We hope you all had a wonderful Christmas! 

Michael and Edie have popped into the studio to facilitate your questions about fun activities you can do at home outside of therapy, how to generalise sensory integration in the real world, and tips on how to increase interoceptive awareness for you 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 [email protected] 

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
 

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 [email protected] 

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 [email protected] 

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 [email protected] 

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 [email protected]