Workshop Programme 2009
Practical, specific, small group workshops.
These practical workshops are ideal for occupational therapists, teachers, parents, classroom assistants, speech therapists and physiotherapists. We have such terrific discussion when there is a broad range of participants.
All workshops are held on site at Kids Therapy Network, 623 Glenhuntly Rd South Caulfield, Victoria.
The cost is $89.00 per person per workshop. Good coffee and light catering is provided.
All workshops can be presented at your school or parent group, please phone Cathy Love to chat further about this.
Early in 2009 it will be possible to book all workshops on line through the website. However until this is finalised please download the registration form or phone Wonderful Wendy at the office on 03) 9532 7509 to book.
All the details are on the registration form so best to download and have a good read through. Download entire programme and registration form here.
The Presenters Blurbs:
Beverley Sher is a Speech and Language Pathologist as well as a qualified Drama teacher. She has worked extensively with pre-school children, primary school students and adolescents, particularly supporting students with language-based learning difficulties to cope in a mainstream educational setting. She uses drama in her therapy across all ages and has found it be an especially useful tool within the fields of pragmatic disorders and social skills training. Beverley heads a private practice in Melbourne and has presented at conferences and workshops both nationally and internationally.
Cathy Love is an Occupational Therapist with SIPT and NDT qualifications. She has worked exclusively with children of all ages and stages, their families and teachers. Cathy has a particular interest in sensory processing, motor skills development and the mechanics how children learn. Cathy has a busy private practice in Melbourne and shares her rooms with Beverley Sher.
Handwriting Tools and Tips for Primary School Students
Friday 13th February 2.30 - 5.00
Cathy Love (OT) will present a practical workshop to assist you work with mainstream primary school student handwriting difficulties. Ages and stages of hand development and pencil control, pencil grips, letter formations and use of dotted third lines will be covered. Suitable for OT's teachers, classroom assistants and parents. Topics covered:
« General ages & stages
« Assessment tools
« Clinical observations
« Written expression formats
« Planning & organising ideas into words
« Efficient report writing
« Practical intervention strategies
Autism Spectrum Disorder -Practical Strategies to enhance sensory processing.
Friday March 13th 2009 2.30 - 5.00
Cathy Love (OT) will provide a brief overview of ASD and the typical sensory processing issues these children experience. Practical claming and alerting suggestions will be offered to help better regulate these children's attention and behaviour. Workshop is suitable for health professionals, paed OT's, classroom assistants, teachers and parents. Topics covered will include:
« Brief theoretical overview
« Learn to be a sensory detective.
« Evaluation tools and methods, Interpretation of results
« Making a team approach work
« Practical sensory motor strategies to enhance attention, behaviour and learning.
Strategies to boost gross and fine motor skills at home and school
Friday April 24th 2009 2.30 - 5.00
Cathy Love will present a fun filled session providing lots of cheap and cheerful ways to develop the fine and gross motor skills for primary school children. Workshop is suitable for health professionals, paed OT's, teachers, classroom assistants and parents. Topics covered will include:
« Explanation of muscle tone and general motor development
« Brief overview of assessment methods and what test results mean.
« Fantastic fine motor activities to boost hand skills and pencil grip and control
« Grouse gross motor activities to enhance muscle tone, balance and coordination.
Sensory Processing Disorder. Assessment and practical intervention strategies.
Friday May 8th 2009 2.30 - 5.00
Friday November 13th 2009 2.30 - 5.00
Cathy Love (OT) will provide an overview of the impact sensory processing difficulties may have on primary school student function and participation. Workshop is suitable for health professionals, paed OT's, classroom assistants, teachers and parents. Topics covered will include:
« Brief theoretical overview
« Evaluation tools, methods and clinical observations
« New Sensory Profile - School Companion and the Sensory Processing Measure
« Interpretation of results and useful report writing formats
« Making a team approach work, setting goals relevant to VELS
« Practical sensory diets
Aspergers Syndrome: classroom strategies
Friday June 12th 2009 2.30 - 5.00
Cathy Love (OT) will provide a summary of the main features of this condition and offer practical strategies to enhance sensory processing, attention, classroom productivity and fine and gross motor skill performance. Workshop is suitable for health professionals, paed OT's, classroom assistants, teachers and parents. Topics covered will include:
« Brief overview and typical classroom issues
« Useful assessments and observations.
