we have all necessary precautions in place.... Our admin team are working hard to contact all cancelled appointments and offer new times. Please feel free to contact us on 8632 1100 within or outside of hours to assist with this process. If we aren’t available, leave a voice message and we will get back to you ASAP.

25.01.2022 3rd December is International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD). We want to share a poem written by Oliver Mills, a young South Aussie who lives with cerebral palsy, and is the artist who designed this year’s pin for IDPwD that you may have seen around our community in the last few weeks! "People think I can’t walk.... Can’t talk, can’t dance, Can’t write, can’t paint, Can’t create. People think I can’t communicate. They think I can’t see them, Or hear them talking about me. People ignore me. Children stare. I can’t stand being talked down to. I understand everything you say. See me, Talk to me, Hear me." Oliver's Choice https://www.idpwd.com.au/olivers-brush-with-creativity-2/

22.01.2022 - OT WEEK - Meet Occupational Therapist Hazel! Hazel has a Bachelor of Occupational Therapy from the University of South Australia and has been part of the Thrive team since February 2019. Hazel works across Port Pirie, Port Augusta, Quorn, Kadina, Wallaroo, Jamestown and anywhere in between. She works with a broad range of clients from children right through to older adults for regular therapy, completion of assessments and equipment prescription. Hazel is passionate about O...ccupational Therapy and the unique, holistic approach OT's bring to the Allied Health team. She loves working with people and helping people to achieve their goals. Hazel has completed additional training interstate and in Adelaide for the prescription of wheelchairs and seating systems as well as additional training in equipment prescription. Hazel has also recently completed training in the Alert Program for sensory and emotional regulation and is soon to complete training to become an Assessment of Motor and Process Skills (AMPS) accredited clinician, enabling her to administer the AMPS assessment with clients. Hazel would like to share a fact sheet about energy conservation principles. Energy conservation is a vital tool used in the management of many conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, brain injury, stroke, spinal cord injury and many others. Energy conservation helps people to increase independence in daily tasks that are most important to them as well as reducing risk. https://www.stjoes.ca//PD%208278%20Energy%20Conservation.p #OTWeek

19.01.2022 PHONES AND INTERNET: Due to upgrades to the Telstra network, our phones and internet are occasionally offline. Please be sure to leave a message, try again later, or email [email protected] if you can’t get through. Apologies for the inconvenience

18.01.2022 - OT WEEK - Meet Occupational Therapist, Sharon! Sharon has worked all over Australia from metro Perth to large regional cities in Queensland and NSW - for over 15 years. She has a Bachelor of Applied Science in Occupational Therapy and is currently working on a Diploma of Theology (Spiritual Direction). ... She joined the Thrive team in October 2019 and enjoys the multi-disciplinary approach afforded by such a range of talented and enthusiastic therapists. She works 2 days per week for Thrive, plus study, two children at home and community work with women in Port Pirie. In her spare time, she enjoys hiking, veggie gardening and travelling. Sharon is passionate about working with families to see children and young people thrive in life. Having three sons of her own gives her the personal experience of the challenges that face families and children in daily life. Recent training Sharon has completed includes Sensory Integration and Self-Regulation using Zones of Regulation. Sharon is passionate about healthy living and eating, and enjoys using cooking as a therapeutic medium to teach independent living skills. She sees cooking as a fantastic skill to teach children and young people many skills fine motor skills, motor planning, executive functioning, safety, as well as the beautiful social aspect surrounding food and eating together. Sharon recommends the work of Sue Larkey (Autism Educator with a Masters in Special Education) for anyone interested in learning more about Autism Spectrum Disorder. https://suelarkey.com.au/using-cooking-to-teach-chidlren-w/ #OTWeek

16.01.2022 CLINICIANS WEARING MASKS AT THRIVE HEALTH CENTRE As part of SA Health recommendations to combat COVID-19, we have now been asked to wear masks when we see clients. Don’t be alarmed. This does not mean we are unwell. As we often work with children and those who might have trouble adapting to this change, we strongly advise discussing this with them prior to their appointment.... We also welcome and encourage clients and essential family members (e.g. If you are bringing your child in for an appointment or are caring for an individual) to wear a mask if you feel comfortable to do so. If you have any questions about this please do not hesitate to contact our amazing admin team on 8632 1100

15.01.2022 To protect yourself, your family and your community from COVID-19, wear a mask whenever you can’t keep 1.5 metres away from other people. Places you should wea...r a mask: shopping centres supermarkets hospital, health, or aged care sites on public transport. Be COVID Safe. For more information visit: www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/COVIDmasks

