Occupational Therapy Clinic for children at the Walky Talky Hub.

Senior OT services are now available at the Walky Talky Hub for clients with OT goals best targeted in a multidisciplinary environment.

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Meet Kate...

Bachelor of Science (Occupational Therapy) with Honours at The University of Cumbria
Experience working as a paediatric occupational therapist in Ireland and for Melville OT.
Kate enjoys working with children with disabilities, supporting mental health, and sensory needs.
Kate is a Sensory Integration Practitioner with the Sensory Integration Network and completed additional sensory training.

Kate has completed the following extra training

Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule,
Second Edition (ADOS-2) Training for the Clinical Setting,
Social Communication/ Emotional Regulation/ Transactional Support (SCERTS) training,
Training to support children with Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder.
Training in CO-OP (Cognitive Orientation to daily Occupational Performance) model,
Training in the SSP (Safe & Sound Protocol),
Training in relation to sleep and executive functioning skills.

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Bachelor of Health Science (Occupational Therapy) at Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand.
Shelley has worked in schools, kindergartens, hospitals, not-for-profit and private sectors.
Special interest in sensory and emotional regulation and school readiness skills.
Shelley runs her own independent mobile business, Shelley OT

Shelley has completed the following extra training

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Appointments now available at the Walky Talky Hub in partnership with Melville OT and Shelley OT.

Senior Occupational therapists, Kate Monaghan and Shelley Blignaut, are in clinic on Tuesday mornings and Wednesdays each week.

This service runs as an OT clinic rather than a permanent caseload.

Children will be allocated an OT place in the clinic for one school term. During these sessions the OTs will work towards a clear family goal.

Following the end of the term block Shelley or Kate will advise families on the next step.

Kate and Shelley have some capacity to continue to treat Walky Talky Hub clients in their private practices.

Walky Talky Hub clients
Children with goals best targeted in a multidisciplinary setting
Children benefiting from joint therapy sessions
Children needing opportunity for comprehensive assessment and report so information can be given to school/ daycare and other therapists
An opportunity to develop a very clear, goal-based home programme and upskilling of parents so they can continue with treatment strategies independently
An opportunity to problem solve with, and upskill, the other clinicians treating your child so that they can continue to embed OT strategies within other treatment sessions.

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