« Goal setting with the student.
« Making a team approach work.
« Sensory based strategies v's top down behavioural strategies.
« Handwriting strategies
« Gross and fine motor activities to boost skills.
Dyspraxia - Practical Strategies for Home and School
Friday July 17th 2009 2.30 - 5.00
Cathy Love (OT) will provide a brief overview of dyspraxia and its typical presentation in the primary school student. Workshop is suitable for health professionals, paed OT's, teachers, classroom assistants and parents. Topics covered will include:
« Assessment and diagnosis
« Good ways to give instructions
« How to teach the steps of the task
« How to teaching problem solving, checking and "fix it" skills
« Boosting and sustaining independence at home and school
Developing Pre Writing Skills - Practical Strategies for Home and KinderFriday 17th July 2009 2.30 - 5.00
Cathy Love (OT) will present this practical and informative session aimed to help you enhance the prewriting skills of the children you care for and work with. This workshop is suitable for health professionals, paed OT's, teachers, classroom assistants and parents. Topics covered will include:
« Ages and stages of hand development. When OT is indicated.
« Cheap and cheerful toys to boost fine motor skills
« Fun and easy pre writing activities for home, kinder and school
Organisational Skills: Practical strategies for home and school.
Friday September 11th 2009 2.30 - 5.00
Cathy Love (OT) adopts a practical "hands on" approach to working with students with organisational difficulties. Formal assessment tools are often of little help so careful observations, interview and a problem solving approach is usually required. Workshop is suitable for health professionals, paed OT's, classroom assistants, teachers and parents. Topics covered will include:
« Giving instructions, consistent expectations.
« Classroom storage and routines.
« Strategies to help students with time management
« Fanatical diary use, calendars, time tables, checklists, to do lists, visual scheduling.
« Building and sustaining independence
ADD / Hyperactivity: classroom strategies
Friday October 9th 2009 at 2.30 - 5.00
Cathy Love (OT) will present an overview of ADD / HD and practical management strategies. Workshop is suitable for health professionals, paed OT's, classroom assistants, teachers and parents. Topics covered will include:
« When to refer, where and why
« Diagnostic criteria, tools used
« Types of ADD / HD
« Types of medications and their functions
« Practical management strategies for home and school
Fragile X Syndrome: Sensory strategies
Monday 8th December at 9.30
Cathy Love (OT) consults to the Fragile X Alliance advisory clinic. An overview of this complex genetic condition will be provided with emphasis on primary school age clients with full mutation. Children with the pre mutation will be covered briefly. Workshop is suitable for health professionals, paed OT's, classroom assistants, teachers and parents.
Topics covered will include:
« Brief overview of genetics and clinical presentation
« Understanding the sensory integration hallmarks of FXS
« Functional implication of the sensory based behaviour.
« Practical sensory motor strategies to enhance behaviour, attention, participation and independence
Social Skills: Successful Social Interactions for Kinder Children
Date To Be Confirmed
This practical workshop presented by Bev Sher (Speech and Language Pathologist) will provide an overview of the importance of facilitating positive social interactions in the Kinder years. The presentation will focus on simple yet effective activities that parents, teachers and therapists can implement that are suitable to specific age groups. Topics will include:
« Why teach social skills?
« Which children need help with socialization?
« Ideas for explicit teaching e.g. social stories, role play
« Dealing with emotions
« Working with a partner or in a group
« Creating empathy
« Making and keeping friends
« Building self esteem
Social Skills: Successful Social Interactions for Primary Students
Date To Be Confirmed
This practical workshop will provide an overview of the importance of facilitating positive social interactions in the Primary school years. The presentation will focus on simple yet effective activities that parents, teachers and therapists can implement that are suitable to specific age groups. Topics will include:
« Why teach social skills?