14.01.2022 We're on the hunt for a Physiotherapist! Come and join our amazing team

14.01.2022 - OT WEEK - Meet Occupational Therapist Shari! Shari has been working as an OT in the Mid North region for almost 6 years, but has only recently joined the Thrive team where she is working full time. Having grown up in the area, she is passionate about providing quality allied health services to her local community and recognises some of the challenges that living rurally poses to accessing health care. ... Shari has a Bachelor of Applied Science in Occupational Therapy and has worked with clients across the lifespan. Her previous experience includes working in a hospital setting, community based work with adults, and early intervention in paediatrics. More recently, Shari was working at the Environmental Health Centre in Port Pirie in both leadership and clinical roles. Shari is also passionate about providing supportive learning opportunities and has been the supervisor for a number of University student project placements. Shari is a Marte Meo practitioner and has completed training in Sensory Integration, Paediatric Palliative Care, the Neurobiology of Complex Trauma, Bimanual Therapy for Children with Cerebral Palsy, Sleep Ability, and the Social Determinants of Health. Shari loves that each day in her role is different and enjoys supporting clients and families to participate in activities that are meaningful to them. Shari recognises the importance of positive sleep practices and the impact lack of sleep can have on the whole family. Please see the link below to some free resources and information about positive sleep practices from Annie O’Connell. http://www.sleepability.com.au/index.html #OTWeek

13.01.2022 A lovely lunch at a local spot to farewell one of our wonderful speech pathologists, Luca! We have been lucky enough to have Luca since the early days of Thrive, and know she has brought lots of joy to the families she’s worked with throughout the years. We will miss you, Luca! Thank you to Jackie at O'Reilly's Orchard for hosting us and sharing lots of your delicious produce

12.01.2022 - OT WEEK - Meet Occupational Therapist Anna! Anna has worked in the region for almost two years. She has a Master of Occupational Therapy and undergraduate degrees in Journalism and International Relations. ... Anna has recently joined the Thrive team in August 2020 after having worked as an OT in child and adolescent mental health. Anna works full time for Thrive and is also a member of the Army Reserve. Anna enjoys the variety of work that being an occupational therapist allows and is especially passionate about supporting children and adults to be able to engage in the activities that are most important to them. Anna strives to always bring the ‘PACE’ principles of Playfulness, Acceptance, Curiosity and Empathy to her sessions. Anna has completed trainings in Acceptance and Commitment (ACT) Therapy, Trauma Informed Practice: Psycho-Sensory Interventions and Trauma, Attachment and Neuroscience. Anna has commenced training for a Certificate in Ayres Sensory Integration and is looking forward to starting training and certification in the Assessment of Motor and Process Skills (AMPS), which is a one-of-a-kind assessment of activities of daily living. Anna would like to share this webpage which is a great page to share with children who have difficulty with toileting it explains what you can do to keep your bowel and bladder healthy and has fun worksheets and games for children (and plenty of helpful resources for parents too): https://www.eric.org.uk/Pages/Category/kids #OTWeek

10.01.2022 Hi, all The office looks a little different this week! I’m spending the rest of this week at a live Feeding Therapy Australia workshop presented by Val Gent from Let's Eat! Paediatric Speech Pathology & Debra Alvarez Feeding Kids Sydney. These two therapists are a wealth of knowledge and are covering fussy eating and feeding difficulties with a range of populations including: * Autism Spectrum Disorder * Tongue tie * Oral-motor delay and disability ... * Tube feeding * Anxiety-related * Food allergies I’m looking forward to soaking it all in and sharing this knowledge with our families in Port Pirie. Already have two eager clients willing to test out some therapy strategies - first on the menu is home made nachos! Lisa, Speech Pathologist

10.01.2022 From today, masks will no longer be mandatory for: people present in health care settings (this includes staff and visitors at residential aged care facilitie...s) people working in personal care services (hairdressers, beauty salons, tattoo parlours and similar businesses). Face masks are an additional physical barrier and help to stop the spread of COVID-19. At this time in South Australia it is not mandatory for the general community, but it is recommended to wear a mask when out in public if you are unable to physically distance from others. Learn more about face masks: www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/COVIDmasks

08.01.2022 - OT WEEK - Meet Allied Health Assistant Hannah! Hannah is currently studying a Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (Honours) degree at the University of South Australia and is at completion of her second year of study. She commutes back and forth to Adelaide on a weekly basis to commit to her studies. She manages a full-time study load as well as working part time and taking care of her three children. ... She joined the Thrive team in January 2019 and has worked in administration and accounts up until recently. She now works part time alongside the Occupational Therapy team in an allied health assistant role. Hannah has a strong passion for working with clients and their families to enhance their quality of life through engaging in meaningful occupations. Her areas of interest include mental health, emotional regulation, early intervention and trauma. She is eager to develop her knowledge in the areas of sensory integration and self-regulation by commencing training in her upcoming study break. Hannah would like to share this resource for parents from the Circle of Security parenting program. This short YouTube clip outlines the importance of emotional connection for improving your relationship with your child. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6DhnbgRAOo

07.01.2022 COVID-19 Update: As per the SA Health Ministers Address this afternoon, there will be increased restrictions in place to try to control the COVID-19 outbreak in Adelaide. These measures include: People will be restricted from going outside of their homes only one person per household will be able to leave the home each day, but only for specific purposes (e.g. appointments).... From midnight tonight, for the next six days, all schools, takeaway food, and the construction industry will close and exercise will be banned outside the house (e.g. except for allied health or medical appointments). Masks will be required in all areas outside of the home. Universities, pubs, cafes, elective surgery and all outdoor sport will be closed. Weddings and funerals will be banned. Urgent operations and cancer treatment will be allowed to go ahead. Critical infrastructure such as water, electricity and telecommunications will remain open, as will supermarkets. Medical, including mental health support, will be open, as will public transport. Under advisement from our professional boards, these restrictions result in our clinicians only being able to provide non-face to face services for the coming 6 days (4 business days). We will contact clients individually to offer options for therapy or to reschedule. We also wish to re-iterate that Telehealth and phone consultations are available for each one of our allied health disciplines. Please feel free to discuss this with our admin team or your therapist should you wish to access this service. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact our admin team on 8632 1100 and thank you for your continued support through these difficult times! We will get through this!

