Fired Up People

27/10/2020

Do you want to make sure that your little one is getting the best out of returning to school?

A little support goes a long way, here are five signs your child might need some speech and language help before they start school.

19/10/2020

Fired Up People welcomes Brooke Perrin to the team!

Since completing her Bachelor in Health Science and a Master in Speech Pathology, Brooke has spent a large amount of time working with clients in all stages of the life span.

From both paediatric and adult caseloads, her aim is always to assist her clients to achieve their communication goals in ways that are fun and functional for them and their support network. Brooke’s ability to make quick connections with her clients makes for fun and enjoyable sessions, that have her clients leaving the clinic with confidence and many tips and tricks up their sleeve to continue to progress their goals.

Brooke has experience in the private, school-based and hospital settings, working with her client’s family, teachers, colleagues and other allied health professionals to ensure a comprehensive and team-based approach to therapy to guarantee maximum outcomes for her clients. She has gained a large skill set in areas including but not limited to social skills over the lifespan, speech sound development and production, receptive, expressive and oral language development and maintenance, voice, stuttering, literacy and alternative and augmentative communication (AAC).

Not only has Brooke gained ample experience working 1:1 with her clients in various settings, but she has also run a large number of groups with preschool age, school age and adult clients. These groups have been run in areas including social skills, language skills, literacy and letter sound development, corporate networking and soft skills, and vocal health.

20/09/2020

Fired Up People welcomes Talya Sack to the team!

Talya is an enthusiastic Occupational Therapist with a passion for improving quality of life, promoting participation and engagement, and achieving the best possible outcomes with her clients and their families.

Since graduating with a Bachelor of Health Science and a Master of Occupational Therapy Practice, Talya has gained experience working and volunteering in a range of pediatric settings around the world. Prior to starting at Fired Up People, Talya worked with children with a variety of diagnoses such as Autism Spectrum Disorder, Global Developmental Delay, Sensory Processing Disorder and Down Syndrome. Her interest areas include fine and gross motor skills, sensory processing, emotional regulation, self-care and school readiness. Her practice approach has a strong focus on client-centered care, effective goal setting and evidence-based practice.

Talya is passionate about supporting children to participate in meaningful occupations and finding creative ways to provide therapy strategies within different settings. She enjoys working in collaboration with families, therapists and other supports to achieve the child’s goals.

Talya is committed to continually growing and developing her skills as an Occupational Therapist so that she can deliver the best therapy outcomes for her clients and families.

14/09/2020

Fired Up People welcomes Jocelyn Jiang to the team!

Jocelyn is an Occupational Therapist who completed her Bachelor of Occupational Therapy at Deakin University. Jocelyn is a fun, energetic, and motivated clinician who is fluent in English and Mandarin. She is passionate about working with families from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

Jocelyn has worked across private practice, mainstream school, and community health centres. She has provided therapy to children with a variety of difficulties in areas of fine and gross motor skills, sensory processing, emotion regulation, social skills, self-cares, Autism Spectrum Disorder as well as assisting families with positive behaviour management strategies. Jocelyn provides client-centered, family-orientated practice as she believes the therapy goals should be meaningful and practical in order to optimise therapy outcomes. Her favourite thing is witnessing children achieve their full potential and increase their self-confidence.
Jocelyn places a high value on evidence-based practice and her therapy sessions are designed to be fun and creative whilst meeting the specific needs and interests of each child.

Jocelyn has a commitment to learning and loves to participate in ongoing professional development to further extend her clinical skills.

05/07/2020

Help Wanted
Hey folks. I am looking to hire two Paediatric Occupational Therapists. I am advertising on seek and have a recruiter involved, but still cant find them. If any one knows of an OT that might be interested, I want to speak with them. Great pay, great enviroment and team, work the hours they want. Let me know folks. Cheers Adam

04/07/2020

At times people don’t realise how common disorders really are! Did you know dyslexia is hereditary? Remember Developmental Coordinarion Disorder and Dyspraxia are used interchangeably

25/06/2020

Do you know of a passionate OT and love our team? We are welcoming new applicants!

23/06/2020

Did you know our OTs and Speechies often complete therapy sessions in schools?
Today Hayley is extending one of her Kiddies in Prep, working on sustained attention and fine motor skills

23/06/2020

What a wonderful idea! Personalised social stories that your children can be a part of! We love this! Plus one of the designers is an OT, brilliant!

KIC dad... a happy customer 😁 C&D x

18/06/2020

We know regulation is particularly challenging at the moment!

Social and emotional development activities! These use popular children's books and pair them with activities, play ideas, crafts, and more...all to help kids build skills in empathy, awareness, social development, and other essential skills: https://www.theottoolbox.com/activities-books-about-friendship-acceptance-empathy/

16/06/2020

Lots of our kiddies find it difficult to attend and plan. We find stories are extremely helpful and relatable

This book list has got you covered! Books to teach executive functioning skills to kids, teens, adults...all ages!

https://www.theottoolbox.com/books-about-executive-functioning/

11/06/2020

We are loving the sound of this!

BOOKINGS NOW OPEN!
- for Sessions from Saturday 13th June!

So it may not be the Grand Opening we were imagining but we are pleased to be opening our vigilantly sanitised Sensory Facility for the following:
• OPEN PLAY SESSIONS with just 10 Kids
• PRIVATE HIRE SESSIONS
• RESPITE SESSION

Strict VIC HEALTH COVID Procedures are in place and the NDIS is supporting these sessions for their participants.

Please help us spread the word by tagging friends and Sharing this post with your communities.
We are an NDIS Registered Provider.

How to Book:
1. Visit www.werockthespectrummoorabbin.com.au/programs
or Download the We Rock the Spectrum App
2. Choose your Session Type
3. Choose a Session Timeslot(s)
4. Register using your child's name
5. Fill in the Service Agreement in your booking email
6. Receive Invoice depending on how your NDIS Plan is Managed.

Our Sessions are suitable for children of all ages and abilities. For older teens and young adults, we'd recommend our Private Hire Sessions.
We can't wait to meet you!