« Which children need help with socialization?
« Ideas for explicit teaching e.g. social stories, role play
« Dealing with emotions
« Working with a partner or in a group
« Creating empathy
« Making and keeping friends
« Building self esteem
Peex2 and Peeramid 2 Assessments for Occupational Therapist
Available on request. Please phone Cathy if you have a group of interested Occupational Therapists
Cathy Love (OT) will present and over view of the administration and interpretation of the Paediatric Early Elementary Examination 2 (children aged 6-9 years) and the Paediatric Examination of Educational Readiness at Middle Childhood 2 (children aged 9 - 15 years). This criterion referenced tests cover fine and gross motor skill, language, visual processing, sequencing, attention and memory skills. This workshop is suitable for Paediatric OT's. Topics covered include:
« Brief theory and test background
« Administration and clinical observations
« Interpretation
« Advantages and Limitations
« Report writing formats
« Useful task analysis and administration notes (not provided in the purchased manual!)
PEER Assessment for Occupational Therapists
Available on request. Please phone Cathy if you have a group of interested Occupational Therapists
Cathy Love (OT) will present the administration and interpretation of the Paediatric Examination of Educational Readiness. This criterion referenced assessment for children aged 4 to 6 years. This is a playful screening test for kinder children and covers somosensory, fine motor, gross motor, language and memory skills. Topics covered will include:
« Brief theory and test background
« Administration and clinical observations
« Interpretation Advantages and limitations
« Report writing formats
« Useful task analysis and administration notes (not provided in the purchased manual!)
Drama in Speech Therapy
Date To Be Confirmed
Presented by Bev Sher (Speech and Language Pathologist). Using drama in therapy is defined as "an active, experiential approach that facilitates problem solving, setting of goals, appropriate expression of feelings and improved interpersonal skills" (National Association for Drama Therapy). As a qualified Speech Pathologist, I find that I often use skills that I acquired in my training as a Speech and Drama teacher during Speech therapy.
Drama provides the client with an opportunity to learn as well as rehearse appropriate speech/language behaviours in a variety of realistic situations whilst being in the comfort of familiar people and familiar surroundings. Drama allows the individual access to both auditory and visual information, thereby aiding in comprehension. It is an enjoyable tool to use in the small group setting- the ideal setting for social skills to be learnt and practiced.
In this workshop I will share with you some of my experiences and some of the techniques that may be effective in enhancing both treatment and assessment. This presentation is suitable for both Speech Pathologists and parents of children with speech and language difficulties.
Modifying the Curriculum for Language Impaired Primary / Secondary Students
Date To Be Confirmed
Bev Sher (Speech and Language Pathologist) presents this informative workshop. Being a student with a language disorder in a mainstream setting can be both frustrating and anxiety-provoking and can often result in feelings of failure. Teachers have a responsibility to support these students access the curriculum yet many teachers don't have an understanding of the challenges faced by these students, or ways in which to modify their materials and teaching styles accordingly.
This presentation is mainly aimed at teachers but will be of interest to parents of language-impaired students as well. Topics will cover ways in which to modify (i) the amount of work, (ii) the complexity of tasks (iii) tests and assignments (iv) teaching style. Practical strategies such as the importance of time considerations and using visual cues when teaching will all be included. There will also be an opportunity for individual questions and situations to be discussed.
Understanding Language Disorder in Primary Students
Date To Be Confirmed
Bev Sher (Speech and Language Pathologist) presents this informative session. This workshop will help uncover some of the complexities associated with language disorders, including the abundance of terminology such as receptive language, expressive language, pragmatic disorders, phonological awareness and auditory processing difficulties. By the end of the workshop, participants (including teachers, therapists and parents) should be able to answer the following questions:
« What is a language disorder?
« What are the causes of language disorders and which population of children are affected?
« What are the typical signs of a student with a language disorder?
« How can teachers best accommodate these students in the classroom?
« What are some practical ideas for supporting children with language disorders
o e.g. activities to build vocabulary, improving comprehension skills, strengthening phonological awareness.
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