04.01.2022 *COVID-19 UPDATE* Following SA Health direction effective as of midnight (Monday 30th November): ALL people are required to wear single use surgical masks when on healthcare sites. This includes all staff, clients & family members of clients, not including children 12 years and younger and those with relevant medical conditions. ... Cloth masks are not suitable for health care settings, all masks must be surgical masks. We will have some available for clients unable to access. Covid Safe check-in are in use for clients with smart phones or we have a manual log for others. 1.5m distancing from others is still required. If you are unwell please do not attend. Please call 8632 1100 to reschedule or book a telehealth consultation. If you are have any questions please phone for advice from our admin team prior. Thank you for your help in assisting us with this new direction

04.01.2022 Today at Thrive we celebrated Bandana day, an initiative from Canteen to support those battling childhood and adolescent cancer! If you would like to donate, please feel free to do so via the link below https://www.bandannaday.org.au/fundraise/ThriveHealthCentre

03.01.2022 - OT WEEK - Meet Occupational Therapist Emma! Emma has worked in the region in clinical and non-clinical roles for over 15 years. She has a Bachelor of Applied Science in Occupational Therapy and a Graduate Certificate in Mental Health Promotion. ... She joined the Thrive team in February 2019 after travelling with her family around Australia in a caravan. She works part time (1.5 days per week) for Thrive, based in Booleroo Centre and juggles Thrive, another OT position within Department for Education and three children. In her personal life she is head coach at Booleroo Centre Amateur Swimming Club and heavily involved in her local junior tennis team. Emma’s passion is early intervention and working with children and families. She adopts a child led approach to play and values the relationships built with the families she works with. Emma is trained in Circle of Security; she is a Marte Meo Practitioner and she will be pursuing her Marte Meo Therapist/Colleague training in 2021. She is also a certified Infant Massage Therapist. Other recent training Emma has undertaken include introductory courses in SOS Approach to Feeding, DIR Floortime and Sensory Integration. Emma would like to share SOS approach to feeding 2 hour Parent and Caregiver Workshop ‘When Children Won’t Eat and how to help’, which is a FREE resource parents can access https://sosapproachtofeeding.com/parent-workshop-when-chil/ #OTWeek

02.01.2022 PHONE LINES ARE DOWN... AGAIN! Unfortunately, Telstra have been unable to fix our phone line and internet connection as of yet! This has resulted in variable levels of internet and phone connection throughout the day. If you are unable to get through via phone please try again later or email us via [email protected].... Many apologies for the inconvenience. We have a technician coming out again today and we are hopeful that they will rectify the issue.

02.01.2022 PHONE LINES OPERATIONAL Great news! Our phones and internet are up and running smoothly! We are working through the many messages left and will be in touch ASAP. We thank you for your patience. We can now also take payment for services provided. Please drop in to the clinic or give us a call to organize payment prior to Christmas if possible. We will be onsite until 6pm Wednesday the 23rd of December, returning Monday the 11th of January at 8.30am.... We wish all of our valued clients, families, and carers a happy and restful Christmas and we look forward to seeing you in the New Year

02.01.2022 D E W E E K Celebrating Human Rights Meet our Developmental Educator Emma Stanley! Emma has a Bachelor of Disability and Developmental Education from Flinders University and has been part of the Thrive team since August 2018. Emma is a local who grew up with her sister Kate, who had severe and multiple disabilities, which lead her to becoming a DE. Whilst studying Emma worked as an SSO at the Mid North Education Centre and John Pirie Secondary School in Port Pirie.... Emma works across multiple areas in our region including Port Pirie, Port Augusta, Gladstone, Jamestown, Peterborough and anywhere in between! Emma is passionate and a strong advocate about providing evidence-based, quality intervention with particular interests in the paediatric population with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Sensory Processing Disorder, Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC), and complex disability. Emma is a Basic DIR Floortime Provider, and has also completed trainings in the SOS Approach to Feeding, Toilet Time, SleepAbillity, Teaching Movements for Communication, and the Alert Program. Emma values the importance of working as part of a trans-disciplinary team to ensure the best outcomes for all clients and their families. As the theme this year is Human Rights, Emma would like to share a video of people with a disability sharing what the rights are under the United Nations Convention. The UN adopted the Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities in 2006 when it was recognised that people with a disability are often overlooked in human right discussions - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgQnLXazdSg&feature=youtu.be