Episodes

  • NDIS Funding Changes to Music Therapy, Therapressure Brushing, Harm in ABA

    NDIS Funding Changes to Music Therapy, Therapressure Brushing, Harm in ABA
    Dec 18 2024

    This week Edie joins Michael to unpack questions about other therapies outside of the ASI® scope. We cover funding changes in the NDIS regarding music therapy, what the Willbarger Protocol is and where you might study it, and cover an OT's concern about Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA).

    Links:
    Singing The Song of Music Therapy
    https://open.spotify.com/episode/5T0KdyqELbaUAOcuCRCics?si=aTDhCQoSTxS8XyrChh7paw

    Keep Music Therapy NDIS Funded - Change.org
    https://www.change.org/p/keep-music-therapy-as-an-ndis-funded-therapeutic-support

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    18 mins
  • Personal Space Bubbles, Highly Sensitive Kids & School Refusal

    Personal Space Bubbles, Highly Sensitive Kids & School Refusal
    Dec 11 2024

    This week Michael is joined by our Parkside Clinical Lead, Edie! We dive into your questions about how to teach your young person about personal space, supporting highly sensitive kids, and discuss tips to manage school refusal.

    Resources:

    Nell Harris - Social Storybooks https://nellharris.com/mybooks

    Dr. Becky

    School Refusal: https://www.schoolcantaustralia.com.au/

    Disclaimer: We are not affiliated with, nor do we earn any commission from, any of the services or products mentioned.

    Our aim is to provide useful information to help you find the fun in raising the young people in your lives.

    If you liked something we talked about, or you learned something from listening to us, share it with your friends, family, uni classmates or colleagues. The more people that know about occupational therapy, the better!

    If you have any questions you'd like answered, please send a question to the integration station via Instagram or our email podcast@otfcgroup.au

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    28 mins
  • Audio Sensitivity, Sensory vs Attention Difficulties, My Young Person Doesn't Like Therapy

    Audio Sensitivity, Sensory vs Attention Difficulties, My Young Person Doesn't Like Therapy
    Dec 4 2024
    Michael and Eleanor unpack a few questions from our parents like why do children with auditory sensitivities tend to make a lot of noise themselves, what the difference between sensory vs attention difficulties are, and how to manage a conversation with your young person if they're not liking therapy. If you liked something we talked about, or you learned something from listening to us, share it with your friends, family, uni classmates or colleagues. The more people that know about occupational therapy, the better! If you have any questions you'd like answered, please send a question to the integration station via Instagram or our email podcast@otfcgroup.au
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    33 mins
  • Teeth Grinding, Core Strength, How To Chose The Right School

    Teeth Grinding, Core Strength, How To Chose The Right School
    Nov 27 2024
    Back to regular programming this week with Eleanor and Michael tackling a few questions asked by our parents in our OT sessions. We delve into why teeth grinding could mean you need oral regulation, go through some core control activities that your young person won't even know they're working and how to work towards choosing the right school for your young person. If you liked something we talked about, or you learned something from listening to us, share it with your friends, family, uni classmates or colleagues. The more people that know about occupational therapy, the better! If you have any questions you'd like answered, please send a question to the integration station via Instagram or our email podcast@otfcgroup.au
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    24 mins
  • Dr Susanne Smith Roley - The Future of Sensory Integration Q&A

    Dr Susanne Smith Roley - The Future of Sensory Integration Q&A
    Nov 21 2024
    This special episode sees Dr Susanne Smith Roley host a Q&A session at our Parkside Clinic. Susanne is an occupational therapist with more than 30 years of experience in paediatrics. She obtained her BS in OT at Indiana University, her MS in Allied Health Sciences at Boston University and her OTD at University of Southern California. She is in private practice in Orange County in Southern California and co-founder of the Collaborative for Leadership in Ayres Sensory Integration (CLASI). She is an internationally recognised author and lecturer on the theory and application of sensory integration and managed to generously donate her time to feild some questions from our staff. Here she covers everything from managing burnout, the future of Sensory Integration, ASI® & autism, testing Adults using the EASI assessment and so much more. So grab a pen and paper (or keyboard/computer), and get ready to take notes from insights from one of the pioneers of ASI®.If you liked something we talked about, or you learned something from listening to us, share it with your friends, family, uni classmates or colleagues. The more people that know about occupational therapy, the better! If you have any questions you'd like answered, please send a question to the integration station via Instagram or our email podcast@otfcgroup.au
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    46 mins
  • Early Intervention, Disengaging At School, Body Socks

    Early Intervention, Disengaging At School, Body Socks
    Nov 17 2024
    Michael and Eleanor run through your questions about early intervention criteria, managing challenges at school, and how to use a body sock to regulate your young person.If you liked something we talked about, or you learned something from listening to us, share it with your friends, family, uni classmates or colleagues. The more people that know about occupational therapy, the better! If you have any questions you'd like answered, please send a question to the integration station via Instagram or our email podcast@otfcgroup.au
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    21 mins
  • Handling big emotions, Handwriting Assessments, ISIC 2024 Wrap

    Handling big emotions, Handwriting Assessments, ISIC 2024 Wrap
    Nov 8 2024

    The Integration Station continues its Q&A format. We take your questions, share some knowledge and try to find the fun in what we are learning.

    In this episode Michael is joined by OTFC Clinical Director, Eleanor, to unpack all things ISIC, drill down on handwriting assessments, and what to say when managing big emotions after a young person comes home from school.

    References: Effectiveness of paediatric occupational therapy for children with disabilities: A systematic review https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1440-1630.12573

    If you liked something we talked about, or you learned something from listening to us, share it with your friends, family, uni classmates or colleagues. The more people that know about occupational therapy, the better!

    If you have any questions you'd like answered, please send a question to the integration station via Instagram or our email podcast@otfcgroup.au

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    30 mins
  • Global Developmental Delay, Figdet Toys, High School Transitions

    Global Developmental Delay, Figdet Toys, High School Transitions
    Oct 31 2024

    The Integration Station continues its Q&A format. We take your questions, share some knowledge and try to find the fun in what we are learning.

    In this episode Michael is joined by OTFC Director, Eleanor, to unpack all things Global Developmental Delay, Fidget Toys and, High School Transitions.

    If you liked something we talked about, or you learned something from listening to us, share it with your friends, family, uni classmates or colleagues. The more people that know about occupational therapy, the better!

    If you have any questions you'd like answered, please send a question to the integration station via Instagram or our email podcast@otfcgroup.au

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    27 mins