Therapod Podcast

Turned out that there was a lot more to say about Occupational Therapy so we went and did a Part 2 with Ailsinn Pierce who has been a Paediatric Occupational Therapist in Primary Care (HSE) for over 20 years. Aislinn breaks down how assessments and goal setting works in a paediatric service. Highly recommended for anyone who has a child waiting for or is with a therapy service. Its important to understand how we work so we can work together! Please like, share and don't forget to subscribe! https://lnkd.in/eqtFnxB6

"What are...therapies" episode 1 is now on your favourite listening platforms (link in comments) and we are talking about "What is Occupational Therapy". OT awareness week continues and today I want to talk about when one may need an Occupational Therapist. The key to understanding this is in the work "Occupational"- if there is a disruption in the person's "Occupation"- this can be paid or unpaid and includes activities of daily living and leisure and if this disruption is chronic and causes distress- please find an Occupational Therapist to help you! Vinaya Parthasarathy Dr. Sureshkumar Kamalakannan Yvonne Pennisi Yvonne Codd Padraig Danaher MA, BSc, BA Dr. Elizabeth Joy Shaffer, OTD, OTR/L S Preethi Shanmugapriya, Dr(OT) Jothikumar Ramakrishnan roisin kennedy AOTI - Association of Occupational Therapists of Ireland AIOTA India #otawarnessweek #occupationaltherapy

Celebrating OT week! This brand new series of @therapodpodcast we will uncover in very simple and layman terms what different kinds of therapists do and and seeing as its OT week, we kick off with revisiting "What is Occupational Therapy" from series 1. Listen to the full podcast 🎙️ 👇 https://lnkd.in/eqtFnxB6 Happy OT week to all my fellow OTs! AOTI - Association of Occupational Therapists of Ireland AIOTA India S Preethi Shanmugapriya, Dr(OT)Padraig Danaher MA, BSc, BA roisin kennedy Dr. Elizabeth Joy Shaffer, OTD, OTR/L

The world of "therapies" is a confusing one! Do you know what each kind of therapists do? In our upcoming series we talking to various therapists to break down who does what so that parents, teachers and carers are more informed when accessing "therapy" for their young person or even themselves! Send us a message if you have any particular questions to ask! #therapies #occupationaltherapy #speechtherapy #playtherapy #arttherapy #animalassistedtherapy #psychotherapy #psychology #cognitivebehaviouraltherapy

Listen to Banu Balaji's conversation with Timmy Long Thelongwayback Podcast and Georgie Cooney of Dyslexia Spell. We start talking about Occupational Therapy, but we go down the rabbit hole of attachment, trauma , neuro-diversity and much more! It truly felt like we could have gone on for hours! Timmy and Georgie are such excellent hosts and Timmy shares his own struggles and journey with so much strength and composure. He is some man. https://lnkd.in/eJXRVZtZ

Therapod Podcast with Banu Balaji has wrapped up its season 2 "Back to school" series The trajectory that we have been taught is ideal is go to play school, go to school, go to college, more college maybe or a job, marry? buy a house? have children? Unfortunately, life isn't a straight line and we know more and more children are struggling with the traditional schooling systems across the world. Or were they always struggling and we just better at recognising this? I know that for myself- there were parts of school I detested, and some I loved. I went in for my friends and did well to meet expectations set by very high Indian middle class standards - thats a whole other day's discussion! But back to the point of children and school- its estimated that 20% of children struggle with an impairment or difficulty and that 1 in 3 children in a mainstream school needs additional numbers. "back to school" series was a way to understand this and to get the adults around the children to think about how they can support them best. And sometimes, it might mean thinking outside the box and maybe even non traditional methods The latest and last episode in the series is a wrap up of all the conversations with our podcast guests ranging from neurodivergence, developmental difficulties, communication between parents and school, managing routines, screen time, sensory needs and lifestyle and more. We don't specially address mental health as a topic, because I believe that this kind of support addresses mental health needs in a way that is accessible to our young people. Remember! Young people really don't have much autonomy or decision making power when it comes to school and family systems and its the adults who need to make sure they are heard and minded and supported to learn and thrive. Listen to the full series available on all listening platforms - look for Therapod Podcast Buzzsprout https://lnkd.in/exxTVc_h Catrina Lowri of Neuroteachers Julie O'Meara Dr. Elizabeth Joy Shaffer or Therapeutic Innovations LLC, OTD, OTR/L Little Kneaders and Ryan Hogan, School Psychologist, Claire Barrett Georgie Cooney and a shout Vinaya Parthasarathy who has been an excellent editor!

On this week's "Back to school" series with host Banu Balaji, Georgie Cooney brings home some valuable points about students needing the optimum environment for learning, that included a need for motivation, critical thinking, a little bit of discomfort balanced with plenty of support. Georgie is also a published author so check out her books "From Tragic to Magic" and "Who put the Spell into Spelling". Check out her website dyslexiaspell.com. You can listen to the full podcast here https://lnkd.in/eZgxpNmF Also available on Spotify and Apple podcasts

On this week's "Back to School" series of Therapod Podcast host Banu Balaji is talking to Ryan Hogan who is a parent of an autistic teen and a school psychologist in Texas. This is an important conversation because parents and carers need to know what an IEP is, what to expect from IEP meetings and how to best prepare and make use of this opportunity to engage with the school and to support your child's time in the school. Listen to the whole podcast https://lnkd.in/e9T2ipTc hashtag #IEP hashtag #specialneeds hashtag #teachingchildrenwithspecialneeds hashtag #autism hashtag #adhd

I was so delighted when Banu Balaji from invited me on her podcast. She is such a warm and knowledgeable host. A real natural at podcasting! The clip below is a great highlight and the episode is linked above. If you want to know more about #sensory processing and why sensory integration is so important in schools; Please listen, enjoy, share and comment below.

This week's episode in the "Back to school series" features the very experienced and knowledgable Catrina Lowri of Neuroteachers. Catrina advocates a whole school approach and training to make schools inclusive spaces for young people. Listen to the full podcast on your preferred listening platform. Don't forget to subscribe https://lnkd.in/eNr2Mr8Y