Shining Minds Therapy Services

21/09/2023

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Our termly life skills group on the Central Coast will resume in October. We have capacity for 1 or 2 more students to attend this group. 🤩

We are also excited to welcome back Gabby as a co-leader of the group. Gabby has a degree in Social Work and is a Martial Arts instructor at her company BBMA.

For more information, please email at hannah@shiningmindstherapy.com

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10/05/2023

We are HIRING!!! for more information, please visit our website: www.shiningmindstherapy.com

Hello!

We are seeking a passionate, enthusiastic and friendly Speech Pathologist to join our team part time from July 2023. There will be an opportunity to transition to a full-time position at the end of 2023 if this is desirable. We are a small speech pathology team with a passion for working with children with varied communication and feeding needs.

Shining Minds Therapy is a neurodivergent affirming speech pathology practice based in Sydney's North/West. We are predominately a mobile service however we are planning to transition to a hybrid/clinic-based model in August 2023. We also offer telehealth services Australia wide and there is opportunity to WFH if you choose to take on a telehealth day. We are a small team, passionate about early language development and complex communication needs. We value high quality, evidenced based services and opt to incorporate cultural and community values into our practice. We attract a varied caseload of neurodivergency and physical disabilities. The successful candidate will have access to a generous professional development budget including guaranteed training in PROMPT and LAMP AAC within the first 8 months of employment.

You'll probably love working at Shining Minds if you...

Are a play based/child led therapist
Follow the principles of neurodivergent affirming practice
Are passionate about education and empowerment for families and children
Love to learn! The role includes a generous PD budget including guaranteed training in PROMPT and LAMP within first 8 months of employment. We also offer peer mentoring and supervision.
Have a driver's license!
Value work/life balance
Enjoy group therapy.
Enjoy flexible working hours!
Exhibit strong leadership qualities.

Responsibilities

Deliver high quality assessment and intervention to young children with disabilities.
Deliver educational material to day care, school staff and parents.
Involved in group therapy to support social skills; AAC development and feeding skills.
Maintains high level of professional documentation.

Qualifications

A successful candidate will have.

Bachelor or Masters of Speech Pathology
We prefer at least one year post graduate experience (new graduates are welcome to apply)
Member of Speech Pathology Australia
Active NSW WWCC
Hold an Australian Driver's License

If you are interested in this position, please send a cover letter and resume to hannah@shiningmindstherapy.com.

Thank you!

Speech Pathology | Shining Minds Speech Therapy Services | Australia

09/02/2023

Brb just cutting some fruit and making a fruit smoothie! 🍉🍊🍈🍋🍇🍌🍍🍎 Talking about colours, smell and how the fruit might feel in our hand by reflecting on past experience. We decided the watermelon was "wet, sticky and a bit juicy" 🍉We love to hear this language!

03/02/2023

OKAY Clever boy telling us what's up?! Someone is hungry for the birthday cake. Spontaneously putting two words together during second week of LAMP trial. Noticeable improvement in vocabulary and willingness to attend to play and conversational activities. Thriving with the motor planning derived from LAMP. Cant wait for the LAMP congress in a few weeks!

20/01/2023

First LAMP trial of 2023! Love watching children use a talker for the first time! Mr E was motivated by old MacDonald had a farm and with a little support he was able to use his talker to say "song duck" to request which animal we sing about. clever! 🐖🐴🐈‍⬛🐄🐑

28/10/2022

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We have a couple of openings for speech therapy sessions commencing in January 2023 in North/West Sydney. ✨✨✨✨✨
email: hannah@shiningmindstherapy.com

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15/10/2022

A group of researchers are advocating for an update to the language used to describe autism in studies - and more broadly - so scientists can move away from discussing it as a problem, and instead as a neurological difference.

The team based at the University of Western Australia and tertiary institutes in New Zealand has developed a list of preferred terms for autism to reduce stigmatisation, marginalisation and exclusion of autistic people.

05/10/2022

It's official! 🎉 I'll be back in Sydney in a couple of months (permanently) and I am taking referrals from Feb 2023. Only a few spots left! Please contact me via email or PM if you are interested in speech therapy services for your child. We service 0-18 years.

28/09/2022

Thank you for these Thursday tips! Great for goal setting 😎👍😀

02/09/2022

Practising for this Sunday! 😀😊

31/08/2022

It is beneficial to utilise input from all the 5 senses with all children! Especially children with sensory challenges or physical difficulties. There are little ways you (as parent/carer) can make mealtimes a bit more fun and silly! Disclosure* Advice in this post is general only. It is always crucial to seek input from a speech pathologist and/or occupational therapist if you have concerns regarding your child's eating behaviours. Happy exploring!🧐👉👂👃👅👀

25/08/2022